Family honours volunteer with new trophy

Pat Williams and Eris Walker with a 1921 children's choir shield they rediscovered in 2013.

There was a new award presented at the Whanganui competitions this year and recipient Sharyn Wylie says she was very honoured by it.

The Eris Walker Memorial Trophy - Spirit of the Competition was donated by her family and presented by her son Shane Hobman on October 12.

Mrs Walker died in Hospice Whanganui on August 9 after serving as president of the Wanganui Competitions Society and stage manager at the school holiday dance and music competitions for many years, having joined the committee in 1998.

Mrs Wylie said everyone worked together so that the first dance competition without Mrs Walker would not have to be cancelled.

"It was a team effort," she said.

"We were all thinking of Eris."

Mrs Walker, who was 72, worked tirelessly to plan the competitions, worked backstage and even made meals for the judges, said Mrs Wylie.

"Because the trophy was for someone who embraced the spirit of the competition, they said it didn't have to be presented to a competitor."

Long-time treasurer Pat Williams resigned this year after 26 years on the committee so both women were very much missed she said.

The other winners at the October competitions were:

Lesley Penn Memorial Trophy Ashlee Syben, Samantha Ead Challenge Cup Shanel Penman,
WCS Challenge Cup (Character) Macy Cribb, Annabel Goode Memorial Cup Hadley Coe,
McQueen Challenge Cup Leah Syben, Mrs R H Tizard Cup Ashlee Syben, Diane Butchart Challenge Cup Shanel Penman, WCS Shield (Restricted Classical Under 12) Kaylee Penman,
Parker Family Shield (Restricted Classical) Jessica Shirley, Erle Challenge Cup Madeline Tuthill and Ashlee Syben, Heather Lester Challenge Cup Ashlee Syben, Mrs Gilberts Challenge Cup Leah Syben, Siemonek Challenge Cup Shanel Penman, Irving Motors Cup Ashlee Syben, Brooke Parsons Trophy Mikah BatachEl, Anderson Cup Makenzie Tate,
Phyllis Margetts Challenge Cup Danielle Deighton, Raewynne & Corinne Jones Regional Challenge Cup Danielle Deighton, Tracy Carlyle Trophy Danielle Deighton, Judge's awards
Cherie Demi Character Cup Ashlee Syben, Shirley McDouall ARAD Challenge Cup Madeline Tuthill, Judith Mohekey Challenge Cup Emily Sutherland, Le Danseur (Plate) Tobyn Gregory
Junior Ballet Championship - 1st Shanel Penman, 2nd Ashlee Syben, 3rd Madeline Tuthill.
Scholarships - Junior Ballet Scholarship Hadley Coe, Intermediate Ballet Scholarship Danielle Deighton, Senior Ballet Scholarship Makenzie Tate, Incentive awards -
Macy Cribb, Hadley Coe, Manaia Aspinall. Wagstaff Family Shield (Modern Duo Senior) George Tucker & David Cameron, Bernice & Deborah Jackson Trophy Matthew Lyne.
Sharyn Underwood Trophy (Cup) Poppy Shoebridge, Sharyn Underwood Cup Macy Cribb
Windelburn Trophy (Plate) Chloe Peters, Deborah Hale Studio Trophy Matthew & William Lyne, Soundtrack Records & Tapes Trophy Etana Wasley, Alecia & Leah Viles Trophy Matthew Lyne, Patricia Connell Cup Tobyn Gregory, WCS Entertainment Cup Zac Maskill, Kaea Rakatairi-Paul & Diego Raos-Juarez, Madison Horman Trophy Sophie Luoni.
Patricia Hardie Challenge Cup 1967 Zac Maskill & T obyn Gregory (Duo), Regan Lyrae Challenge Cup Raya Wasley, Wagstaff Family Shield (Junior) Kaydence Cochran, Wagstaff Family Shield (Senior) Justine Stoneley, Des Irving Memorial Cup Jake Maskill, Murdoch Challenge Cup Phoebe Howard, Junior Modern Championship - 1st Jake Maskill, 2nd Matthew Lyne, 3rd Adysen Barber. Senior Modern Championship - 1st Etana Wasley, 2nd Tobyn Gregory, 3rd Phoebe Howard. Junior Modern Scholarship Poppy Shoebridge, Intermediate Modern Scholarship Sophie Luoni, Senior Modern Scholarship Zac Maskill.
Incentive awards - Ben Lucas, Kaydence Cochran. Maddox Family Shield (Junior) Jorja Wilson, Maddox Family Shield (Senior) Emma-Katte Johnston, Heather Tolley Trophy Cameron Greer & Aimee Hodson, WCS Tap Dance Cup (Under 6 Years) Raya Wasley.
WCS Tap Dance Cup (8 & Under 10 Years) - William Lyne, Ariana Parker Cup Aria Killalea,
Cruickshank Family Cup Holly Dewar, Pidwell Challenge Cup Jorja Wilson, Doreen Gardiner Challenge Cup Emma-Katte Johnston, Crafar Challenge Cup Ben Lucas and Etana Wasley
M J Parker Cup Aimee Hodson, Ngahuia Asher Cup Holly Dewar, Virginia Stack Etana Wasley, Sharon Murdoch Challenge Cup Holly Dewar, WCS Challenge Cup (12 & Under 14 Years) Holly Dewar, Ebony-Rose Russell Cup Etana Wasley, Jackie & Janine Challenge Cup Aria Killalea, Cherie Torepe Challenge Cup Holly Dewar, Ellaine Andrews Challenge Cup Etana Wasley, WCS Tap Dance Cup (10 & Under 12) Jake Maskill, Shirley Gardiner Challenge Cup Myles Weaver, Taylor Love Trophy Cameron Greer, Aimee Hodson, Sophie Ward. Tiny Tots Tap Championship Trophy Nicole Cooper, Junior Tap Championship Trophy Aimee Hodson, Intermediate Tap Championship Trophy Holly Dewar, Debra Faye Challenge Cup Jake Maskill, Anthony D Murdoch Challenge Cup Zac Maskill, Maureen Hutton Challenge Cup William Lyne, Maddox Family Shield (Junior) Shanel Penman,
Maddox Family Shield (Senior) Zac Maskill, Roselli Trophy Shanel Penman. Tiny Tots Tap Championship - 1st Nicole Cooper, 2nd William Lyne, 3rd Aria Killalea. Junior Tap Championship - 1st Aimee Hodson, 2nd Jake Maskill, 3rd Myles Weaver. Intermediate Tap Championship - 1st Holly Dewar, 2nd Sarah Finnie, 3rd Sophie Ward. Scholarships -
Junior Tap Scholarship Cameron Greer, Intermediate Tap Scholarship Sarah Finnie,
Senior Tap Scholarship Ben Lucas. Incentive awards - Nicole Cooper, Cameron Greer, Emma-Katte Johnston and Sophie Ward.