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There was a very good number of entries for the Gorseth Kernow Competitions this year - the 75th Anniversary of the founding of Gorseth Kernow - with many enquiries for brochures from the Gorseth Kernow website, the result being a considerable increase in entries from abroad. Adult entries have increased this year and it has been very rewarding to see entries from Cornish schools, of which some have excelled themselves and supported the competitions wholeheartedly, particularly Pensilva, Richard Lander, Flushing, Crowan, Upton Cross, St Mewan and Weeth schools, with Brunel entering for the first time. Painting, poetry and short stories are always popular with the school entries, but it was very encouraging to see St Mewan Community Primary School with 70 entries for Study of a Cornish Subject (11yrs and under) - a class not entered for a few years - and a very well earned first place to Hannah Rothero, who took the initiative to interview her gran for her work 'Gran on Gran'. Also, to Christopher Bennett, who won the Musical Composition (11-18 yrs) class, again a very well deserved first place. The Cornish Language entries for Prose and Verse were of a high standard, with the supreme award of the Mordon-Carador Rosebowl going to a Bard whose name will be announced during the Cornish Gorseth Ceremony at Launceston Castle on Saturday 6th September. The Cornwhylan Cross, the award for a Musical Composition, has been won by John Sheridan from the USA, who is hoping to collect the award personally. An essay called 'Restormel Castle in Feudal Times', written by Charles A. Lovell, earned him first prize in the Cornish Essay class written in English; he also won first prize for a short story set in Cornwall. The Cornish Dialect classes received a good number of entries. "The standard of Prose was excellent," remarked the Judge, the winner being Ronald Grubb (Truro); and Bryan Teague (Helston) won the Dialect Verse. The poetry classes again received a high number of entries. Helen Partridge of St Ive wrote 'Surfacing II', which was described by the judge as "an impressive poem and very professionally written". The same was said of 'Ding Dong', written by Michael Dundrow of Madron. Both are awarded first prize. Alicia Martin won the Photography Group class with her entry of 'Power From the Past' - stunning views of an engine house - and Malte Tschirschky, from Germany, won the Single Photograph class, also gaining second place in the group class. 'St Keverne Youth Band at The Lizard', painted by Terry Slater, gained first prize out of the 22 watercolour entries, and Mark Dorrell won first prize with 'Garrison Gateway, St Mary's, Isles of Scilly', in the Any Other Medium class, in which there were nine entries. Next year's competition brochures will be available from the beginning of September and all classes will close on March 31st 2004. For further information and entry forms write to Mrs Deborah Bennetts, 72 Fore Street, Beacon, Camborne, Cornwall TR14 7SE, enclosing an SAE. Alternatively, on Gorseth Day only, forms may be collected from St Mary Magdelene Church Hall, Launceston, where there will be an exhibition of prizewinners' work.
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