Junior
 

First Timers
 

Novice
 

Local Pendle Valley
 

Miss Pendle Valley
 

Mister Pendle Valley
 

Over 40
 

Over 60
 

Once again the show was a great success.

JUNIOR 21 AND UNDER
There were 7 contestants, the biggest line up of Juniors at the show ever.
JOHN GRAHAM, CHRIS O`NEAL, ANTHONY MOLYNEUX, TOMLINKLATER, ROB LLOYD, HOWARD McLAUGHLIN and ADAM LEE.
The  standard was very high and in the end it was HOWARD McLAUGHLIN from Liverpool in fantastic shape who took 1<sup>st</sup> place, with ROB LLOYD 2<sup>nd</sup>, and CHRIS O`NEAL 3^rd.

MASTERS OVER 40
Only 3 contestants in this class but the standard was high.
MICHAEL NEAFCY, BERNIE COOPER, COLIN HILL. This was a tough one for the judges but in the end it was BERNIE COOPER who took 1st place, with COLIN HILL 2^nd and MICHAEL NEAFCY 3^rd.

VETERANS OVER 60 AND OVER 70
Only 2 competitors in the Over 60 class.  BIAGIO FILIZOLA from Italy and TED CLIFTON  from Workington.  BIAGIO took the winners trophy, he was in fantastic condition, and TED, who is a regular contender at the show coming a great 2^nd.
In the Over 70`s there was ALAN BROWN from Cheshire, and HARRY GRIFFITHS from Gateshead, another regular contender at the show, how long can they keep competing?  They were both in great shape, and amazed the audience with their routines.  HARRY took 1^st place, with ALAN 2^nd.

FIRST TIMERS
This was the first year we have had this class and we had 5 great contestants.  PAUL HOWARTH, KEVIN CARNEY, DARREL WAILS, KEITH COOK and PAUL LOMAX.
These lads came on stage and went for it, nerves disappeared and battle began.  In the end it was PAUL HOWARTH who took 1^st place, with KEVIN CARNEY 2^nd, and PAUL LOMAX 3^rd.

NOVICE
This class had top quality contenders, 7 in all.
DAVID MANOJLOVIC, DARREN HOGGARTH, SHABEER HUSSAIN, STUART RHIND, ANDY NORMAN, PIERO LUGISANO and DESMOND BAYLISS.
This was a great line up and another tough one for the judges.  STUART RHIND who is a regular competitor has made vast improvements since last year.
The winner was DAVID MANOJLOVIC great physique, we will see more of him.
2^nd with only 1 point between them was ANDY RHIND, and 3^rd was DESMONDBAYLISS.  DARREN HOGGARTH took the Best Presentation Trophy for his superb routine. PIERO LUGISANA from Italy packed lots of muscle on his 6ft 1in frame, but his condition was not good enough on the day.

MISS INTERNATIONAL TRAINED FIGURE
Four competitors in the class. LARISA PRYSHCEPA (Ukraine), CORRINA MARTIN, ANNABEL FRISBY and CHANTAL PONS of France.
This was an International line up of excellence. LARISA came 1^st, with CORRINA 2^nd  who was also the winner of the best presentation trophy. ANNABEL was 3^rd.
It was CORRINA`s first competition and looking at her condition and routine we will be seeing more of her in the future. Finally CHANTAL PONS who at 53 years of age was in great shape and took the title of Miss International Over 50`s.

MR INTERNATIONAL
Now it was the turn of the big boys.  There were 9 in this fantastic line up.  ANDY EDGAR, IAN WELLS, GARY BLACKSTONE, MASOON BUTT, JO WALKER, DAVE HANCOX, GEOFF HARGREAVES, DARREN SMITH and OSCAR ROBERTS.
This was one of the hardest line ups we have seen at the show.  The judges, Amanda Kay, Cheryl Green, Paul Sutton, Mike Ahern and Falina Cosata from the Ukraine, had great difficulty in finding the eventual winners.  Finally 1^st place went to GEOFF HARGREAVES, great  physique and condition. 2^nd place IAN WELLS and  3^rd was JO WALKER.  There was only 1 point between each of the placings, showing how difficult a job the judges had.

L0CAL MR PENDLE VALLEY
This class is for contestants who live within 20 miles of Barnoldswick. The 6 competitors were STUART RHIND (New Era Fitness-Ilkley), DAVID MANOJLOVIC (Pro Bodies Gym-Blackburn), GAVIN HARROP (Central Gym-Burnley), ADAM LEE (Central Gym-Burnley), ALEX LARGE (Rolls Royce Gym-Barnoldswick) and ANTHONY MOLYNEUX (Powerhouse Gym-Brierfield).
These 6 fought it out on stage to become the local champion.  In the end DAVID MANOJLOVIC took 1^st place. 2^nd GAVIN HARROP and 3^rd ALEX LARGE.
The guest star at the show was Steve Thompson who brought the house down with his routine.  Steve is the current Class 4 Champion, lots of muscle and fantastic condition. Known in the Bodybuilding World as “The Mighty Atom”.

The compere on the night was Malcolm Kay who did his usual brilliant job and made the evening  another great success.

Show Report: Brian Haslam

Photos: Bob Rawlinson