Staff and Students went down to Buckingham Palace to receive the prestigious Queens Award over the half-term, here is a report from one of the students.

 TRIP TO LONDON

On Thursday, My Mum dropped me off at Norwich Station with the students and the staff. We went from Norwich to London Liverpool Street. London was very busy on the underground. We arrived at Victoria Station and walked to the hotel. The room was nice and I shared with Lewis Wise. We got on with each other really well, we both sleep well and talked about ourselves. We went to a Café for lunch, we went shopping in Leicester Square and then we walked to Covent Garden and I bought Big Ben and London Eye together for my family. For myself I bought Big Ben and a London Mug. That evening we went to Spaghetti House Restaurant, I had Garlic Bread for starter and Spaghetti Bolognaise and for pudding I had Vanilla and Chocolate Ice Cream with chocolate sauce.

On Friday we went down stairs to have breakfast and I was full up. We went back to the room to get our suits on. Afterwards we walked to Buckingham Palace and went inside. We went to the East Ballroom and we sat down.  There music was played by Scots Guards all the time. First the important people processed in and sat at the front and the back.  Then the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Phillip, came in. They sat at the front. The National Anthem was played and then the Queen and Prince Phillip gave out the Award and Scroll.

We went to the Picture Gallery and we stood with Dick Palmer, Danusia Latosinski and Bryony Fork. Prince Phillip came to us first and talked to all of us and then the Queen came along to talk to us and then Princess Anne came along too. They asked us where we were from, what we do at College and how we are doing at College. I felt excited to talk to the Queen, Prince Phillip and Princess Anne and I feel proud and surprised to be chosen to go to Buckingham Palace. We walked out of Buckingham Palace and took some photos in the courtyard because we were not allowed to take photos inside. We came home to Norwich at 4.25pm and I was pleased about it. My Family felt proud of me for what I done.

Stephen Czwartacki