Winners from the 2026 festival
PIANO
- Under 8 Not awarded
- Under 9 Tilly Bradley
- Under 10 Aradhya Adikari
- Under 11 (Vivienne Frances) Not awarded
- Under 12 (Mabel Adelaide Gull) Not awarded
- Under 13 Not awarded
- Under 14 Pippa Sharp
- Duet under 10 Not awarded
- Duet under 13 Not awarded
- Duet under 16 Not awarded
- Junior Cup (14-16) Ethan Jennings
- Senior Cup Simba Faux-Bowyer
- Junior Recital (Martin Cash Prize) Simba Faux-Bowyer
- Senior Recital (Emptage Cash Prize) D'Angelo Lazar
- Blackburn Trophy Douglas Bell
- Millennium Cup Edward Curtis
- Ann Worden Trophy Simba Faux-Bowyer
- Valerie Jones Trophy D'Angelo Lazar
- The Kenneth Emptage Bursary Asa Faux-Bowyer
SPEECH & DRAMA
- Cup for Speech (Yr 6 & under) Florence Pyfrom
- Vinson Cup for Speech (Yrs7-9) Mabel Dunbar-Brunton
- Mary Raven Cup for Speech (yrs 10 and above) John Suddaby
- McCleesh Cup - Reading Aloud at Sight Jane Daulman
- Charles Dickens Plate Jane Daulman
- Franks Trophy for Bible Reading (Year 8 and under) Eva and Cosmin Popescu
- Margate Bible Society Cup (Year 9 and above) Anne House
- Thanet Stage School Shield for Mime Gian Tarr
- Gold Cup for Dramatic Achievement Ben Longhi
- Dramatis Personnae Cup for Shakespeare Mabel Dunbar-Brunton
- The Chidwick Cup for Duologue Kaytlin Sedgewick & Aimee Hougham
- Roxanne Nixon Cup for Solo Dramatic Recital Not awarded
- Lesley Nixon Shield for Choral Speech Not awarded
- The Mary Lord Cup for Group Drama Not awarded
- The Lanes' (South East) Ltd Cup for overall achievement Monty Whittle
- Olive Raven Trophy for original poetry Charlotte Daly
INSTRUMENTAL
- Cup for instrumental solo - strings Simba Faux-Bowyer
- Valerie Wolfe memorial cup - Duo Oscar Sharp & Daniel Jennings
- Adrienne Gandolfo cup - Recorder solo Not awarded
- Cup for woodwind solo Evelina Salvatori
- Bradstow cup for brass solo Icy Faux-Bowyer
- Cup for instrumental ensemble - up to 6 players Not awarded
- Gillespie trophy for ensemble - 6+ players Not awarded
VOCAL
- Gandolfo Cup (11 & under-Girls) Not awarded
- Eileen Vesey Cup (13 & under-Girls) Not awarded
- Cup for Solo-(Girls, 16 & under) Not awarded
- Rosebowl -Solo (18 & under) Not awarded
- Prebble trophy (Boys Set Solo) Not awarded
- Prebble Trophy (Junior, Art Song) Ivy Woolford
- Metronome (Art Song, Own Choice, senior) Amelia Catto
- Light Opera Cup (11 & under - Junior) Hetty Skinner
- Light Opera Cup (13 & under - Junior) Lily Parry
- Regan Cup (Light Opera-16& under) Oliver Milchard
- Light Opera Cup (18 & under) Wolfgang Robinson
- Cup for Vocal Solo & Accompaniment (Junior) Not awarded
- Cup for Vocal Solo & Accompaniment (Senior) Not awarded
- Yvonne Ives Cup for song in a Modern Style Saskia Howard/Gian Tarr (Tie)
- Eileen Vesey memorial (Folk Song) Josephine Fuchs
- Prentice Trophy (Lieder) Marika Landy
- Senior Citizens' Trophy Bernard Sealy
- Edith Pritchard Memorial Cup (Highest Mark-adults) Leanne Hardy-Wall
- Heather Grant Trophy (Adult Musical cup) Mariah Young
- Thelma Springford Bursary for young accompanist Not awarded
CHORAL
- Cup for choirs (Year 6 & under) Holy Trinity, Ramsgate
- Cup for choirs (Yrs. 7-13) CCGS AVE
- Cup for choirs (any age) Trinity Graduates
SIGNING CHOIRS
- Myhill Shield for Junior Signing Choirs Inspiration Youth Signing Choir
- Paul Mills Cup for Adult Signing Choirs Inspiration Adult Signing Choir
DANCE
- Richard George memorial cup Baby Theatre Aria Bhohi
- Page Barber Cup Baby Classical Isla Reid
- E & C trophy Amelia Sims
- Warren Trophy Emmy Duggan
- Solomons Shield Abigail Clark
- Thanet District Town Council Zahara Monfries
- Broadstairs Cup Theatre Duets Amelie Dekker & Milly James
- Festival cup Classical Duets Emmy Duggan & Ivy Yip
- Queenie Swan Memorial Trophy Junior Ballet Grace Timewell
- Toni Elizabeth Senior Ballet Sophie Easton
- Georgia Leigh Junior Tap Amelia Uzzell
- Laura Murray Senior Tap Aimee Hougham
- LRT National Junior Grace Timewell
- National Senior Anna Marsh
- Summer Faye Junior Modern Grace Timewell
- Modern Cup Senior Amelie Dekker
- Laurel Cup Greek Amelie Dekker
- GOSH Song & Dance Junior Marcie Avvakoumides
- CDF Song & Dance Senior Amelie Dekker
- Violet Bowler Memorial Junior Lyrical Modern Ariana Lock
- Doris Dorban Senior Lyrical Modern Naomi Taffs
- Laura Ruth Junior Character Grace Timewell
- Patricia James Senior Character Zelia Tamulevicius
- Trios/Quartets Shield Junior Ariana Lock, Elsie Sayer, Alexandra Kushaba
- Trios/Quartets Cup Senior Esme Connolly, Hettie Connolly, Ava Savage
- Elliott Gilbert Memorial Cup Most Promising in Song & Dance Hetty Skinner
- Rowe Trophy Best Male Dancer Gabriel Slater
- Johnson's Trophy For Sincerity Hettie Connolly
- Genevieve Award Teacher's Best Choreography Elite Dance Academy
- Sara Bakeri Musicality Alexandra Kushaba
- Xara-Mae Shining Star Award 9 years & under Amelia Sims
- Zelia-Mae Award Most Outstanding Performance Zahara Monfries
- Irene Tandy Memorial Shield For Endeavour Aimee Hougham
- David Murray Shining Star 10 - 13 years Sohayla Takalobighashi
- Ruth's Memorial Cup Amelie Dekker
- Classical Shield - Junior Groups Performance Academy
- Roberts' Trophy - Senior Classical
- James Henry - Junior Troupes Elite Dance Academy
- Robin Winbow - Senior Troupes Elite Dance Academy
Trophy List
Click to download the full list: Trophies 2026.pdf
