In my time as Chairman of the Institute one of the things I
enjoyed most were the trips to branches, especially when they coincided with
another event. So last March I found
myself in Wales to speak at their trading standards conference and attend the
regional heat of the Young Consumer of the Year (YCoY). It was a thoroughly enjoyable couple of days
and really pleasing to see such good support in Wales for the competition. That's why I was really pleased to hear from
Alison Farrar of the lovely Isle of Anglesey about this year's regional
heat. In an apparently nail biting
finish Brynteg Comprehensive beat off
stiff competition to win by one point. I
wish them well in the final that takes place at our annual Conference in June
and congratulate not only the winners but also the other nine teams that took
part. The competition could not take
place without the support of the schools, teachers, services and sponsors so I
thank them all.
As far as I'm aware
that was the only competitive event of any significance that has happened in
Wales this week. Well despite being a
hardened English rugby fan I don't think I can call the events at the
Millennium Stadium as competitive!!
I am attending the
London regional YCoY final this week and will let you know how the teams get on.
You can read the
press release for the YCoY regional final here http://www.tradingstandardswales.org.uk/news/news-item.cfm/newsid/67
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