There's been early success for young talent from the Vale at this year's Urdd National Eisteddfod.
Around 90,000 visitors are expected at Europe's biggest youth festival, which is taking place this year at Margam Park, near Port Talbot.
Bank Holiday Monday saw pupils from two Barry primary schools win two of the opening Pavilion competitions on the Maes.
Clwb Curig from Ysgol Sant Curig took first prize in the band / solo artist competition while Nia Carerra from Ysgol Sant Baruc won first prize for her guitar solo.
On Wednesday, Deryn-Bach Allen-Dyer took third prize in the Bobi Jones Medal for young adults learning Welsh - the former Commonwealth judo champion also came third in the same competition last year.
Ahead of the festival's start, the results of the arts and homework competitons were announced - with first prizes for children from Ysgol Pen-y-Garth in Penarth and Ysgol Bro Morgannwg in Barry.
Organisers said over 119,000 registrations had been received for this year's festival - with over 13,000 coming from the host area and a 42% increase in young Welsh learners taking part compared to last year.
Over 400 different competitions are taking place on the Maes during the six-day event.
Llio Maddocks, director of arts at Urdd Gobaith Cymru, said: "The number of entries this year reflects the way Eisteddfod yr Urdd has evolved and grown to ensure a wide range of opportunities are available to children and young people through the medium of Welsh."
"It’s a pleasure to see that the area with the highest number of competitors this year is our host region, West Glamorgan."
Throughout the week, we'll keep you up-to-date with the latest results involving local competitors.
Monday
Band / Solo Artist - Year 6 and under
1st) Clwb Curig, Ysgol Sant Curig, Barry
Guitar Solo - Year 6 and under
1st) Nia Carrera - Ysgol Sant Baruc, Barry
Tuesday
Creative Dance - Year 6 and under
3rd) Dawnswyr Iolo, Ysgol Iolo Morgannwg, Cowbridge
Wednesday
Hip Hop / Street / Disco Group Dance - Year 7 and under 19s
3rd) Dawnswyr y Fro, Ysgol Bro Morgannwg, Barry
Arts, Design and Technology
Computer Graphics - Years 5 and 6
1st) Thomas Iago Rees-Williams, Ysgol Pen-y-Garth, Penarth
Photography: Black and White Collection - Years 5 and 6
2nd) Thomas Iago Rees-Williams, Ysgol Pen-y-Garth, Penarth
Photography: Black and White Collection - Years 7-9
1st) Osian Llewelyn Puw Gibson, Ysgol Bro Morgannwg, Barry
Creative Textiles - Years 3 and 4
1st) Taliesin Dawid Kujawski, Ysgol Pen-y-Garth, Penarth
Creative Textiles - Year 10 and under 19s (solo or group)
1st) Seren Myfanwy Thomas, Ysgol Bro Morgannwg, Barry
Textile Creation - Years 7-9 (solo or group)
2nd) Syfi Yvonne Awoyemi, Ysgol Bro Morgannwg, Barry
Puppet - Years 7-9 (solo or group)
3rd) Lowri Ellys Thomas, Ysgol Bro Morgannwg, Barry
Design and Technology - Year 6 and under (Group)
2nd) Ysgol Sant Curig, Barry
Composing and Creating
Music Composition - Years 10 and 11
1st) Idris Arawn Glyn Jones, Ysgol Bro Morgannwg, Barry
This page will be updated with further results from the Pavilion competitions throughout the week.
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