A trio of spectacular gymnasts were the worthy champions of the 2014 Hounslow Has Talent finals on Saturday (30) night.

Young girls Lauren, Lizzie and Addie wowed both judges and the audience with their routine of flips, twists and turns to bag the £500 first place prize.

The talented girls were presented a cheque by the Mayor of Hounslow councillor Sachin Gupta, who had attended the talent show with his family, at the Paul Robeson Theatre.

In second place was singer/songwriter Vanessa Moloney aka Nessles from Hanworth who collected a £200 cheque from former Mayor Pritam Grewal and in third place were dance group Firestorm who received £100 cheque from Feltham and Hounslow ASDA representatives.

Vanessa Moloney aka Nessels from Hanworth gets second place at Hounslow Has Talent 2014 final
Vanessa Moloney aka Nessels from Hanworth gets second place at Hounslow Has Talent 2014 final

The sell-out event also raised close to £2,000 for the Mayor's charities Tropical Zoo and Ovarian Cancer Action.

Organisers Ray Coleman secretary of Feltham Bees Disabled Sports Club and Ruth Wood of Feltham Arts, were thrilled by the variety of talent at this year's competition.

Mr Coleman compere for the evening, said: "I am glad I did not have to pick a winner -  the standard was so good -  but congratulations to the three gymnasts who, judging by the audience’s reaction, were worthy champions.

"A big thank you to all who performed at the show on Saturday – you were all amazing.

"Thanks to your brilliance we have raised a total of £1,981 for the two charities – Tropical Zoo and Ovarian Cancer Action."

Firestorm in third place at Hounslow Has Talent 2014 final
Firestorm in third place at Hounslow Has Talent 2014 finals

There were 13 finalists whittled down from more than 100 entries and 35 auditionees.

Among the acts who performed in front of a full house of 250 people were dancers, singers and musicians including Brentford's Alliance Dance Unit, youngest girl dance group Solar Flare, the shows oldest solo singer Brian who is in his 70's, and returning from last year Megan.

Ms Wood, who co-ordinated the event as part of the Feltham Arts Festival, said: "I cannot believe the level of talent and variety and how spectacular it was in all the age groups.

"It is great to be raising the profile of arts in the community and it has been really exciting.

"It is getting bigger each year and we will definitely be holding another next year."

Opening the show were last year's runners-up Bhangra Punjabian Da, and special guest acts on the night included dance group Never Say Never from Feltham and Neptune from last year's winners Frequency and Neptune.

The event was sponsored by Hounslow Homes, Carillion, ASDA, Fusion, Hilton London Syon Park and Hounslow council.