ABC Inter-College Competition 2010

There was a hubbub of excitement at College in the run-up to the first ABC Inter-College Competition run by our Tutor - Dawn Pennington, at Bournemouth and Poole College. She invited all the colleges in the UK doing the same courses to take part. The competition was amazingly organised, with Eddie Spence as one of the judges, a guest appearance from Mary Ford and the Mayor of Bournemouth.

The display of cakes and flowers were stunning. Often when we are all in class we miss what other people are doing. It was also really interesting to see what the other colleges were creating considering everyone would have been given the same brief and requirement for each category, the variety was truly inspiring.

I was delighted to achieve a Merit for my Christmas Carousel, my first ever Royal Iced creation and a Gold Medal for my Paris Showgirls Sugarpaste cake.

It was also a honour to meet Eddie Spence and Mary Ford, both very inspirational people. After a long conversation with Eddie about my Christmas Carousel (apparently it was only 1 or 2 points off a bronze!) it was very interesting to see how much attention to detail and how the smallest things make a difference when it comes to judging. I will be getting my protractor and compass out for the next Royal Iced cake methinks!