Braaid Eisteddfod attracted a full house at the weekend, despite bad weather, with several new competitors taking part.

The event, at Braaid Hall, had a new musical judge this year as Graham Crowe stood in for Alan Wilcocks, who is currently recovering from an operation.

Chairman for the evening was Chris Lyon, with Dot Tilbury the literary judge and Wendy McDowell acting as musical accompanist.

There were memories shared of the Eisteddfod’s long-standing chairman, the late Ian Qualtrough, with Eric Goldie playing a recording from many years ago of Ian paying tribute to Major Geoff Crellin.

Prize winners on the night were: Hymn Raising, Madeline Kelly and Ann Fletcher, (joint winners of the Laurie Kelly Trophy); Recitation, 1st Lexi Forbes, 2nd Jacqueline Yates, 3rd Anne Clarke; Recitation (Rudyard Kipling Visitor’s Prize), Cedric Quayle; Men’s Solo (Tenor), Michael Corkhill; Men’s Solo (Bass/Baritone), Arie Eisinger; Braaid First Manx Dance Class, River Kelly-Brown; Instrumental Solo (Piano - original composition), Madeline Kelly; Instrumental Solo (Junior Keyboard), Kate Forbes (Piano); Instrumental Solo (Junior String), Sophie Hindson; Instrumental Duet (Piano), Dot Tilbury and Judy Cross; Quiz, 1st Nicki Fletcher, 2nd Courtney Heading; Girl’s Solo (5 Years and under) Martha Watson; Ladies’ Solo (Senior), Vicky McLoughlin (Winner of the Sue Howe Trophy); Quartet, Kate and Lexi Forbes and friends; Original Poem, 1st Michael Cowin, 2nd Olivia Black; Original Poem (Publicity Person for Manx Music Festival), Pam Evans; Best Performer in literary competitions, Lexi Forbes (winner of the John Kennaugh Trophy); Folk Song (Junior), Sophie Hindson; Folk Song (Senior) Olivia Black; Stump Speech, Nigel Crowe; Duet, Sarah Shimmin and Nicki Fletcher; Humorous Story, Michael and Irene Cowin with their predictions for 2027.