This page contains information about the 2012 event
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.
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
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:
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- Lisa Vincent (Clandestine Cake Club organiser for Newcastle & blogger)
- Kate Emmett (cakepoppins)
- Caroline O'Doherty (The Sick Children's Trust)
2012 Press/Publicity
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
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