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The final round of the Merit Competition was judged by Ken Monk
There were 22 print entries and 27 DPI's. Quite some ingenuity was exhibited in the interpretation of the theme 'Rubbish'.
Final Merit results for the year are here.
The DPI results were
1st No Junk Mail Please by Gerry Coyle
2nd Another Rubbish Shot by Bob Mercer
3rd Dead Ball by Terry Mann
HC Canal Debris by Richard Anthony
HC Flotsam by Andrew Swan
HC The Kelp Wins by Andrew Swan
HC Ready for Recycling by Allan Pinder
C All Day Breakfast by Jack Hemming
C Wreck by Keith Jones
The Print results were
1st End of the Lines by Ian Andrew
2nd Carlsberg don't do Rubbish, but if they did!!! by Andrew Swan
3rd Must be a Sun-Day Bin Collection by Richard Anthony
HC Scrap by Ian Andrew
HC No road, no wheels, no … by George Ballard
HC Butt-In by Stephen Lake
C Tidy Gull by Keith Jones
C A Snack on Wheels by Richard Anthony
C Cans by Jean Sutton
C Discarded Boot by Jack Hemming
C Great Expectations by Gerry Coyle