CONTENTS

 43rd Morpeth Northumbrian Gathering 2010
FIRST PRIZEWINNERS’ LIST 

GROUP A : ART & CRAFT

A1 Art: 1, Florence Murray (Whalton); 2, Adrian Pickles (Morpeth); 3, Ray Quickfall (Blackhall Mill); Commended, Florence Murray, D Armitage (Morpeth), Adrian Pickles.

A2 Junior  Art: 1, Conor Hopwood; 2, Ke-Ziah Gilbert; 3, Abbie Smith; Highly Commended, Eilidh Brennan-Davies, Bella Jansen, Liam Dunn (all of Newminster Middle School), Grace Hoggan (Morpeth); Commended, Kiera Auld, Laura Richards, Hannah Charlton, Emma Boiston, James Miller (all Newminster).

A4 Photo: 1, David Bolam (Stobhill Farm); 2, Helen Soady (Cramlington); 3, David Lawrence (Nottingham); Comm., David Bolam, Val Roper (Widdrington).

A5 Junior Photo: 1 and 2, Sally Lawrence (Nottingham); 3, Hannah Sheerin (Newminster); Comm., Sally Lawrence.

A6 Exotic T-Shirt Photo: 1, John and Caroline Turnbull in Cuba (Woking); 2, Andrea Capitain in Colmar (Cologne).

A11a Novice Plain Horn Stick/Crook: 1, J Hume (Stakeford); 2, Charles Parkin (Morpeth).

A11b Open Plain Horn Stick: 1, KM Stocks (Morpeth); 2 and 3, Roger Kim (Howick Hall).

A12 Open Plain Horn Crook: 1, Roger Kim; 2, Ian Tait (Amble); 3, Roger Kim.

A13a Nov. Fancy Horn Stick/Crook: 1 and 2, J Hume.

A13b Open Fancy Horn Stick/Crook: 1, Jimmy Turnbull (Doxford); 2, Doug Johnson (Bedlington); 3, Roger Kim.

A14a Nov. Wood Stick/Crook: 1, 2 and 3, Charles Parkin.

A14b Open Wood Stick/Crook: 1, Ian Tait; 2, Trevor Raine (Alnwick); 3, Jimmy Turnbull.

A15 Open Fancy Wood Stick: 1, KM Stocks (Morpeth); 2, Roger Kim; 3, Trevor Raine.

A16 Open Thumbstick: 1, Ian Tait; 2, EM Hume (Stakeford); 3, Trevor Raine.

A17 Open Half-Head Stick: 1, Roger Kim; 2, KM Stocks; 3, Trevor Raine.

A18 Silver Pheasant (most points): Roger Kim.

A19 Best Stick in Show: Jimmy Turnbull.

A31 Patchwork: 1, Heather Smith (Morpeth); 2, Wendy Jackson (Blyth); 3, Stephanie MacDonald (Morpeth); HC., Jane Tweddell (Stakeford), Nancy Fowlie (Pegswood).

A32 Canvaswork: 1, Jane Tweddell (Stakeford); 2, Freda Taylor (Ashington).

A33 Cross-Stitch: 1, J Molloy (Hepscott); 2 and 3, June Pirie (Acklington); HC., Freda Taylor, Hilda Cooper (Bedlington).

A34 Own Design Needlework: 1, J Molloy; 2, Nancy Fowlie; 3, Maureen McDougall (Morpeth); HC, Nancy Fowlie, Lynn Horton (Morpeth).

A35 Needlework: 1, June Pirie; 2, R Tweddell (Choppington); 3, J Molloy.

A36 Fine Crochet: 1, Ann Dinsley (Cramlington); 2, Gladys Lambert (Blyth); 3, Linda Clark (Blyth).

A37 Wool Crochet: 1 and 2, Linda Clark; 3, Susan Hine (Morpeth).

A40 Hand Knitting: 1, Susan Hine; 2, Hilda Cooper; 3, Susan Hine; HC., Linda Clark, Brenda Shotton (Morpeth).

A42 Soft Toy: 1 and 2, Jill Tait (Morpeth); 3, Brenda Shotton.

A52 Hooked Cloth Rug: 1, Sheila Wilson (Blyth); 2 and 3, H Robinson (Ebchester).

A53 Yarn Rug: 1, Sheila Wilson; 2, RA Greensitt (Shiremoor).

A54 Proggy Cloth Rug: 1, Janet Oliver (Morpeth).

A55 Macramé: 1 and 2, Freda Taylor (Ashington).

A56a Junior Bobbin Lace: 1, Emma K Arries (Cramlington); 2, Kelly R Arries (Cramlington).

A56b Bobbin Lace: 1, Diana Blackburn (Cramlington); 2 and 3, Ann Dinsley.

A59 Miscellaneous Craft: 1, Janet Oliver; 2 and 3, Freda Taylor.

A61 Dyed Pace Egg: 1, Brenda Shotton (Morpeth).

A62 Decorated Egg: 1, Victoria Najafi (Gateshead).

A63 Disabled Persons’ Craft: 1, Patricia Rescigno (Morpeth); 2, 3 and HC, Ann Purvis (Pegswood).

A65 Junior Group Craft: 1 (tied), Morpeth County (Goosehill) and Abbeyfields First Schools.

A66 Wyn Bibby Ingenuity: Victoria Najafi.                           .

A70 Shop Window: 1, Sewing Box; 2, FH Hardy (both of Newgate Street, Morpeth).

A70b Special Community Award: FH Hardy.

A72 Group Costumes: Morpeth Peasants; Commended: Stannington Scouts.

A73a Cushie Butterfield Costume: Kathy Bradley – Yeshe the Yak (Todmorden)

A73b Cuddy Butterfield Costume: Les Brindley – Lion (Morpeth)

GROUP B : WRITING & COMPOSING

B1 Song Writing: 1, “The Lambing Storm” Chris Jones (Wall); 2, “Hey, Me Hinnie” Valeria Madderson (Ashington); 3, “Pigs Rule, Aalreet” Dick Lowes and Sue Ann Tee (Benwell).

B2 Melody: 1, “George’s Big Five-O” Brian Jacques (Durham); 2, “Harry Smith’s Jig” Colin Bradford (Alnwick); 3 (tied), “The Black Midden Jig” Valeria Madderson, “The Goose Skeins Leaving” Julia Say (Lynemouth) and “Whitfield Brow” Nick Till (Durham).

B2b Composing Excellence:  1, Brian Jacques; 2, Colin Bradford; 3, Rae Colville (Stirling).

B2c Variations: 1, “Geordie and Jack” Rae Colville; 2, “Archie’s Fancy” Pauline Page (Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire).

B3a Novice Northumbrian Verse: 1, “Bobby Lorns Tu Ride” Barry Stewart (Cramlington); 2, “The Pitman’s Poet” Herbert Savory (Kibblesworth); 3, “St Mary’s Church, Gateshead” Herbert Savory; Comm., “Sight Services” Herbert Savory.

B3b Open Northumbrian Verse: 1, “Luekkin’ Oot”Alan C Brown (Newcastle); 2, “Where to Put Lord Londonderry” Bob Bolam (Prudhoe); 3, “The Laast Herd o’ Thi Lewis Burn” Nick Short (Hexham); HC, “Just Like Dad” George Carrick (Cramlington), “Me Marra’s Muckle Marra” Terry Common (Morpeth) and “Garrigill Fare” Nick Short.

B5 Northumbrian  Prose: 1, “Mekin It Safe” Barry Stewart; 2, “Poggle Thi Boggle” Nick Short; 3, “The Broken Lavvy” George Carrick; HC, “Wor Hoose” George Carrick; Comm., “Of Then and Now” George Carrick.

B8 Short Story: 1, “Crinegel o’ the Lewisburn” Nick Short; 2, “The Revellers at Moorcock House” Ian Ashbridge (Cramlington); 3, “Seaton Delaval Station” Adrian McRobb (Cramlington); Comm., “A Night To Remember” George Carrick.

B9 Essay: 1, “The Dilston Horseshoe” Nick Short; 2, “A Forgotten Face” George Carrick; 3, “A Father’s Regret” George Carrick.

B11 Junior Local History Project: 1, “Mining Across North East England” Grace Hoggan (Morpeth)

B13 Children's Short Story: 1, “No Ordinary Castle” Naomi Lane (Morpeth); 2, “The Flood” Grace Hoggan.

GROUP C : PERFORMING

C1 Junior Song: 1, Jane Oxnard (Stocksfield)

C3 Unaccompanied Song: 1, Bob Bolam (Prudhoe); 2, Angus Gardiner (Hexham); 3, Jane Oxnard.

C4 Accompanied Song: 1, Jane Oxnard accompanied by Alan Lynch; 2, Minnie Fraser accomp. by Chris Jones (Stocksfield).

C5 Traditional Ballad: 1, Ian Abernethy (Kelso); 2, Anne Dolphin and Minnie Fraser.

C6 Folk Group: 1, Canny Crack (Ovington);

C7b Country Dance Band: 1, Redheugh Ceilidh Band (Gateshead); 2, The Bradley Band (Durham); 3, Fiddlezonely (Newton on the Moor).

C8c Open Accordion: 1, Leonard Brown (S Shields); 2, Rachel Oliver (Hawick).

C9a Novice Fiddle: 1, Ian Woods (Allendale).

C9b Intermediate Fiddle: 1, Matthew Jordon (Alnwick); 2, Ian Woods; 3, Otello Calvert (Bamburgh).

C9c Open Fiddle: 1, Hannah Slater-Patterson (Longwitton).

C10a Novice Smallpipes: 1, Wendy Fergie (Swarland); 2, Louise Van Der Hoeven (North Shields).                                                      

C10b Intermediate Smallpipes: 1, Peter Dunn (Northamptonshire); 2, Tristan Seldon (Longframlington); 3, Simon Pickles (Morpeth).

C10c Open Smallpipes: 1, Richard Cooper (Morpeth); 2, Maureen Davison (Morpeth); 3, Peter Morgan (Ellington).

C10d Most Promising Young Smallpiper: 1, Tristan Seldon.

C11 Instrument Solo: 1, Jimmy Little (Alnwick); 2 tied, Ruth Harvey (Blyth) and Jimmy Mitchell (Alnwick).

C12 Instruments Duet: 1, Jimmy Little and Susan Clarke; 2, Sophie Lynch and Jane Oxnard (Hexham); 3, Val Madderson and Ruth Harvey.

C15 Junior Clog Dance: 1, Jessica Creaby-Attwood (Chester-le-Street).

C16 Senior Clog: 1, Samantha Elvin (Winlaton).

C25 Clog Special Award: Richard Craig (Mitford).

C18 Fine Northumbrian Speech: 1, Nick Short (Hexham).

C22 Story-Telling: 1, Chris Jones (Wall); 2, Terry Common; 3, Maisie Polwarth (Morpeth).