20th August 2010

Val;   Rehearsals for this started at 3.30pm - large ballroom;  catwalk;  large screen; sound system; lights; 2 film crews - sounds very organised?!?   Two teams - the Russians and the Brits - and masses of outfits.   Communication was interesting between the Russian team and the rest of the world but on the essential level of patchwork everyone was fine!!

I am writing this 'after the event' and the event was magnificent;   you will be able to see it all on the site in a couple of months;  our Jennie closed each segment with her twiddled bits as well as the whole event with her Bride outfit and bouquet but it is hard to say who actually stole the show - they were all BRILLIANT - and our team in addition to Jennie Rayment were Annette Claxton, Angela Madden, Helen Deighan, Ferret,plus two brilliant students called Bex Farr and and Lucy Holbrook  from Inkberrow Design Centre;  and while our team won, the Russians provided an excellent challenge and some really lovely outfits.   Again, you will be able to have a ringside seat soon.