CRAVEN Speakers' Club vice-president Sylvia Walker talked her way to success in the Eastern District Speakers' Club finals at The Bridge Hotel, Walshford, near Wetherby.

She won the evaluation section and will go forward to the national competition of The Association of Speakers' Clubs at Southport next month.

Sylvia, who lives in Steeton, said: "Improving my speaking skills in a supportive environment gives me confidence, expertise, and a lot of fun."

Picture shows, from the left, topics runner-up Ramana Sundara (of York RI Speakers Club), speech runner-up Anne Todd, (Halifax and Huddersfield Club); topics winner Jan Millar (Bradford Club); speech winner Chris Clissit (Wetherby Club), evaluation winner Sylvia Walker (Craven Speakers Club) and Margaret Robertson, national president of the Association of Speakers Clubs.