I was delighted to be on hand to join in the presentation to Zack Hipps for winning the Prestwich Festival, “Prestwich has Junior Talent competition”.

Zack was presented with a framed canvass photo of himself with his sister – whom he beat in the competition, and a certificate of achievement.

I remember the competition very well. It was a lovely (rare) summers evening and there were some great performances from the young people. To me the whole event epitomised what the festival was all about. Hopefully next years event will be even bigger and better, but in the meantime congratulations to Zack, his sister and undoubtedly their very proud parents.