SEQUINED sixth formers were once again crowned dancing kings and queens in a contest against their teachers at Sheldon.

The Chippenham school held its second Strictly in memory of Ian Guy, of Chippenham Stage Lighting.

Fifty-year-old Mr Guy, of Monkton Park, who provided the lighting for many Sheldon School productions, died of a stroke last month.

The event on on Friday was well-attended by staff, pupils, parents and friends and raised more than £2,000, which will be split between the Stroke Association and Comic Relief.

Sixth form administrator Carolyn Wakefield said: “It was held for Ian, a dear friend of the school, and we used his lighting. They whiz around and flash on and off, very atmospheric. The lads operating them have been trained up by Ian over the last 10 years.

“It was a really lovely evening, everyone had a smile on their faces.

“The sixth formers won again, of course, they put everything into it. Everyone in the audience donates and whoever has the heaviest bucket wins."

The first Sheldon Strictly Glitterball Trophy, at the last event two years ago, was also claimed by the sixth form team and staff this year had hoped to take their revenge. But the seven sixth form couples again waltzed, tangoed, cha-cha'd and jived their way to success.

Their competitors included headteacher Neil Spurdell, who last time was described as Sheldon’s answer to John Travolta.

The self-pronounced Strictly fan had five lessons before skipping and shuffling around the floor in a quickstep routine set to KT Tunstall's Suddenly I See. He was partnered with pupil support manager Emma Howe.

"I am not a dancer," he said. "Probably the masses could have told that on Friday.

"The staff did their best but we are a lot older. The students were phenomenal. With lots of lifts and complicated steps, a couple of them wouldn't have been out of place on Strictly proper, whereas I needed a bit more help."