CHILDREN'S COMPETITION

7 December 2004

On the 24th November the children's competition took place. After a small mix up with the booking between a local choral group and us we started the meeting, a little late but in the usual venue.

Mark Worgan chaired the proceedings and after a few notices our competitors drew cards for their places in the contest.

Andy Hart was up first and started with the Silver Sceptre. With two children from the audience, Ettie and Matthew, via a Princes and Wizard trick he turned three different coloured ribbons into one multicoloured ribbon, this involved a lot of help from various magic wands. Before he finished with a Happy Birthday song, and a production of a live rabbit.

Chris Nichols, who was not competing, filled in with a rhyming card trick between the acts.

Mike Pettit also started with a Silver Sceptre but his had Snoopy on the end helping him get the children shrieking. He followed this with a routine involving a vase, filled with cotton wool and eventually becoming full of sweets. Ettie and Bee came up from the audience to help him with the disappearing rabbit before he finished with Jack Hughes' Bonzo's Kennel.

Mark Worgan did a quick trick with Knots on a rope.

Lastly, Paul Leacy refused to do the Silver Sceptre instead starting with a Wishy Washy Woo routine before letting Ettie help him with the sponge balls. He next performed a three-card routine with a hats theme and then got out Rocky Racoon who got up to his usual mischief. Scruff the Dog was next with Paul doing a vent routine, which lent itself to plenty of ad-libs. He finished with an Egg bag routine with a pink ball.

After the break Mike Pettit was declared the winner - well done to all of you.

Before the evening ended there was the usual sharing of ideas and routines. I was particularly taken by the thread routine which Mark showed us, the next day I ran out and bought an ITR, with the intention to practise over Christmas!

GB

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