Falklands : Jelly Tots Mid Winter Fancy Dress Report
Submitted by Falkland Islands News Network (Juanita Brock) 27.06.2006 (Article Archived on 11.07.2006)

Children from 0 to 10 took part in this annual event at the Town Hall.

Photo (c) J. Brock (FINN) Governors are getting younger these days.

Jelly Tots Fancy Dress

                                                                     Gov. Nelson I presume?

The Jelly tots Fancy Dress Party, supported by a very generous donation by Cable and Wireless, was held in the Town Hall on Sunday June 25^th.  More than 75 children aged from very small to year six, dressed up in a huge variety of  spectacular costumes.  Lots of family, friends and spectators  came along to support them, where the judges, Councillor Richard Cockwell, Denise Kemp and Lesley Barrett had the unenviable and difficult job of judging all the children in ten categories!

The children who dressed up all received rosettes to acknowledge   huge amount of work and imagination that had gone into creating their costumes.  Prizes and rosettes were presented by Mrs Jo Ellick, Customer Services Manager for Cable and Wireless.

The Prize Winners were as follows

0 – 12 months

1^st                     Calvin Curtis                              Winnie–the-pooh

2^nd                    Amy Kultschar                           Fairy

3^rd                     Archie Paice                             FIDF Soldier

13 months – pre pre-school

1^st                     Sam Nelson                               H E the Governor

2^nd                    Ella Clement                             Piglet

3^rd                     Luna Leyton-Quiroga                  The Moon and the stars

Pre-school

1^st                     Alex Plato                                 Henry the Octopus

2^nd                    Cameron Mitchell                     Pirate

3^rd                     Thomas Watson                         Cowboy

Reception

1^st                     Morgan Harris                            Indian

2^nd                    Emmaleigh Middleton                 Elina the Fairy

Joint 3^rd             Gabriella Graham                     Sleeping Beauty

                        Vicky Berntsen                            Angelina Ballerina

Year 1          

1^st                     Tegan Francis                            Mermaid from Gypsy cove

2nd                   Ashley Reeves                           Cheetah

3rd                   Rebecca Harris                          Present

Year 2

1^st                     Sasha Williams                           Indian Squaw

2^nd                    Georgia Igao                            Pink Panther

3^rd                     Jack Ford                                  Cow Boy

Year 3

1^st                     Reece Harris                             Crusader

Joint 2^nd            Mark McLeod                            Soldier

                        Axel Rodriguez-Reid                   Soldier

Year 4

1^st                     Emily Cairns-Wicks                     Witch

2^nd                    Tessa Davies                              Devil

Years 5 & 6

1^st                     Paige Mitchell                           Witch

Groups and Pairs

1^st                     Darby and Regan Newman        Geisha Girls

                        and Jessica Whalley- King

2^nd                    Hamish and Flora McKee           Save the Whale

The Town Hall looked great, decorated by the children of Jelly Tots and with pictures of previous Children’s Fancy Dress Parties. The children enjoyed sitting down for juice and party food after parading in their costumes, many had their faces painted by Dominique Giudicelli. 

Jelly Tots have twice weekly play sessions in the Parish Hall for children from Birth to Five years with their Parents or Carers.  New Members are really welcome to come along to take the opportunity to play, chat have tea or coffee in a different environment.

Jelly tots would like to thank Cable and  Wireless for their very generous sponsorship of the event, to the Judges for doing such a difficult job, and most of all to the Children  who dressed up, and those who helped them create such excellent costumes.

Contributed by M. McKee

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