Competitions Festival

For a week seemingly hundreds of children could be seen in all manner of apparel in the streets of Nelson, and all were heading in the same direction - to the Theatre Royal where the annual competitions festival was held We now print some of the competitors, and next month hope to have many of the winners.

Annette Bevan (Sea Storm) in classical barefoot dance

Celia Angison, Julie Roughan and Max Leek (Wellington) in the wings

Rosemary Pawson in the silver hoop dance

Mrs Eva Patterson, supervisor at the Oddfellows' Hall, gets an item sorted out

Adrian Kingsland, Prudence Silcock, Ross Fowler, Patricia Dower and Jeenette Mead ready for Irish Jig

Ready for national character dance, Shelley Collins, Allyson Cameron (Blen), Cherie Davidson (Wellington), Hilary Black, Jennifer Bansgrove (Greymouth), Marilyn Wells,

Hard at work knocking up prop for Hansel and Gretel were Margaret McPhie, Pauline Ferris, Mrs McPhie and the supervisor, Garth Robinson.

Busy officials, Cheryl Dymck, Mrs I. Verguaon and Lynne Derbldge.

Music was provided by bagpipe, piano and a variety of tape recorders, two of which are operated here by Noel Gillespie and Mrs Audrey McIntyre.

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The Nelson Photo News

No 19 : May 26, 1962

Competitions Festival