In the morning the children were younger and I read the extract from the book and we acted out some of the poems. In the afternoon there was an older crowd and we wrote a poem together. There was a bit of apprehension at first but we soon got into the swing of it and I think most were pleased with the result.
By 3pm I was started to get very tired but a young lad came and asked me when the next reading was and I told him it had finished. He was so disappointed that I offered to write a poem with him. We sat together and completed one, which I signed for him.
The winners of the competition were announced at 3pm Eloise won the under 12 section and Roddy won the under 7, they both were there at the time and I presented them with their prizes. They were both well deserved winners and seemed delighted with their prizes. Great to boast to their teachers anyway.
The staff at The Value Stores,www.valuehousestores.co.uk in Weymouth were so helpful and I cannot thank them enough for having me there, to help create a Halloween Spooktactular for the children and parents. We even mad the local press. http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/localnews/10024738.Ghostly_goings_on_for_Weymouth_youngsters/
