Competitions

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Competition Prizes

Gorsedh Kernow runs annual public competitions in poetry, music and prose, with entries in Cornish and English. These competitions are open to all, adults and children alike, and are offered to promote an interest in, and knowledge of, all things Cornish.

Gorsedh Kernow Competition Results 2015

Adult Class Results

Class 1: Poetry in Cornish

1st: Gari Retalek (London)

Class 2: Prose in Cornish

1st: Richard Stewart Howe (Porthcawl, Wales)

Class 4a: Henry Jenner Cup (Cornish Essay in Cornish)

1st: Roger Henley (Sherborne, Dorset)

Class 4b: Sybil Pomeroy Cup (Cornish Essay in English)

1st: Ruth Webb (St Austell)

2nd: Derek Williams (Oswestry, Shropshire)

3rd: Alan M Kent (Probus)

Class 5: Rosmergy Cup (Cornish Dialect Prose)

1st: Patricia King (Illogan)

2nd: Jill Thomas (St Neot)

Class 6: Kewny Cup (Cornish Dialect Verse)

1st: Jill Thomas (St Neot)

2nd: Mary Quick (Carbis Bay)

3rd: Patricia King (Illogan)

Class 7: Ruth Moss Trophy (Short Story Set in Cornwall)

1st: John Jenkin (Bodmin)

2nd: Esmé Francis (St Just in Penwith)

Class 8: Morris Cup (English Verse on a Cornish Subject)

1st: Roland Gurney (Newmill, Penzance)

2nd: Jenny Hill (Whitby, North Yorkshire)

3rd: Stella F Breakwell (Saltash)

Highly Commended: Alan M Kent (Probus)

Class 9: Jack Evans Cup (English Verse by a Cornish Poet)

1st: Adrian Rodda (Camborne)

2nd: Stella F Breakwell (Saltash)

3rd: Valerie Jacob (St Austell) and Mary Quick (Carbis Bay)

Class 10: Bert Thomas Cup (Song in English about Cornwall)

1st: Bob Watson (Reading)

2nd: Esmé Francis (St Just in Penwith)

Class 11: Pat Power Memorial Trophy (Calligraphy)

1st: Janice McLelland (Preston, Lancs)

2nd: Megan Timmins (Plogonnec, Brittany)

3rd: Margaret Pedler (Truro) and Clare Timmins (Plogonnec, Brittany)

Class 12: Den Delynyans Plaque (Photography)

1st: Pat Hannington (St Austell)

2nd: Pat Hannington (St Austell)

3rd: Phili Mills (Dover)

Class 13: Rosenwyn Evrok Trophy (Photography)

1st: Phili Mills (Dover)

2nd: Tony Buscombe (Bodmin)

3rd: Phili Mills (Dover)

Class 14: Delywyor Hayl Salver (Painting in Any Medium)

1st: John Borman (Halsetown, St Ives)

2nd: William A Morris (London)

3rd: Caroline Marwood (St Ives)

Under 18 Class Results

The Tallyour Trophy will be awarded to Calstock School for a consistently high standard of competition entries over several years.

Class 15: Treneer Shield (Verse on a Cornish Subject: 12 to 17 years)

1st: Kathryn Taplin (Penrice Academy, St Austell)

2nd: Katherine Lee (Penrice Academy, St Austell)

3rd: Cali Sage (Penrice Academy, St Austell)

Class 16: Crida Cup (Verse on a Cornish Subject: 8 to 11 years)

Highly Commended: William Southcott (Calstock CP School)

Commended: Hattie Pollard (Calstock CP School) and Emily Wakeham (Penrice Academy, St Austell)

Class 19: Scholar Shield (Prose on a Cornish Subject: 8 to 11 years)

1st: Tegen Young (Calstock CP School)

2nd: Lowena Gazzard and Emily Thomson (both Cusgarne CP School)

3rd: Lizzie Matthews Brown (Calstock CP School) and Joe Thomson (Cusgarne CP School)

Highly Commended: Jonathan Banfield-Earp, Archie Chalk, Alice Pollard, Greta Spake urwin, Eliza Thomas-Hegarty (all Calstock CP School)

Commended: Grace Topps (Cusgarne CP School), Daisy Barker, Neo Budge, Heather Clarke, Claye Stapleton, Tegen Young (all Calstock CP School)

Class 20: Bard Shield (Prose on a Cornish Subject: 7 years and under)

Highly Commended: Ellathea Hardy (Calstock CP School)

Commended: Max Russell (Calstock CP School)

Class 21: Trevanion Shield (Art and Media on a Cornish Theme: 12 to 17 years)

1st: Emily Davies (Cape Cornwall School)

2nd: Kieron Hall (Cape Cornwall School)

3rd: Kara Eley (Cape Cornwall School)

Highly Commended: Jacob Kevern (Cape Cornwall School)

Commended: Cory Middleton and Chanie Waterhouse (both Cape Cornwall School)

Class 22: Howldrehevel Shield (Art and Media on a Cornish Theme: 8 to 11 years)

1st: Bluebell Yoshihara-Coles (Calstock CP School)

2nd: Sienna Hobbs (Brunel Primary and Nursery Academy)

3rd: Greta Spake Urwin (Calstock CP School)

Highly Commended: Nia Edwards (Cusgarne CP School), Alice Pollard and Tarik Young (both Calstock CP School)

Commended: Kai Fortin (Brunel Primary and Nursery Academy)

Class 23: An Den Shield (Art and Media on a Cornish Theme: 7 years and under)

1st: Viktor Topps (Cusgarne CP School)

2nd: Harry Sharples (Cusgarne CP School)

3rd: Harrison Childs (Cusgarne CP School)

Highly Commended: Ned Middlewick and Sunny Pepper (both Cusgarne CP School)

Commended: Trystan Billing (Cusgarne CP School)

 

 

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