2012 Gingerbread House Event & Winners

In 2012 we held the 1st Gingerbread House Challenge in Newcastle - you helped us to raise an amazing £700.56 for The Sick Children's Trust -Thank you

This page contains information about the 2012 event

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Competition Winners:

Overall Winner: Dough-Mestic Novices, Stephen & Claire
Our winners received a glass trophy (donated by D&P Trophy's Washington)
& Picnic for 4 at Garden Kitchen (donated by Garden Kitchen)
Best Traditional Gingerbread House: Owen Hall, Iona
Won a trophy& Voucher (sponsored by Footprint PR)
Most Creative Gingerbread House: Little Miss Bake-A-Lot, Casey 
Won a trophy& Voucher (sponsored by Footprint PR)


On the day our edible street consisted of 26 teams, each built their own Gingerbread House in their own style and brought it to the street on Sunday 2nd December.
33 teams booked plots for the event however there was some naughty gingerbread & houses collapsed whilst being built/decorated.

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Any questions about the event or the competition - please contact Caroline O'Doherty from The Sick Children's Trust:
Twitter @GingerbreadHC
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/GingerbreadHouseChallenge

Sponsors & Prize Donations: 


Sponsors of The Gingerbread House Challenge 2012


Winner of The Gingerbread House Challenge will receive a glass trophy by D&P Trophys & Picnic for Four donated by Garden Kitchen Cafe, Eldon Gardens

 

Raffle Prizes have been donated by...



Prize
Donated by
Bakers Hamper
Fenwick, Newcastle
Starbucks Hamper
Starbucks, Old Eldon Square
Hamper
Val
The Stand (Comedy) Tickets
The Stand
Family Skating at Centre for Life
Centre for Life
Cinema Tickets
Tyneside Cinema
Afternoon Tea for Two
Made Cafe, Whitley Bay
Phoenix Trading Gift
Phoenix Trading
Instablock
A.Musing
Paul Hollywood Autograph & Photo
Lisa Vincent
Letter Opener
Claire Newton
Lindisfarne Mead
Jamie
Martini Bianco
Linda
Bells Whisky

Prosecco

Red Wine

Star Wars Clock

Signed NUFC Print

Signed Steven Gerrard Print


And probably more on the day....

Guess the weight of the cake - donated by Cake Poppins


Thanks to...Gingerbread House Challenge Teams - without you - we wouldn't have an event.

Thanks to...event helpers - the people on the day who are helping to make it happen! 

Thanks to....everyone who's let us leave our flyers in their cafe/shops or displayed our posters. All of those free event listings who've accepted our event, and told everyone about it, Everyone who's tweeted, re-tweeted or mentioned Gingerbread House Challenge during the last 8 weeksvisited the facebook page

Thanks to...members of the public for supporting the Sick Children's Trust




Special thanks to Ols Halas organiser of a similar event in Cirencester in 2011 (& giving me lots of help & advice)

The back room staff:






Left- Right:

2012 Press/Publicity 


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3rd December: Evening Chronicle
http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/communities/newcastle/2012/12/03/newcastle-city-library-hosts-gingerbread-contest-72703-32352661/

3rd December: The Journal
http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/todays-news/2012/12/03/north-east-cake-makers-take-part-in-gingerbread-house-challenge-61634-32351639/

2nd December: Sky Tyne & Wear
http://tyneandwear.sky.com/news/article/48790

2nd December: Sky Tyne & Wear
http://tyneandwear.sky.com/events/event/46604

18th November: The North East Hub
http://thenortheasthub.com/blog/gingerbread-house-challenge-newcastle/

23rd November: The Journal
http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-taste/2012/11/23/gingerbread-house-challenge-with-a-difference-61634-32289894/

Event Listings:

Events in Newcastle:
http://www.events-in-newcastle.co.uk/event-detail/Gingerbread-House-Challenge-2812

Get into Newcastle:
http://www.get-into-newcastle.co.uk/whats-on/8303/gingerbread-house-challenge.aspx

Sky Tyne & Wear:
http://tyneandwear.sky.com/noticeboard/post/47431


BBC Radio Newcastle:

The Jonathan Miles show, listen on iPlayer (starts at 1:42:00) http://bbc.in/YenzHg


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