Town crier Ed Christopher has returned to Bermuda with five awards after competing in an international competition in the UK.

He took part in the Amada Cup which has three separate legs throughout the UK. In one leg, in the Plymouth, he won the best dressed town crier and came third overall.

Mr Christopher was the overall winner in the Kingsbridge stage and won the Ambassador Trophy. He also tied for second for the overall Amada Cup, which was held in Dartmouth.

Mr Christopher, who has been Hamilton’s town crier for almost 30 years, said: “Being town crier is something that I love to do. It has allowed me to travel, compete [with] and meet a lot of people from all over, many of whom I have been friends with for over a decade.”

It was the first crier competition Mr Christopher had competed in since the pandemic and he said: “It felt good to be back on the stage and be able to bring home some awards in the process.”

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Director of marketing and communications for the City of Hamilton Jessica Astwood called Mr Christopher one of Bermuda’s greatest ambassadors.

“We know that when he travels overseas donning his pink shirt and blue vests in these competitions, he is representing Hamilton and the best of Bermuda,” she said.

To see Mr Christopher in action, people can sign up for his free Discover Hamilton walking tours, which run Monday through Friday from April until December. The walking tours leave from City Hall at 10.30am.

Town crier awards are nothing new to Mr Christopher – he was named the International town crier champion in 2018 and the Dartmouth town crier champion for 2018 and 2019.