A variety show of that name saw a full house at the Centenary Centre on Saturday night, with people being turned away disappointed at not being able to get in.

'The curtain was due to go up at 7pm and the place was packed by 6.45pm. We had to turn a lot of people away,' said John Elliott, who helped organise the show on behalf of Inspirations, the Centenary Centre's in-house drama group. 'It was absolutely wonderful. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed it. It was just a great night.'

Twenty acts, ranging from juggling to gymnastics and dancing to drama, were divided into juniors and seniors. The judges — Kevin Ford from 3FM, Karen Elliott and Ian Baker — had a difficult task in selecting winners from so many stars.

In the end, they gave first prize in the junior category to Gabrielle Woodhouse, for a sparkling song and dance routine; first prize in the adult section went to 'Madame Loubelle' (Beastie Dovey) who sang a humorous song to her own autoharp accompaniment. The winners each received a trophy, a certificate and a voucher.

No one is in any doubt now that Peel has got talent and the show may well become an annual event.

Finally a note from the organisers:
Inspirations would like to thank the audience and contestants for making this such a successful night, we raised a massive £975.00 for the Centenary Centre and our next production, Musicality, to be staged shortly.