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Which terrific tot will win your heart?

1/12/2006

<p><P>AT last! The final of the Rochdale Observer Toddler of the year competition 2006 is here and what a final it is.</P> <P>We’ve had the pictures taken, heats entered and votes cast and now it’s time for the final to take place.</P> <P>We’ve now got 12 fantastic tots, all wanting to be crowned toddler of the year</P> <P>Don’t they all look gorgeous? Certainly, they are all winners after negotiating their way through the heats and semi-finals to reach the Grand Final.</P> <P>But only one of them will be able to claim the coveted title of Toddler of the Year.</P> <P>It couldn’t be easier to vote for who you think is the best.</P> <P>To vote, send in the form printed in today's (Sat) Observer by Saturday 16 December. Multiple votes can be in one envelope but photocopies are not allowed.</P> <P>Votes from the first two rounds aren’t counted towards the final so every toddler has a chance of winning.</P> <P>And to give you every chance of voting in our competition, we’ll be re-printing the voting form next Saturday.</P> <P>Meanwhile, the final of the Rochdale Observer Baby of the Year competition took place on Wednesday.</P> <P>There are 14 entries who made it through to the final. They are: Jamil Ali from Kirkholt, Luke and Abigail Greenwood from Smithy Bridge, Harry O’Loughlin from Shawclough, Jay Greenwood from Spotland, Luqmaan Hussain from Rochdale, Emmie Larkin from Belfield, Dylan Rez from Shore, Hollie Bunnell from Syke, Isabella Dyet from Newhey, Aniesha Spence from Newbold, Raheim Mushtaq from Norden, Azaan Shaffi from Lower Falinge, Imogen Zallmann from Shawclough and Niko Pickering from Whitworth.</P> <P>If you missed that edition of the Observer, don’t worry! We will be reprinting the voting form in next Wednesday’s Observer so you can vote for your favourite baby.</P> <P> <LI><STRONG><EM>PLEASE NOTE: You can only vote via the Observer newspaper so don't delay buy your paper today!</EM></STRONG></LI></p>