Original song earns Olivia, 10, second place in prestigious competition

Ten-year-old Olivia Dalton has scooped second place in an international competition after creating a song inspired by her dad.

The Gosport youngster created Big Brown Boots in which she is imagining where her father Liam, who serves in the British Armed Forces, might be and what he could be doing.

It was part of a competition by Never Such Innocence (NSI) is a UK-based charity giving children and young people a voice on conflict through the creative arts. Founded by Lady Lucy French OBE in 2014 to mark the century of the First World War.

This year they invited young people aged 9-18 to respond creatively through poetry, art and song to the the theme 'In Someone Else's Shoes.'

As a service child, this achievement felt even more meaningful, especially as she earned second place during April, the Month of the Military Child.