30th April to 4th May 2002 - Adjudicator - Colin Pinney
| The SAMPEY CUP (The top award for the overall winners) The MURIEL POPE AWARD (for the best all female group) and the POKESDOWN AWARD (for the best Youth Group) | ||
| ALL THE ABOVE AWARDS WERE WON BY THE WESSEX DRAMA YOUTH SECTION OF SWAY for their outstanding performance of ASHPUTTEL, a dramatisation of one of the Grimm's fairy tales. | ||
| The DORMY CUP (The Producer's award) Bournemouth Little Theatre Club in Sandcastles on the Beach Produced by Jack Snell | ||
| The WILLS ROSE BOWL (The award for Best Stage presentation) Ferndown Drama Group for their production of 'The Last Bread Pudding' | ||
| The MARTIN BELLCHAMBER AWARD (for the Best Teamwork) The Broadway Electric Group for 'Mr Macaroni and the Exploding Pizza Pie' | ||
| The APHRODITE AWARD (for the Best Novices) 'BABYSHAM' the Youth Section of 'SHAMDRAM' (Shaftesbury Amateur Drama) For their production of 'The Three Musketeers' | ||
| The TERRY ADAMS AWARD (awarded at the discretion of the Festival Committee) went to Len and Dot Hawker for their Hospitality | ||
THE ADJUDICATOR was COLIN PINNEY of G.O.D.A., who stepped in at the eleventh hour following the indisposition of Tony Rushforth |
Our congratulations to all the above, in fact to all the groups and actors who took part.
This was the 41st year of the Ferndown Festival and the organising committee
are to be congratulated on another successful event. RS