As part of the 2018 Westward Ho! Sunset Festivals we introduced Westward Ho!'s Got Talent or WH'sGT for short. It was the highlight of the evenings drawing in people from far and wide. WH'sGT captured the hearts and minds of the audience, we made everyone that participated into stars, if only just for a few precious minutes.
Auditions were held every week from 6.30-7.30pm and ended up with 15 acts, the finest Westward Ho! had to offer.
The last Sunset Festival of 2018 included the WH'sGT finals. We made videos of all fifteen finalists then opened an online poll to find our future stars.
The whole thing was run by Peter Sawyer and compared by Merlin Cadogan and Peter. Our head judge was Councillor Nick Laws with the help of Councillor Roger Tisdale, Heather McCarthy, Alan Day and John Barton. We also had several stand in judges too over the weeks...All were brilliant.
It was a whole lot of fun and added a spark to an already popular series of events.
The entries were competing for the "Money can't buy prize" of turning on the Westward Ho! Christmas Light!
2018 WINNERS
1st - Sophie Chappell
2nd - Zak Montague
3rd - Elle Charlton
Judges Personal Favourites-Spot Prizes
Cllr Nick Laws - Wooly The Sheep
Heather McCarthey - Manic Jammerz
Alan Day - Cherry Circus
John Barton - Robert Stirzaker
Peter Sawyer - Shannon Lewis
Want to enter WH’sGT 2019? We will be limiting entries to 10 slots per week for the 6 weeks. Finals on week 7 (31st August 2019).
Slots are allocated 1st to people that have sent an audition video or youtube link to what you can do, 2nd to acts we know are good but haven't won on previous years and 3rd entries on the day (1st come, 1st served as we had 100's of entries last year and couldn't fit everyone in).
Please send audition videos to-
peter@visitwestwardho.co.uk
We DO find the future stars here in Westward Ho! One act really stood out...Never have any of us known anyone so devoted to winning a competition just to turn on the Christmas lights here in Westward Ho!
Jack Johns entered at Tony The Tiger stunt team and also Wooly The Dancing Sheep.
It is with pride we can revel that Wooly The Dancing Sheep has had the call from Britain's Got Talent to go and audition!!
Westward Ho! is FULLY behind you, we love you and love your spirit...Go and find fame and fortune Wooly.
