News has just been received that Cockermouth School claimed second place in the National Finals of the UK Rock Challenge in Milton Keynes last night, with Fraserburgh Academy getting the prize for the best soundtrack.
We at PomPrint send our congratulations to both schools on their tremendous record in the competition and look forward to working with you again next year.
Hopefully I will get a full report and photos to follow (after school holidays).
Just in case you have been wondering why we have been so keen on supporting our schools in the Rock Challenge competition, I thought that it was about time for members to see what the fuss is all about so, just for fun, here you can see and vote on the performances of the two schools that we have supported that have reached the national final. Please let us know which of these two performance you prefer!!
These videos are shown here by kind permission of Global Rock Challenge TV, to whom I am very grateful.
Fraserburgh
Dorothy Decides
Cockermouth
Three Brothers… Three Choices… One Destiny
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Dorothy Decides
You don’t have to be a Friend of Dorothy to support the Fraserburgh Rock Challenge team, as all are welcome to the ‘Global Rock Buttery Morning‘ at the Old Parish Church on Saturday morning (14th July) from 10 until noon. Entrance is £2 and all proceeds will go towards getting the team down to Milton Keynes to take part in the Rock Challenge National Final.
Entrance fee includes a video performance of ‘Dorothy Decides’ and refreshments. There will also be a raffle for various prizes, which can be donated by taking them to the hall from 6pm to 8pm tonight.
Please show your support by donating prizes and attending the event if you can!!
I don’t fully understand why, but when I hear the words ‘Rock’ and ‘Challenge’ in the same sentence, I immediately start thinking about the weather. I suppose that the idea of the competition starting in February each year here in the frozen north might have something to do with it, as I have many recollections over the years of standing in queues in the snow outside the Music Hall and the AECC, and having to leave the event before the results were announced, for fear if not being able to get myself home via the wondrous Aberdonian autobahn system! Continue reading
A short time ago I put out an appeal for you to support the female staff at Cockermouth school in an effort to raise money for Cancer Research on behalf of one of their colleagues who had recently been diagnosed with the illness. Unfortunately, the team are still well away from their target, so I was hoping that a photo of the ladies wearing their campaign t-shirts might make a few of you jump into action and sponsor them. The sponsorship link is here.
..and some of the ladies are here…..
The Cockermouth Ladies’ Race for Life Team members wearing their T-Shirts donated by ourselves in support of their fund-raising. Please click the link to make your donation, no matter how large or small, they will be very grateful.
Please help the Cockermouth School ‘Race for Life’ Team. – goo.gl/ijmLv with either a small donation or a RT.
— Steve Allen (@TheSteveAllen) June 29, 2012
Further to our recent report on two of ‘our’ Scottish schools coming 2nd and 4th in their finals of the annual Rock Challenge event, we are pleased to be able to show you this press release from ‘The Bucks Herald’ reporting the success of Sir Henry Floyd School in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, who won their Southern Regional Final and have been promoted to a ‘Premier School’ in next year’s event.
Sir Henry Floyd Rock Challenge team as they appear in the Bucks Herald.
Sir Henry Floyd Rock Challenge team as they appear in the Bucks Herald – continued.
Just to start the ball rolling, we have now received 5 photos of the Westhill Academy cast that appeared in the Rock Challenge final at the Caird Hall in Dundee last night. More photos to follow, but you can enjoy these in the meantime while I wait to complete my collection!
