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News of the communities of the Paterson and Allyn River Valleys April 2015
2015 Gresford Show Junior Showgirl competition winner Olivia Key with runner up Ellen Hodges. Photo courtesy of Dungog Chronicle.
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resford Show was this year thrilled to host five young women competing in the Junior Showgirl Competition. The girls aged between 12 and 16 were immaculately presented and a credit to themselves and their families.
Olivia Key from Vacy was judged the winner, with Ellen Hodges from Lostock the runner up. A big thanks to Cowlick Hair Studio of Vacy for sponsoring gift vouchers for the prizes, and to Heather Williams who donated magnificent bunches of roses to the winners.
Each girl had a short interview with the judges, Isabella Winchester and Tamara Ward followed by a delicious morning tea of scones in the CWA lunch room. The girls were then put to work, helping out the stewards in the horse rings, and touring the pavilions. They even got to get up close and personal with the Angora Goat judging! The girls then travelled the showground in style for the Grand Parade, riding in vintage sulkies.
It's great to see such wonderful ambassadors for our community coming through, we hope the girls enjoyed the experience and will consider becoming senior Showgirls once they reach 18. We will alternate the junior competition with the traditional senior event every two years, to encourage more local young women to become actively involved in the show and our community.
Penny Evans
More Show pics and story inside.
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