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Finalist Ali meets Mister Maker at the Whats on 4 Little Ones Awards

Although we were disappointed not to win at the What’s on 4 Little Ones Awards, we are still thrilled to have reached the finals and would like to thank ALL our customers for supporting us through the nominations and voting process. Here’s the report from our Technical Director, Ali Beckman, who visited Brighton for the ceremony:

“Attending the Awards Ceremony was an amazing experience and I wondered if Oscar Award Nominees were as nervous as I was on the day!!!! As I sat there supping champagne, patiently waiting for it to start I suddenly felt very nervous and wished I had opted for a soft drink!!! The ceremony was opened by the founder and owner of What’s on 4 Ltd, Sam Willoughby and hosted by the popular CBeebies presenter Phil Gallagher aka Mister Maker.

With the ceremony underway, I realised just how much of an honour it was to be a finalist especially when I heard how many nominations there had been. Puddle Ducks were in the top four for ‘Best National Pre-School Development Activity (2 to 5 years) in the UK’ and I was also in the top four for the ‘Most outstanding Activity Leader for the Under 5’s’.

For this latter award there were 49 nominees and altogether there were over 27000 votes cast! Although we didn’t gain the top spot, knowing we were in the top four of both these categories left me feeling very proud at our outstanding achievement.

The Awards Ceremony finished with Mister Maker mingling with the guests and their children which of course was the highlight of my children’s weekend! I left feeling very positive and proud that I was able to fly the flag for Puddle Ducks at this prestigious Awards Ceremony and I have no doubt in my mind that we will be back there next year and who knows what might happen!”

Posted: Tuesday, 29th June 2010 by Tracy
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