Mentions in other media

We had a fair amount of publicity from various sources; I've collected a few and the links are here:

http://www.in-cumbria.com/literature-quiz-joy-for-pupils-1.861585?referrerPath=home/welcome

http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/cockermouth-school-pupils-jet-off-to-new-zealand-contest-1.857954?referrerPath=news

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-14135392

I will add more as I come across them.

More thoughts in retrospect

I'm sure there were many other people involved in the organisation of the 20th Anniversary celebrations of the Kids' Lit Quiz - people we didn't meet or whose support was in the background but this doesn't mean we aren't appreciative of their hard work behind the scenes.

One mention I haven't made is that of the Marriott family, ex-Cockermouthians who now live in New Zealand. Their daughter Melissa contacted me after her school was involved in their local heat and they heard Wayne announce that the winning school from the UK, which would be coming to New Zealand for the final in July, was Cockermouth School. Had her family not emigrated several years ago Melissa would now be attending our school and to show support for her native land she and her family travelled 4 hours to be at the Quiz final! We really appreciated their support and thank them very much for giving up their time to come to Southwell School - it was great to meet you all. Melissa will soon be too old to compete any more but has a younger sister and brother who will be eligible sooner or later - keep reading, guys!