A team from King William’s College, representing the charity Excellent Development, serenaded their way to victory in a closely-fought battle at this year’s One World Charity Challenge finals, held at the Manx Museum on Wednesday.

The team, comprising Year 12 students Harab Khan, Cameron Wheeler, Conor Taylor, Conor Moroney, Charlie McGowan and Tom Padley, were judged the overall winners for their presentation on Excellent Development’s work on sand dams.

This included a rendition of a song they had composed during the fundraising stage of the competition which they performed on the night in front of the invited audience including Lieutenant Governor Sir Richard Gozney, who is patron of the One World Centre, and Chief Minister Howard Quayle MHK.

As overall winners the team was awarded £1,700 for Excellent Development and they also picked up the audience vote which gave them another £250.

Joint runners-up were a team from QEII High School representing African Promise and a second team from King Williams College representing Drop Inn Ministries.

Both these teams also won £1,700 for their charities.

This year marked the 10th anniversary of the Charity Challenge, with funding provided by the H&S Davidson Trust.

The initiative challenges Manx students to learn about international development issues by researching a small Isle of Man or UK-based charity working overseas.

Next year the challenge will have new sponsors, Ramsey-based AFD Software.