Standard high in Rotary Young Artist and Photographer Competitions

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[1st prize winners]

The Youth Committee of Ilkley Wharfedale Rotary Club have once again have held their annual Young Artist and Young Photographer Competitions with over 120 entries.

Entry was open to any young person aged between five and seventeen who lives or goes to school in Addingham, Ilkley or Burley-in-Wharfedale.

This year's theme was Happiness in Nature and the committee commented on the high standard of entries across the three categories: Junior 5 to 10, Intermediate 11 to 13 and Senior 14 to 17 for both art and photography.

The competition closed in December and judging was held in January, the U3A Photography Group judged Intermediate Photography and Nataliya Revonyuk and Laura Mate judged Junior and Intermediate Artist and Junior and Senior Photographer.

[2nd prize winners]

The presentation of certificates and prize money to the winners was held on Thursday 12 March at the Clarke Foley Community Hub in Ilkley.

Diane Webster representing U3A awarded prizes to 1st, 2nd, 3rd and Highly Recommended Intermediate Photographers and Nataliya Revonyuk awarded prizes to the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and Highly Recommended Junior Young Artists and 1st, 2nd and 3rd Intermediate Young Artists as well as 1st and 2nd Junior Photographers and 1st, 2nd and 3rd Senior Photographers.

Following the presentation the judges were able to talk to the winners and congratulate them on the high standard of their entries, as well as meeting their parents, families and friends who had attended the evening.

All the winning entries for both competitions are now being displayed in the café area of the Clarke Foley Community Hub for the next 4 weeks.

Winners of each age category now automatically move forwards to the district competition, and district winners to the national competition.