Baker Tilly award goes to group of six friends
A group of six friends from St Ninian's High School have won the Next Big Thing People's choice award sponsored by Baker Tilly Isle of Man.
Act Natural is made up of Frankie Cullen, Anya Harris, Freya Morris, Olivia and Tahlia Nicholl-Clarke and Emily Sweetman.
They received the highest number of votes from the Gaiety Theatre audience out of the 14 finalists on the night of the Manx charity Junior Achievement's talents contest for 10 to 18 years olds.
The group - all members of the school choir - wrote "Memories" their first song together, in memory of Frankie Cullen's grandmother.
The Next Big Thing was the firste time they had performed in front of an audience.
The Peoples' Choice Award is in memory of Soundcheck worker Paul Cooper.
Applications for The Next Big Thing 2018 open in September. Details can be found on the website thenextbigthing.im or via Facebook.
Junior Achievement is a member of Junior Achievement Europe which works with over 31,300 schools with the help of 116,687 teachers and 164,363 business volunteers to empower 3,454,750 million students across 39 countries.
You can find out more at jaiom.im
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