Tag: Youth Speaks
May 8, 2010 1:00 PM
Stratford High School was the venue for the RIBI Youth Speaks Final. Seven teams from around the country took part in the Intermediate and eight in the Senior competitions. Our Rotarians did a good job at hosting the event and ensured that everyone was well catered for. A wonderful spread of food was laid out for everyone in the sports hall - there was a huge amount.
The 2 competitions ran in parallel to each other and we had a team in each competition. I was able to get between...
Mar 28, 2010 11:00 AM
A lovely day meant a pretty and lovely drive to Chipping Campden for the Regional Youth Speaks Final in which our District had a team in both the intermediate and senior competitions. Admittedly, it took a little time to find the Baptist Church (we ended up cutting through the Manse garden to get to it) but it was certainly worth getting there.
The intermediate competition was held first and I have to say the standard was superb. All 4 teams did a brilliant job (glad I wasn't the...
Mar 12, 2010 6:00 PM
Some events give you great enjoyment and hope and the Youth Speaks event tonight is one of those. It was great to see so many teams participating in the competition (a reflection of the hard work of clubs around District to get schools involved) and many Rotarians alongside teachers and parents there to encourage the teams.
A wide range of topics were delivered. Many were thought provoking and it was great to hear our youth having such informed opinions. They made us laugh and think and...
Feb 5, 2010 6:45 PM
Well this was the event that wasn't really. I left the office with all good intentions of getting to Bablake School in time for the senior youth speaks competition only to get to my car to find it had a flat tyre! I had to wait in the car park on my own for over an hour for the AA man who had to hammer the wheel off in the end (at least it meant I didn't feel the pathetic woman for too long). Because my car has an emergency wheel I then could only drive at 50 miles an hour which...
