Youth Competition Awards Evening for 2020/21

Dunmow Ratary Youth Awards 2020/21

We were finally able to hold our youth awards evening on 24^th September. Usually it would be held in June or July but we had to postpone it because of the restrictions. It had been a difficult year for everyone, but we still received interest from schools, guides and individual entries for all the competitions; and were able to hold our new Young Musician competition on line. 

Winners from the Young Writer, Young Photographer, Young Artist and Young Musician competitions received their certificates and prizes. 

Past President Willie Fraser conducted the event at the Rowena Davey Centre as it was the culmination  of the competitions in his year of Presidency. The Mayor, Patrick Lavelle,  attended and congratulated all the young people on their achievements. Nell Ramdenee, our overall Dunmow Young Musician champion, gave a special piano rendition of “Big my Secret’ from The Piano by Michael Newman. 45 people attended the event, including prizewinners, parents, Rotarians and a few guests. The prizewinners were:

School /Centre Prizes:

Archie Backhouse (infant young photographer)

Jerzy Lelek (Junior Young Writer)

Jemima Gittins (Junior Young photographer and artist)

Teddy Smart (Junior Young Photographer)

Isabella Pleasance (Junior Young Artist)

Hannah Perry (Intermediate Young Photographer)

Overall Dunmow Prizes (includes school/centre prize)

Abigail East (Infant Young artist)

Esmee Bennett (Junior Young Artist)

Oliver Levy (Intermediate Young Artist)

Ankhan Aswani (Junior Young Photographer and young musician- instrumental)

Josie East (beginner Young Musician-vocal)

Sofia Ivanes (intermediate Young Musician- instrumental)

James Gold ( intermediate  Young Musician - vocal)

Nell Ramdenee (advanced  Young Musician-instrumental). Nell also won the overall Dunmow Young Musician.

Overall Dunmow prizewinners who went on to win prizes in the District (Essex) competition

Georgina Powell ( Junior Young Writer)

Lola Gibson (Intermediate Young Photographer)