Overview
- The 34-member Hawkstone Farmers Choir, originally assembled by Jeremy Clarkson for a Hawkstone beer project, were declared winners of Britain's Got Talent on Saturday after an intense public vote.
- Their final performance of an original song, 'This Is Home', written by musical director Simon Gwilliam, drew strong praise from the judges and large viewer support.
- The prize includes £250,000 in cash and a place at this year’s Royal Variety Performance, and the choir has pledged to donate a significant portion of the money to organisations tackling mental-health issues in farming.
- Celebrations followed the live show with Clarkson and judge Amanda Holden joining choir members at post-show gatherings, where members described the win as a chance to spotlight isolation and suicide risk in agriculture.
- The group's rise from a local advert to a national platform highlights farming pressures and gives them a major broadcast stage to campaign for rural mental-health services and support.