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← Maurice Riordan, Caitriona O’Reilly & Zaffar Kunial with music from Chris Davies & Kirsty McGee
David Morley, Jemma Borg and Tania Hershman, with music from Michael Brailey →

Competition 2016: Judged by Jackie Kay

Posted on December 15, 2015 by Janet Rogerson

We are happy to launch our fourth competition with judge Jackie Kay. Closing date is 29th February. Click the following link to find our more: Competition 2016 details of how to enter

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