by Samir Patel
The grand
final for the BBC Radio 2 500-word challenge was held at Hampton Court Palace this year.
The event was hosted by Chris Evans with performances from John Newman,
Bastille, HRH Duchess of Cornwall, a choir, a musical fanfare and many more.
Although my
story wasn’t selected as a top 50 in the challenge I did get tickets, so I
could attend the event. It happened on the eighth of June 2018 from 6am to
10am.
At 5am they
made a queue so the 3,000 people attending could wait in a line. By half past
everyone had arrived, and the line snaked back and forth, but it was a good
rest for everyone after the long journey there.
There were two categories 5-9 & 10-13 years of age, and there
was a bronze, silver & gold award in both categories. The stories were fun,
entertaining and often politically correct.
The whole thing was recorded for television & was live on
the radio. Between intervals they either had a band playing or live radio. The
event was very entertaining, and I encourage everyone to submit their own
stories for next year.
Well written Samir!
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