A CULLOMPTON schoolboy fought off competition from 18 other finalists to be crowned champion in the Woolacombe Bay Holiday Park Gala Juggling Finals.

James Mcardle, 11, pictured, competed for the title against jugglers from as far afield as Yorkshire and the Midlands – and for the second year running stopped them in their tracks.

James will be taking part in this year’s Britain’s Got Talent auditions in Bristol this weekend.