jlo Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 (edited) DD is part of the school team that won the regional final for this competition a couple of weeks ago. That is the good news - the bad news is that we have to go to Newcastle (absolutely nothing wrong with Newcastle per se - it is just a heck of a long way from Hampshire!) for the national final. TBH I don't really know why DD was picked for the team. She has read the first chapter of hundreds of books but soon loses interest in most of them! I am therefore a little nervous for her and for the team but very proud of the lot of them. It will be a great experience so please wish the team luck. Edited November 29, 2008 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Oh im sure they will do really well Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Congratulations to DD . And good luck for the quiz . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goosey Lucy Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Good luck from me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickvic Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Good luck from me too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizinsa Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Well Done Miss jlo! Whereabouts in Newcastle is the final being held? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlo Posted November 25, 2008 Author Share Posted November 25, 2008 Seven stories museum apparently! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 Good luck to your DD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cate in NZ Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 Well done to the team for getting to the final....and the very best of luck to them. I hope they win Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 Well done to jlo's DD. Best of luck to the team for the final. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlo Posted November 28, 2008 Author Share Posted November 28, 2008 Well - just back from Newcastle where the weather was fabulous and we had a lovely walk along The Tyne this morning. The questions in the quiz were so-o-o-o-o hard that out of sixty five I could have answered about five of them! All of the kids up there were a credit to their schools and our lot were no exception. We were really proud of them and their attitude was exemplary. We didn't win (infact we came quite close to the bottom) but that means that we don't have to organise a trip to Johannesburg so we are not weeping too much. I was very excited because Harry Enfield and Richard Curtis were cheering on their sons and were right by us. It was one of those strange situations where you would normally have a chat with the people by you but you don't want to because you don't want to look as though you are hassling them. They were really friendly and it did add something to the day! Thanks for all your good wishes everyone. Just off now to make sure very very tired DD gets to bed! (She has a football match at 9.30 tomorrow morning!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 Good to hear that you had an enjoyable time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shirl Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 I wouldn't know who Richard Curtis is even after googling him I still didn't recognise the face so I'd have probably chatted to him Glad you all had a good if tiring day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlo Posted November 29, 2008 Author Share Posted November 29, 2008 I confess that I may not have noticed him had I not watched the recent Blackadder documentaries. I confess that I came over all juvenile and asked him for an autograph just before we left. I apologised for hassling him but explained that I thought that his work was excellent and that my son would be really pleased. He was really sweet about it and wrote, "thanks for asking," on the autograph. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 Glad you enjoyed it . I would have been if I'd seen Harry Enfield and Richard Curtis too . My kids' school was in the final too - they didn't win either! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 Well done to them for getting that far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
