Barrmill Jolly Beggars

Barrmill Jolly Beggars Burns Club, working in association with Beith Library, Barrmill Community Association and Beith and District Community Council are delighted to announce the winners of the various categories in the Children’s colouring in and poetry competition .

There were some 417 entries and the standard of the submissions was very high indeed according to competition judges, Ardrossan based authors John and Noreen Steele, who spent a considerable amount of time carefully judging the competition. Congratulations to all those who were awarded prizes and thanks to each and every young person who took part. There are prizes for everyone who took part and details of the presentation, probably to be held in Beith Library to coincide with the Olympic flame passing through Barrmill and Beith on Friday June 8, will be announced later when full details are known.

The children from Beith Primary School who attracted the eye of the judges were for the Colouring in Competition: Toddler and Nursery, 1^st Abby Robertson, 2nd Marnie Dudgeon

P1/1, 1^st Nina Julia Dobson, 2^nd Grace Murphy; P1/3, 1^st Holly Gilmour, 2^nd Connie McDonald; P2/2, 1^st Erin Furey, 2^nd Louise Shepherd; P3/1, 1^st Marianne Jamieson, 2^nd Bethany Gallacher. Design the Olympic Torch: Primary 4/1, 1^st Katy McLean, 2^nd Alisha Adams; Primary 5/1 & 2; 1^st Emily Kytzia, 2^nd equal, Hannah Watson and Alix Wilson.

Post Card Design: Primary 6/1, 1^st Charlotte Davidson; 2^nd equal: Adam Graham and Eve O’Donnell; Primary 6/2, 1^st Megan Findlay, 2^nd Equal Leah Maitland and Robyn Borthwick and Primary 7/1, 1^st Cameron Blackwood, 2^nd Lawrie McNaughton. Verse writing: Primary 1

1^st equal: Katie Clark and Hannah Weir; Primary 3, 1^st equal, Taylor Reid and Amy Robertson; Primary 4, 1^st Heather Ivatt, 2^nd Connor Bate; Primary 5/1, 1^st Mark Liddell;

Primary 5/2, 1^st Amy Doyle, 2^nd Calum McDonald. The Gateside Primary School Winners were: Colouring in Competition, Toddler and Nursery, 1^st Ava Milligan, 2^{nd equal} Ava Murphy & Jane Addies; Primary 1: 1^st Maisie Robson, 2^nd Isha Marju; Primary 2, 1^st Holly Murdoch, 2^nd Logan Aikman; Primary 3, 1^st Jaden Smith; Torch Design: Primary 4 & 5, 1^st Antonia McRae, 2^nd Tess Anderson. Post Card Design: Primary 6/7, 1^st Kayleigh Hunter McMillan

2^nd Eve Connelly. Verse writing competition: Age 9 & 10, 1^st Antonia McRae, 2^nd Tess Anderson; Age 11 & 12, 1^st Lucy Allan, 2^nd Kayleigh Hunter McMillan