World Book Day 2014@Tameside College
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Jenny Worsdale, Deputy
Principal said; “It was great to have the
opportunity to share a
story with the children in
our nursery. I hope they
will get the same pleasure from books and
from reading that I have
over the years.”
We worked hard sourcing images from that era
based on transport, fashion, music, film, politics,
technology and sport and created collages for
display. It really is amazing how so many things
have changed and look dated though fashion &
make up has gone full circle.
The theme this year was “50 years ago” to
coincide with the college’s 50th year. That took us
back to the 1960s and gave us lots of scope!
“BE STILL!”
The nursery children all made golden crowns in reference to the story that was read to
them, “Where the Wild Things Are,” by Deputy
Principal, Jenny Worsdale. Angela Wade dressed up
for the occasion in a wolf suit and appeared just like
main character in the story, Max. After they had
roared their terrible roars and gnashed their terrible
teeth and rolled their terrible eyes and showed their
terrible claws, the wild things (the nursery children)
each received a copy of the Maurice Sendak classic,
first published in 1964.
A big THANK YOU to the Fashion
Department for constructing
Max’s costume at short
notice...you really are an
integral part of World Book Day
at Tameside College!
Staff and students across both campuses really
got involved and joined in the fun. Quizzes,
competitions, picture opportunities and sixties
sweets had our ordinary library door turn into a
colourful revolving rainbow. Library staff dressed
in their sixties best & you could be sure
to find a glowing smile on the face of our
curious students and whilst the weather
may have been dim on the outside, the
library was beaming brightly on the
inside.
The libraries were decorated with
fantastic sixties collages which
consisted of iconic images from
an era of political uncertainty,
musical revolution,
futuristic technology, and some seriously funky
fashion. These collages were then used to compile a quiz for
our students. The quiz asked sixties related questions and the
answers could be found hiding amongst the many images.
Students had the chance to experience the thrill
of being inside a Volkswagen Camper van (albeit
a paper one). This van was a popular mode of
transport in the sixties, especially amongst the
Hippie subculture. These colourful vans could be
seen at peaceful protests covered in flowers and
scribed with anti-war messages. Thus, we gave
students and staff the opportunity to graffiti
decorate our very own vans with some colourful
artwork and slogans. As a result,
picture opportunities were made
available and students could flash
peace signs through the windows of our
hippie van,
Pictures from the day made local newspapers, Manchester Evening News & Tameside Advertiser featured us in their World Book Day 2 page spread with photos of the occasion and plenty of editorial.
As always, in celebration of books on WBD students across the college were given £1 tokens to use at good book sellers everywhere.
The “Back to the Sixties Staff Photos” kept students
amused as they were asked to match the baby & hip
looking teen photos of library staff in the 1960s to
the 2014 version.
The importance of reading:
Sweets and treats were available on the day as well
and we certainly didn’t have any of the reduced
sugar sweets of today. We went back in time to the
“Penny tray” and brought forth the memories of
gooey “Fruit Salads” stuck between the teeth and
black tongues from the popular “Black Jacks”.
Flying Saucers, Sherbet Fountains, Pink
Prawns, foam bananas, Popcorn and Parma
Violets had students flocking in their numbers
at the opportunity of securing a handful of sweets
for the afternoon. A sense of nostalgia was in the
air as classic games from the sixties era were
displayed and free to take part in. Pin the tail
on the donkey proved popular, as did Twister!
Students couldn’t resist the chance to get tangled
up with their friends & it was refreshing to see
iPhones and iPods disappear for the day!
World Book Day really did prove to be a
fun and educational occasion for
everyone involved. Students were
totally absorbed and were happy to
forget about today's mod-cons and respect the values
of the sixties era. As the music of the day played in the
background, a real sense of achievement was felt by
staff as smiles beamed across the room and laughter
echoed through book stands. It wasn't easy to hide the
fact that library staff enjoyed the day as much as the
students, a chance to provide a real experience and
dress up for the occasion simply overjoyed us. We'd like
to thank everyone who got involved and we aim to be
even better next year! Until then, come and visit us,
you've seen us all in costume now so you know we're a
truly friendly bunch.
Prize Winners
Foundation Degree student, Davis Strong, receives
the campervan biscuit tin for winning the “Match the
Staff” competition at Ashton Campus & Alistair
Milner wins the same at Hyde campus
Pathways student, Jacob Landy,
collects a £10.00 Amazon Voucher for
the most correct answers to our World
Book Day Quiz at Ashton
A Level student, Jack Harrop, collects a
£10.00 Amazon Voucher for the most
correct answers to our World Book Day
Quiz at Hyde Clarendon
Matthew Jackson & Joana Ferreira winners of
the Pin the Tail on the Donkey & Colour your
Campervan competition each received an
Easter egg
Runners up in the World Book Day
Quiz, Diane Davies & Amy Ludford,
each receive an Easter egg