PUPILS at a Wollaston school hope to make a difference by having their voices heard.

Various Ridgewood High School students have been celebrating their elections as youth parliament and council representatives, while others visited Downing Street.

After a successful campaign, Rosie Narrowmore has been chosen as a UK Youth Parliament Elected Representative, with fellow pupil, Ashantai Binns, being successful in her bid to be named as the Stourbridge School Community Representative on Dudley Youth Council.

Other Ridgewood students, Eleanor Duff and Lily Purslow, were invited to accompany Stourbridge MP Margot James to London to celebrate International Women’s Day.

The girls were taken on a tour of 10 Downing Street before visiting Parliament alongside the All Party Parliamentary Group for Women.

During the visit, the pair watched a live debate about violence against women and spent time with Ms James and her team, experiencing what it would be like to work for an MP.

Ridgewood’s head girl Daisy Narrowmore was also celebrating after being named overall winner of the Soroptimist International Public Speaking Competition for 14 to 18-year-olds.

Daisy was one of the 14 finalists at the competition, which took place in Stratford-upon-Avon, facing off against students from across England.

She spoke on the topic of ‘Are women and girls valued in our world?’ based on her experience of visiting The Gambia last year as part of the school’s Project Gambia initiative.

After being voted overall winner, Daisy took home a trophy, a book voucher and £150 first prize.

The youngster, who was due to return to Africa this week as part of Project Gambia 2015, said: “It was an interesting but nerve wracking experience and I was shocked to receive first prize.

“I think it was my involvement in Project Gambia that captured the judges’ and audiences’ attention.

“I will be donating some of the prize money to sponsor a girl from The Gambia to support education.”