**

Girls 10 Yrs and Under –

 2 Miles

Age

Time

**

Male 18 and over : 10 Km

Age

Time

1st

Joanna Stapley

10

14.09

1st

Tim Price

2nd

? Wright

7

14.16

2nd

Richard Stapley

3rd

Kalli Wright

7

14.30

3rd

Jack Glasgow

**

Boys 10 Yrs and Under :

2 Miles

**

Female 18 and over :10 Km

1st

Jamie Woods

10

10.41

1st

Nicky Neal

2nd

Toby Satchwell-Smith

10

11.45

2nd

Sarah Worrell

3rd

Ben Staig

10

11.58

3rd

Saffy Wethley

**

Girls 12 and Under: 2 Miles

**

Female Over 18 - 5Km

1st

Lucy Sugden

11

1st

Rosie Evans

24.58

2nd

Nicole Mitchell

11

2nd

Ruth Briggs

26.33

3rd

3rd

Alsion Gibbs

28.34

**

Boys 12 and Under : 2 Miles

**

Male Over 18 : 5Km

1st

Sam Theakston

12

11.05

1st

John Bembridge

19.33

2nd

Dean Smith

12

11.34

2nd

Charlie Gauvvain

21.30

3rd

Jamie Blackham

11

12.36

3rd

Joe Parilla

22.14

**

Girls 18 and under :5 Km

Boys Under 18: 10Km

1st

Lindsey Powrie

13

26.17

1st

Josh McCulloch

15

39.43

2nd

Katie Vooght

13

27.27

2nd

Henry hill

15

42.45

3rd

Maddie Wood

13

27.30

3rd

Jack Williams

17

45.22

**

Boys 18 and under: 5 Km

**

Youngest Female Competitor: Jessica Hill

1st

Angus Pollard

14

20.26

**

Youngest Male Competitor:

Lauchlan

2nd

Findlay Wright

12

20.38

**

Oldest Female Competitor: Sue Carpenter

3rd

William Vooght

11

23.48

**

Oldest male Competitor:

Mick Turley

Afternoon:      Sandcastle Competition – sponsored by Braye Beach Hotel

                        Beach Boules – Sponsored by the Shales Family – sorry, no photos yet

                        Private Film Screening of “Around the World in 80 Days”

                        Pony Rides

The champions of this year’s Beach Boules Competition were:

 James Hardy (1^st), Ellis Downes (2^nd) Ned Densham (3^rd) and Clive Fisher (4^th).

One of the most popular family events of Alderney Week is the Sandcastle Competition – or should it be renamed Sand Sculpture Competition?

Competitors were divided into 5 classes: the under 5’s who had just 30 minutes to impress the judges, 6 to 8 year olds with 45 minutes to sculpt, the 9 to 11’s with an hour from start to finish, 12 to 14 year olds with 90 minutes on the clock and, finally, the highly competitive groups and families class which had 2 hours to dig and sculpt for enviable golden glory.

“This year’s “Around the World” theme lent itself to imaginative interpretation and iconic images of far-off lands soon started to emerge” reported Peter Annereau for the Alderney Press. “Among the highlights were the Sydney Opera House, pyramids, a Buddha, a camel, the Taj Mahal, numerous balloons and a map of the world measuring more than 30 ft across and requiring the excavation of tonnes of sand.  There were also many humorous entries including “Fogg lands on Alderney” and highly detailed entries such as Jocelyn Edmonds’ and Marsh Connor’s castle, much worked with artist’s palette knife, and another with a train on a figure-of-eight track. The judges who had a hard task, picked most of the above  for awards, but their overall winner was not on the world theme but as a reaction to Alderney Week itself, which chimed with most people’s sentiments: “Give Alderney a Big Hand” , created by the Hanrahan group, it was jus that.” (extracted from Peter Annereau’s report published in the Alderney Press Issue No. 33)

The winners in the respective competition classes were:

Evening:          Juggling Workshop

                        Gala Spectacular “Round the World” with the Alderney Blowers and a

                        big star-studded cast of performers – Sponsored by Project

                        Management Alderney, Henry Klausner of Affinity Ltd  

The fantastic backdrop designed and sponsored by John Diebel and family and featuring the most famous landmarks of the world, set the scene for the “Round the World” Gala Spectacular, which started off with an hour of great music by Alderney’s adopted brass band, the Alderney Blowers, all sporting  weird and wonderful international costumes.  The Alderney Blowers have entertained us for over 20 years and are part of the Alderney Week family.

Ronnie, Lee and Alex produced yet another smashing show taking the audience up, up and away around the world in just 8 days, with songs and sketches that had everybody roaring with laughter and a line up of talent who had very little time to rehearse. It’s amateur entertainment at its very best . “Ronnie promised a spectacular night and none of the hundreds who attended were disappointed”, reported James Varley, editor of the Alderney Journal. “The sketches, humour and downright silliness tickled everybody in the crowd, whether they were visitors or islanders. Congratulations to everyone who was involved – a great night was had by all” (extracted from Issue No. 926 of the Alderney Journal).

The show’s accomplished Masters of Ceremony – Andrée Gaydon-Smith and Robin Whicker introduced the stars and acts and provided the audience with valuable inside information. Some of the photos published here also show you what happens behind the scenes as the luvvies prepare  for their big entry:

“Around the World” was followed by Bina’s Turkish Tribal Belly Dancers , “La Cage aux Folles”, Hank & Billy, Cookie the Fortune Dragon, Channel Islands in the Stream (you know the tune, we’ve changed the lyrics to make more sense), Sound of Musak (40 years later) , Aqua Marina, Bugsy Malone starring St. Anne’s School’s pupils, the Sumo Wrestlers, the Sand Boys, Halleluja, Landmarks of the World, East Side Story, The Three Gondoliers, My Fair Lady (and she is a real star. Rosie Evans performed as the leading lady of “My Fair Lady at the Brighton Royal Theatre in June 2009), and  concluded with the “Up, Up and Away” Finale.

What a Show!