The Youth Committee of Ilkley Wharfedale Rotary Club have once again 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.
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.
The full list of winners:
Young Artist Junior
1st Hannah Lewis
2nd Eleanor Ramsay
3rd Mark Lewis
HR James Lewis
Young Artist Intermediate
1st Billy Pilkington
2nd Rowan McGibbon
3rd Mary Goodyear
Young Photographer Junior
1st Jack Greenwood
2nd Maya Carson
Young Photographer Intermediate
1st Nathan Woolloff
2rd Thomas Greenwood
3rd Jack Kergon
HR Saskia
Young Photographer Senior
1st Freddie McCutcheon
2nd Patrick Ke
3rd Kamila Bespalova

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