THE 75th Darlington Festival for Performing Arts was held recently at the town's Eastbourne School and attracted entries from all over the North-East.

The Northern Echo has already carried the results of the music categories. Here are the results of the speech and drama competitions.

More about the festival can be found on the website www.dpfa.co.uk

Solo Recitation, Six & Under: 1 Melissa Parker, Eaglescliffe, 86; 2 Aaron Lindfield, Durham, 84. Seven: 1 Maxwell Harley, Darlington, 90; 2 Cara Thompson, Darlington, 88. Eight: 1 Alfie Hingley, Darlington, 89; 2 Zahraa Maiter, Eaglescliffe, 88. Nine: 1 Becky Donaldson, Eaglescliffe, 90; 2 Kim Dosanjh, Sunderland, 88. Ten: 1 Amy Lauren Lee, Darlington, 88; 2 Beth Robinson, Darlington, 87. Ten: 1 Sarah Bendle, Darlington, 87; 2 Jasveen Kaur, Eaglescliffe, 86. Eleven: 1 Uddhav Vaghela, Yarm, 88; jt 2 Ted Hingley, Darlington, 87, and Rebecca Gibson, Darlington, 87. Twelve: 1 Edward Kirby, Heighington, 76, 2 Pippa Barker, Darlington, 84. Thirteen: 1 Ahmed-Saeed Maiter, Yarm, 90; 2 Vidya Shyam-Sundar, Eaglescliffe, 88. Fourteen: 1 Georgie McIntyre, Darlington, 88; 2 Juliet Edward-Heathcote, Darlington, 87. Fifteen & Sixteen: 1 Kate Pounder, Heighington, 89, 2 Melissa Craddock Darlington, 88.

Prose Speaking, Eight & Under: 1 Alex Drysdale, Eaglescliffe, 87; 2 Alfie Hingley, Darlington, 86. Nine & Under: 1 Ashirbad Roy, Yarm, 88; 2 Yasmin Soeldner, Eaglescliffe, 87. Ten & Under: 1 Therese Huli, Great Ayton, 87; 2 Olivia Shotton, Hartlepool, 85. Thirteen & Under: 1 Vidua Shyam-Sundar, Eaglescliffe, 90; 2 Ahmed-Saeed Maiter, Yarm, 89. Seventeen & Under: 1 Lily Moore, Yarm, 88; 2 Juliet Edward-Heathcote, Darlington, 86.

Sight Reading, Nine & Under: 1 Becky Donaldson, Eaglescliffe, 88; 2 Bethan Harker, Darlington, 87. Twelve & Under: 1 Abigail Orr, Hartlepool, 87; 2 Uddhav Vaghela, Yarm, 85. Fifteen & Under: jt 1 Richard Kessell, Swainby, 88 and Ahmed-Saeed Maiter, Yarm, 85.

Bible Reading, Nine & Under: 1 Bethan Harker, Darlington, 88; 2 Cara Dawson, Darlington, 87. Eleven & Under: 1 Alice Anderson, Merrybent, 88; 2 Annabelle Kime, Eaglescliffe, 87. Sixteen & Under: 11 Edward Kirby, Heighington, 86; jt 2 Sophie Pearson, Darlington 85 and Lydia Burnside-Hughes, Hurworth 85.

Public Speaking, Fifteen & Under: 1 Heather Tosley, Ushaw Moor 88; 2 Ahmed-Saeed Maiter, Yarm 87.

Solo Acting, Shakespeare, Thirteen & Under: 1 Akriti Nanda, Eaglescliffe, 86; 2 Vidya Shyam-Sundar, Eaglescliffe, 85. Seventeen & Under: 1 Lawrence Swaddle, Tynemouth 87, 2 William C Rowntree, Tynemouth, 86.

Solo Acting, Nine & Under: 1 Emily Knaggs, Darlington 87; 2 Eleanor Schoon, Darlington, 86; 3 Zahraa Maiter, Eaglescliffe, 86. Twelve & Under: 1 Ted Hingley, Darlington, 89; 2 Caitlin Hepworth, Eaglescliffe, 88. Sixteen & Under: 1 William Campbell Rowntree, Tynemouth, 90; 2 Georgie McIntyre, Darlington, 89.

Choric Speech, Eleven & Under: Polam Hall Jnr School Yr 5, Darlington, 87. Open: 1 Polam Hall Choral Speaking Group, Darlington, 86; 2 Belmont School Community Arts College, Durham, 83.

Duologue, Thirteen & Under: 1 Daisy Catterall & Therese Hui, Yarm, 86; 2 Laura Mellis & Catherine Major, Durham, 85. Sixteen & Under: 1 Katherine Wortley & Jennifer Salkeld, Durham, 86; 2 Lucinda Collins & Lara Tysselling, Darlington, 85.

Solo Recitation, Open: 1 Michael Daynes, Darlington, 88; 2 George Inman, Kimblesworth, 87.

Sight Reading, Open: 1 Leonia James, Tynemouth, 90; 2 George Inman, Kimblesworth, 88.

Solo Acting, Shakespeare, Open: 1 George Inman, Kimblesworth; 2 jt Alistair Hodkinson, Tynemouth, and David Gertis, Tynemouth, 88.

Solo Acting, Open: 1 Michael Daynes, Darlington; 2 John Dawson, Tynemouth, 88.

Solo Recitation, A Sonnet: Open: 1 Lara Brown, Tynemouth, 86; George Inman, Kimblesworth, 89.

Humorous Prose Reading: 1 Heather Tosley, Ushaw Moor, 90, George Inman, Kimblesworth, 89.

Bible Reading, Open: 1 George Inman, Kimblesworth, 89; 2 Jane Anderson, Merrybent, 88.

Solo Improvisation, Open: 1 Michael Daynes, Darlington, 87; 2 Katie Parkin, Durham, 86.

Public Speaking, Open: 1 George Inman, Kimblesworth.

Duologue, Open: 1 Lara Brown & Catherine Orange, Tynemouth, 87; 2 John Dawson & Leonie James, Tynemouth, 86.

The 2007 Festival Junior Speech Championship, 13-16: 1 Lydia Burnside-Hughes, Hurworth, 257 out of 300; 2 Anna Seymour, Darlington, 256.

The 2007 Festival Speech Championship, Open: 1 George Inman, Kimblesworth, 264 out of 300; 2 Michael Daynes, Darlington, 263