I couldn’t be more proud of the place I now call my home town, Luton.

Luton, the town that year after year tops the polls for the worst place to live in the UK.  Our negative press is widespread.  What these surveys don’t realise is that we’ve got a lot of heart in Luton and great community spirit.

This weekend, we’ve had fantastic celebrations and the stage was open for performers of al genres from all backgrounds to showcase their talents.  I did some poetry and I also performed in a community play devised by Lutonians.  It has been such a blast!

I wrote a poem called ‘The Crowd Cheers’ a year ago.  Someone in the community was looking for positive voices / messages about our town.  At the time I was thinking about our local football team and I was also thinking about my own experience in Luton and how I’ve met great and inspiring people who support you to the end.

With all the buzz and excitement in town this weekend, I feel it is apt to share this poem now!!