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Christopher Salmon

Annual poetry competition opens in memory of Wirral teen

Annual poetry competition opens in memory of Wirral teen

Calday Grammar School pupil Christopher Salmon tragically died from a  rare streptococcal infection in February 2009, aged just 15. His parents, Julie and Rich Salmon, wanted to do something positive and creative in his memory so in 2010, they launched the Chris Salmon Poetry Extravaganza. The theme for this year’