Morpeth Gadgy
Reg Charity No: 507640

Northumbriana Logo
MORPETH NORTHUMBRIAN GATHERING

CONTENTS

Northumbriana
About Us
Contact Us
Programme
Photo Gallery
Competitions
Results

 

 41st Morpeth Northumbrian Gathering 2008
COMPETITION RESULTS

GROUP A : ART & CRAFT

A1 Art: 1, Ray Quickfall (Blackhall Mill); 2, 3, Lynda Swift (Morpeth); Highly Commended, Ray Quickfall, Ashmore Art Group (Ashington).
A2 Junior Art: 1, Emma Nicholson; 2, Mark Doyle; 3, Kyle Duddridge; HC, Ella Brooks, Harvey Johnson, Jamine Bradwell (all of Newminster Middle School), Sally Lawrence (Nottingham).
A4 Photo: 1, 2, David Bolam (Morpeth); 3, Helen Heppell (Cramlington)
A5 Junior Photo: 1, 2, 3, Sally Lawrence (Nottingham). 
A11b Open Plain Horn Stick: 1, 2, Roger Kim (Alnwick); 3, Alan Miller (Morpeth).
A12 Open Plain Horn Crook: 1, 2, R Kim.
A13a Nov. Fancy Horn Stick/Crook: 1, K M Stocks (Morpeth); 2, 3, T Hurst (Morpeth).
A13b Open Fancy Horn Stick/Crook: 1, J Turnbull (Chathill); 2, R Kim; 3, Alan Miller.
A14a Nov. Wood Stick/Crook: 1, 2, K M Stocks; 3, T Hurst. 
A14b Open Wood Stick/Crook: 1, Trevor Raine (Morpeth); 2, R Kim; 3, T Raine.
A15 Open Fancy Wood Stick: 1, R Kim; 2, 3, P Clark (Blyth). 
A16 Open Thumbstick: 1, P Clark; 2, t Raine; 3, R Kim.
A17 Open Half-Head Stick: 1, 2, J Turnbull; 3, R Kim.
A18 Silver Pheasant (most stick points): R Kim.
A19 Best Stick in Show: J Turnbull. 
A21 Wood Sculpture: 1, 2, T Hurst.
A25 Ceramics: 1, Alan Johnstone (Ashington)
A27 Instrument Making: 1, William Brown (Blyth).
A31 Patchwork: 1, Maureen Wilson (Bedlington); 2, June Blackett (Ulgham); 3, Lynne Horton (Morpeth).
A32 Canvaswork: 1, Freda Taylor (Ashington); 2, R Tweddell (Choppington); 3, Pat Shaw (Morpeth).
A33 Cross-Stitch: 1, Mrs Chapman (Morpeth); 2, Hilda Cooper (Bedlington Station); 3, Freda Taylor; HC, Heather Smith (Morpeth).
A34 Own Design Needlework: 1, Linda Morris (Blaydon).
A36 Fine Crochet: 1, 2, Lynda Swift.
A37 Wool Crochet: 1, 2, Lynda Swift; 3, Linda Clark (Blyth).
A40 Hand Knitting: 1, 2, B E James (Pigdon); 3, L Clark.
A42 Soft Toy: 1, L Clark.
A51 Northumbrian Character Doll: 1, June Blackett.
A52 Hooked Cloth Rug: 1, Shirley Slater (Spennymoor); 2, Sheila Wilson (Blyth); 3, S Slater.
A54 Proggy Cloth Rug: 1, Cathy McNally (Kingston Park).
A55 Macrame: 1, 2, 3, Freda Taylor
A56a Junior Bobbin Lace: 1, Nicola Shiel; 2, Lauren Donoguer; 3, Lizzie Hamilton-Duguid (all of Rothbury).
A56b Bobbin Lace: 1, Diana Blackburn (Cramlington); 2, Marilyn Sarka (Cramlington); 3, F Elson (Rothbury); HC, Freda Taylor, M Callaghan (Cramlington).
A59 Miscellaneous Craft: 1, 2, R D Chapman (Morpeth); 3, F Taylor; HC, J Tweddell (Choppington). 
A63 Disabled Persons’ Craft: 1, 2, Ann Purvis (Pegswood) .
A64 Jun. Craft: 1, Angus Kirk (Morpeth).
A65 Jun. Group Craft: 1, Rothbury Young Lacemakers; 2, Abbeyfields First School (Morpeth); 3, Morpeth County (Goosehill) First; HC, St Robert’s RC First School (Morpeth).
A66 Wyn Bibby Ingenuity Award: Rothbury Young Lacemakers. 
A70 Shop Window: 1, Sewing Box (Newgate St., Morpeth)
A72 Group Costume: 1, The Rasul Family (Ponteland).
A73a Cushie Butterfield Costume: Lesley Bentham (Co Durham).
A73b Cuddy Butterfield Costume: Simon Pringle (Morpeth).


GROUP B : WRITING & COMPOSING

B1 Song Writing: 1, “Admiral Collingwood at Tynemouth” Dick Lowes and Sue Ann Tee (Newcastle); 2, “O, the Sea it Flows” Val Madderson (Ashington); 3, “Carols at the Low Long House” David Mason (Hexham).
B2a Melody: 1, “It’s Free Over the Border” (jig) Rae Colville (Stirling); 2, “Purple Sunrise” Eleanor Walker (Hartburn); 3, “The Pageant” (reel) R Colville.
B2b Composing Excellence: 1, Rae Colville; 2, Julia Say (Lynemouth); 3, Val Madderson
B2c Variations: 1, “Go to Berwick, Johnny” R Colville; 2, “The Ten-Minute Hornpipe” J Say; 3, “Chillingham Wedding” R Colville.
B3a Nov. Northumbrian Verse: 1, “Gi me aad Shiels” Bill Stephenson (N Shields); 2, “Ty’emooth” Bill Stehpenson.
B3b Open Northumbrian Verse: 1, “The Waleting Lead Miners of Fourstones” Nick Short (Hexham); 2, “Christ Visiting Martha and Mary (A Paintin bi Vermeer)” Alan C Brown (Newcastle); 3, “Strictly Skatin” Meg Stephenson (N Shields); HC, “Nee Where to Hide”, “What’s Happened to the Working Man?”, “Dreaming of Yem” all by George Carrick (Cramlington); Commended: “The Geordie Wiz Kid” Cathleen McGowan (Gosforth).
B5 Northumbrian Prose: 1, “High as a Kite” G Carrick; 2, “Evanescent Liaison” G Carrick; 3, “Tyme Gaans Slaa Ootby” Nick Short; Comm. “A Dimension of Eternity” G Carrick.
B8 Short Story: 1, “The Ring” Nick Short; 2, “Memoirs in Sepia” Bill Kendall (Winlaton); 3, “I Remember When” G Carrick; HC, “Monk’s Gold” Peter B Hart (Longbenton); Comm., “Cycle Race” Adrian G McRobb (Cramlington).
B9 Essay: 1, “An OAP in Morpeth” Maisie Polwarth (Morpeth); 2, “Skeleton in the Cupboard” Alex Hastie (N Shields); 3, “Carnival” G Carrick.
B10 Local History Article: 1, “The Blink of an Eye” George Carrick; 2, “Shiel Gair” N Short; ; 3, “Strictly on Ice” M Stephenson.


GROUP C : PERFORMING 

C1 Jun. Singing: 1, Jane Oxnard (Stocksfield); 2, Freya Fraser (Stocksfield); 3, Jessica Sutton (Rothbury).
C2 Novice Singing: 1, Jane Oxnard.
C3 Unaccompanied Song: 1, Anne Dolphin (Ovington); 2, Minnie Fraser (Stocksfield); 3, Charlie Colburn (Sunderland)
C4 Accompanied Song: 1, Anne Dolphin; 2, Tom Browne (Cheshire); 3, Chris Jones (Wark).
C5 Ballad: 1, David Franks (Newcastle).
C6 Folk Group: 1, Toble (Hexham); 2, Ruval (Blyth); 3, Canny Crack (Ovington).
C7a Junior Ceilidh Band: 1, Borderbox (Alnwick).
C7b Country Dance Band: 1, Borderbox; 2, Redheughers (Gateshead); 3, Fiddlezonely and Dave Medd (Newton on the Moor).
C8a Novice Accordion: 1, Jamie Donnelly (Longhorsley).
C8b Intermediate Accordion: 1, Fiona Mitchell (Berwick).
C8c Open Accordion: 1, Gemma Telfer (Longwitton); 2, Nathan Armstrong (Shilbottle).
C9a Novice Fiddle: 1, Rachael Steel (Hepscott); 2, Scott Martin (Rothbury); 3, Matthew Jordan (Alnwick).
C9b Intermediate Fiddle: 1, Beth Chamberlain (Hexham); 2, Hannah Slater-Patterson (Alnham); 3, Rachael Steel.
C9c Open Fiddle: 1, Steve McWeeney (Hartburn).
C10a Novice Smallpipes: 1, Ben Steel (Hepscott); 2 (tied), Regina D’Oyley (Eastgate) and Simon Pickles (Morpeth).
C10b Intermediate Smallpipes: 1, Regina D’Oyley.
C10c Open Smallpipes: 1, Keith Davidson (Chester-le-Street); 2, Malcolm Sargent (Scunthorpe).
C10d Most Promising Young Northumbrian Piper: Ben Steel..
C11 Instrument Solo: 1, Jimmy Mitchell (Alnwick); 2, Ruth Harvey (Blyth); 3 (tied), Jacob Bradley (Durham) and Wallace Calvert (Bamburgh).
C12 Instruments Duet: 1, Otello and Wallace Calvert (Bamburgh).
C15 Junior Clog Dance: 1, Hollie Morton (Stanley); 2, Eleanor Hunter (Blaydon); 3 (tied) Katie Atkinson (Blyth) and Astra Routledge (Winlaton).
C16 Senior Clog: 1, Miriam Grogan (Durham); 2, Samantha Elvin (Durham); 3 (tied), Amy and Hannah Woodhall (Winlaton).
C17a Novice Clog: 1, Helen Martin (W Monkseaton).
C17b Intermediate Clog: 1, 1, Helen Martin.
C17c Open Pedestal Clog: 1, Joy Howe (W Monkseaton); 2, Jennifer Lowther (Whitley Bay).
C17d Northumberland Clog Champion: 1, Jennifer Lowther; 2, Joy Howe.
C23a Jun. Group Clog: 1, M Grogan and Hollie Morton (Durham); 2, Wilkinson School of Dance (Whitley Bay).
C23b Group Clog Open: 1, Wilkinson School of Dance.
C24 Clog Double Hornpipe: 1, Amy Woodhall; 2, Samantha Elvin; 3, Caitlin Hunter (Blaydon).
C25 Clog Special Award: Sasha Babuji (North Shields).
C18 Northumbrian Speech: 1, Raymond Reed (Stakeford); 2, Nick Short.
C22 Story-Telling: 1, Raymond Reed; 2 (tied) Bill Stephenson and Nick Short; 3, Meg Stephenson.


GROUP D: ORIENTEERING

Men’s Open: 1, John Phizacklea.
Veteran Men: 1, Keith Tonkin.
Women’s Open: 1, Jane Phizacklea.
Veteran Women: 1, Patricia Davies.
Junior Men: 1, Chris Iredale.
Junior Women: 1, Frances Rowbottom.
Family: 1, Boyles Family A Team.

Next year’s Gathering: 17th to 19th April 2009