The Competitive Festival of Speech and Drama is held every year at Crayford Manor House and is a popular event in which people can 'compete' against each other in a variety of categories including Prose/Poetry Reading/Writing, Bible Reading, Dramatic Recital, Short-Story Writing and Play Writing.
This years (2003) festival took place on April 5th and was a varied and popular event with 'standards' as high as they have ever been (nearly ALL competitors received at least a distinction award for their contribution(s)).
Below are some pictures of the days activities along with some of the winners…
To find out more about this or NEXT years Festival contact the Arts Council of Bexley (details on Home Page).
Pictures by ©Paul Seymour
Some of the 'audience/participants' (with judges/adjudicator on right)
