Previous Winners

GABBLER OF THE YEAR

1988 Deborah Coggins (Lockleaze)

1989 Donna Smith (The Grange)

1990 Andrew Spiers (The Grange)

1991 Alex Troup (Bristol GS)

1992 Philip Adie (QEH)

1993 Stephen Penn (St. Mary R&T)

1994 Hannah Wyatt (Bristol GS)

1995 Justin Johnson (Bristol GS)

1996 John Rivers (Churchill)

1997 Mark Watson (Bristol GS)

1998 Gerard McDonald (Clevedon)

1999 Timothy Ralphs (Churchill)

2000 Charlotte Halligan (Colston’s Girls) 

2001 Christopher Cox (Backwell)

2002 Ben Hutchinson (Churchill)

2003 lan Calvert (Bristol Cathedral)

2004 Luke Davies (QEH)

2005 Elisabeth Lewis-Barned (Red Maids’)

2006 Tim Norfolk (Bristol GS)

2007 Charlie Draper (Bristol GS)

2008 Jason Forbes (QEH)

2009 Jonathan Goddard (St. Mary R&T)

2010 Alistair Debling (Bristol GS)

2011 Edward Wren (QEH)

2012 James Graham (Bristol GS)

2013 Travis Alabanza-BéHartd (St. M R&T)

2014 Alec Sims (Bristol Cathedral)

2015 Anna Jones (Churchill)

2016 Tristan Greene (Kings of Wessex)

2017 Connie Forster (Downend)

2018 Peter Savery (QEH)

2019 Shanaz Sharonsenthil (St. Bede’s)

2020 John Gompels (St. Bede’s)

2021 Competition canceled due to COVID-19

2022 Competition canceled due to COVID-19

2023 Liz Opoku-Denkyi (Bristol GS)

2024 Seth Mason (Bristol GS)

2025 Binta Barrie (St. Mary Redcliffe & Temple School)