Following a number of wins in the Plymouth Speech and Drama Festival in the autumn, Ben walked away with more silverware at the Saltash Festival this term.
He came 1st in the U14 Prose Speaking class, reciting James Reeves’ The Sea and claimed another 1st place in the U14 Prose Reading, with an extract from Kensuke’s Kingdom by Michael Morpurgo. He came 3rd in the U16 News Reading class. His success in the Saltash Festival was completed with the award for Overall Prose
Performance.
Ben’s final addition to his trophy haul came courtesy of his 3rd place in the U16 intermediate duo class in the British Street Dance Championships in Somerset. A member of Plymouth street dance group, Rhythm City, Ben performs in competitions around the country.