"Cook Up A Story" Literary Competition 2005 The Winners
Delighted by the response to the Borough's first Literary Competition, Elmbridge Borough Council and The R C Sherriff Trust are pleased to announce the winners. Inspired by the 'Eat Art' project at riverhouse Walton On Thames, the competition was open to four age categories and over 80 entries were received. Judged by three local professional authors, the entries were of an excellent standard and the judges were impressed by the many intriguing story lines. Enjoy the winning entries by clicking on the links:
The Little Rhymes section (5 - 8 year olds)	Winner:	Olivia with her rhyme 'Dont Like Do Like'
	Runner-Up:	Abbie with 'An Apple'
Poems and short stories section (9 - 13 year olds)	Winner:	Helen with her poem 'The Pie'.
	Runner-up:	Alice with her story 'The Great Food Rescue'
Poems and short stories section (14 - 18 year olds)	Winner:	Nigel with his story 'An Apple a Day'
	Runners-Up:	Jeffrey for his Poem 'Cabbage' and Eloise for her poem 'The Daily Café'
Short stories section (ages 19 + )	Winner:	Patricia Jones with her story 'Plum Jam'
	Runner-up:	Michael Tanner with his poem 'A Dream of Cream'
The winners and runners up of the fourteen to eighteen years and the nineteen plus categories were presented with their prizes at a performance evening at Riverhouse, Manor Road, Walton On Thames on Tuesday 29 November. Local actors presented the winning pieces to an invited audience, and prizes were presented by the Mayor of Elmbridge Councillor Graham Winton. The winner of the nineteen plus category enjoys a complimentary meal provided by The Dining Room in Hersham and a trophy from the Bookstore, Walton on Thames who have supported the literary competition, along with book tokens and MP3 players for the younger winners. The winning entries in the five to eight year old and nine to thirteen year old categories were read in the Walton and Thames Ditton Libraries on Saturday 3 December 2005 at 10:30am and 12:00 noon respectively. A 'Storywall' exhibition, showcasing a selection of entries, ran in the Foyer of the Civic Centre from Monday 5 December until Saturday 10 December 2005. For more information on "Cook Up A Story" please contact Loretta Howells, Director of the R.C. Sherriff Trust, on 01932 235990, or e-mail arts@rcsherrifftrust.org.uk