Stinky Socks and Sparkling Butterflies Wow the Judges!

After receiving a record breaking 150 entries for the Giant’s Golden Object Competition at the Torch Theatre for this year’s pantomime of Jack and the Beanstalk, the runners-have been declared! With only a month to go before the first performance, the excitement is building.

"It was an absolute pleasure to receive the fabulous entries from young people across the county. The standard was incredibly high, and we could have easily had five or six runners up in each age group. Some tough decisions had to be made and we're really excited to announce that Gwilym, Lucie, Nell and Jayden were our runners up this year. We loved how their designs were things that we really might find in the Giant's castle!” said Tim Howe, Youth and Community here at the Torch.

Results are as follows:

Under 5s: Gwilym and Lucie - who both designed superb stinky socks!

5 to 11: Nell - who created a beautiful sparkly butterfly.

11- 18 - Jayden - who sent us a gloriously powerful golden whistle which when you blow it says "No"

Tim concluded: “Thank you so much to everyone who took part in the competition and if you want to see the fantastic designs you will be able to see them all in our gallery right here at the Torch throughout December."

The winner of the Giant’s Golden Object Competition will be declared next week and we can’t wait to share the winning design with you!