WIGGLESWORTH'S first village show was a winner on Saturday as the community rallied to support its Millennium Festival.

With the sun shining down villagers came out to support the event, which launched a week of celebrations.

Show secretary Angela Booth, said: "It was a very good show and to say it was our first one we did really well. There were entries from young children right through to adults. Lots of people said they would be here again next year and it would be nice to think we could do it again."

Today (Friday) singing story teller Sid Kipper will be bringing his show to the village and tomorrow Wigglesworth hosts a fun day, followed by the presentation to every child under 16 of a specially commissioned ceramic, celebrating the millennium.

In the evening a dance will be held with performances by local bands. The festival will close on Sunday with an open air church service and village photograph.

During the week a reunion has been held of people with the surname Wigglesworth. Mr and Mrs Wigglesworth's have been checking into The Plough Hotel from as far afield as the United States and Australia. Wiggie Worms made by residents and children have also been on show throughout the village. There was an open gardens event on Sunday and on Monday there was a performance by Rathmell School pupils and a talk by local author Bill Mitchell.

Michael Dean, one of the festival organisers, said the event had brought the village together and would provide many happy memories of the year 2000.

RESULTS: Pre-school children: potato print - 1 Rebecca Brennand, 2 Sarah Holgate, 3 Lois Procter; decorated doiley - 1 Rebecca Brennand, 2 Benjamin Kerr, 3 Olivia Brennand; edible necklace - 1 Rebecca Brennand, 2 Henry Holgate, 3 Lucy Dean; Duplo model - 1 Olivia Brennand, 2 Rebecca Brennand, 3 Lois Procter; meal on a plate - 1 Rebecca Brennand, 2 Olivia Brennand, 3= Sarah Holgate, Benjamin Kerr; under eights: painting - 1 Hollie Duckworth, 2 Lucie Duckworth, 3= Jonathan Frankland, Ryan Bicknell-Barnes; decorated egg - 1 Annabel Holgate, 2 Toni Rowland, 3 Emma Holgate; vegetable vehicle - 1 Jonathan Frankland, 2 Emma Holgate, 3 Wesley Preuss; handwriting - 1 Annis Schofield, 2 Emma Holgate, 3 Tommy Le Cocq; under 12, painted stone - 1 Becky Le Cocq, 2 Christopher Moorhouse, 3 Rebecca Aspinall; decorated hat - 1 Pamela Frankland, 2 Rosie Holgate; vegetable vehicle - 1 Stephanie Campbell, 2 Pamela Frankland, 3 Thomas Shepherd; handwriting - 1 Rebecca Stubbs, 2 Lucy Newsome, 3 Sam Le Cocq; under 16, painting - 1 Georgina Campbell, 2 Lisa Knowles, 3 Lucy Newsome; decorated biscuits - 1 Jennifer Frankland, 2= Ben Shepherd and Thomas Shepherd; collage - 1 Charlotte Dean, 2 Stephanie Campbell, 3 Leanne Smith; handwriting - 1 Jennifer Frankland, 2 Georgina Campbell, 3 Laura Robinson.

Pets and poultry: best kept pet - 1 Bonnie Flewitt, 2 Lucy Dean, 3 Hannah and Lucy Wright; best kept poultry - 1 Charlotte Dean, 2 Lisa Simpson, 3 Jodie Simpson. Domestic: scones - 1 Mrs L Brennand, 2 Mrs C M Booth, 3 Mrs M Metcalfe; Swiss roll - 1 Joan Procter, 2 Angela Booth, 3 Mrs C M Booth; shortbread - 1 Mrs C M Booth, 2 Joan Procter, 3 Anne Kendall; gingerbread - 1 Angela Booth, 2 Michael Dean, 3 Alison Holgate; chocolate cake - 1 Angela Booth, 2 Mrs A Moran, 3 Stephanie Campbell; cold sweet - 1 Angela Booth, 2 Cathy Frankland, 3 Carol Booth; lemon curd - 1 Diane Dean, 2 Angela Booth, 3 Mrs C M Booth; jam - 1 Angela Booth, 2 Mrs C M Booth, 3 Pat Walker. Handicrafts: child's garment - 1 Mrs M Metcalfe, 2 Mrs B Mason, 3 Angela Booth; any other garment - 1 Mrs M Metcalfe, 2 Mrs B Mason; sewn article - 1 Audrey Naylor, 2 Mrs A Thorpe; soft toy - 1 & 3 Angela Booth, 2 Mrs B Mason; cross stitched card - 1 Angela Booth, Mrs A Thorpe, 3 Mrs B Mason; embroidery/cross stitch - 1= Mrs A Fortune and Mrs A Thorpe, 2= Mrs M Metcalfe and Sue Sellars, 3= Gill Rawlings and Mrs C Keenan; gift wrapped parcel - 1 Rosie Wright, 2 Sue Shepherd, 3 Carol Booth; any other handicraft - 1= Robert Lambert and Gill Rawlings, 2= Anne Kendall and Gill Rawlings, 3= Amanda Burton and Robert Lambert; computer art - 1 Michelle Naylor, 2 Laura Robinson, 3 Mandy Procter. Floral art: vase of flowers - 1 Gill Rawlings, 2 Mrs A Thorpe, 3 Joan Procter; non flowering plant - 1 Angela Dinsdale, 2 Mrs B Mason, 3 Angela Booth; flowering plant - 1 Joan Procter, 2 Angela Dinsdale, 3 Mrs B Mason; flower arrangement in a household utensil - 1 Alison Holgate, 2 Stephanie Campbell, 3 Amanda Burton; vase of garden flowers - 1 Gill Rawlings, 2 Mrs A Thorpe, 3 Leanne Smith. Photography, Wigglesworth - 1 Jane Flewitt, 2 Becky Le Cocq; photograph with a caption - 1 Mrs M L Lund, 2 Jane Brennand, 3 Robert Lambert; spring - 1 Georgina Campbell, 2 Sue Shepherd, 3 Becky Le Cocq; a child - 1 Mr C Thorpe, 2 Becky Le Cocq, 3 Gill Rawlings; animal - 1 Mr B Reeves, 2 Mr M L Lund, 3 Georgina Campbell; holiday snap - 1 Bryan Procter, 2 Jane Rowland, 3 Mr B Reeves.

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