Roma Manteiga-Nicholson has been singing next to the owls set up as part of the Big Hoot Trail in Ipswich and collecting money for St Elizabeth Hospice.
From inspiring others to determined campaigners Suffolk's young people are a force to be reckoned with; here are 30 people under 30 making waves in Suffolk.
From inspiring others to determined campaigners Suffolk's young people are a force to be reckoned with; here are 30 people under 30 making waves in Suffolk.
I ve spoken a lot about mental health and aim to be very open about it. It does get addressed in schools, but I think some give more support than others. The help I ve had at Northgate has been great. I do feel like schools need to address mental health.
Roma singing at Ipswich Music Day in 2018
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Inspired by Ed
Roma said it was Framlingham-raised Sheeran himself who inspired her shrug off the bullies and launch her own bid for musical stardom.
“He was bullied and so was I, she said.
“He proved them all wrong stood up and just brushed them off.
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Roma Manteiga Nicolson is following in Ed Sheeran s footsteps by attending the same college that he did
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An Ipswich teenage singing sensation who dreams of emulating her idol Ed Sheeran is to follow in his footsteps - by studying at the same college he did as a youngster.
Singer-songwriter Roma Manteiga-Nicholson has already forged a successful career aged just 15, releasing her own album - Teen Spirit - and performing at hundreds of gigs.
Roma Manteiga Nicolson has set her sights on a singing career
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The Perfect singer has long been Roma s hero, with the 15-year-old talking movingly about how she was inspired by the Framlingham superstar to shrug off school bullies just as he did when he was younger.