She doth teach the torches to burn bright

Pegasus
She doth
storyland
teach the
torches to
burn bright
Tiffany Hill is all set for the biggest day of her life at the weekend.
The Castle Vale beauty is one of
50 finalists in the Miss Birmingham 2016 contest at the Burlington Hotel in the city.
The winner will be named at
around 10pm this Sunday evening, after a four hour ordeal.
The girls have four changes of
outfits during the ceremony, each
with a different theme. One of the
outfits has to be ‘home made’
Turn this page and see
just how much children
love dressing up for World
Book Day.
It’s become a major national event. Pegasus
children and staff looked
splendid for the day.
Tyburn Mail has pictured
just some of the youngsters.
The school was full of costumed
characters. Every classroom, corridor
and office was brightened up and
transformed into a storyland.
For some parents, the day is a nightmare of a day, trying to stitch together a costume. But for most parents,
it involves a trip to the shops, or a
search through ebay, for a ready
made costume of a film or book character.
The four themes:
1. fashion
2.eco wear, made from recyclable
the
materials, designed and made by
contestant
3.sports (gym wear/sports kit)
4. evening ball gown
It’s become quite a commercial event
since it all began in 1995.
The original date was 23rd April.
Some say that date was chosen
because it marks the day of Shakespeare’s birth in 1564...... and of his
death 52 years later in 1616.
But the Spanish disagree.
They came up with the idea of celebrating the 23rd April back in the
1920s, because that day celebrates
the death of their most celebrated
writer, Miguel Cervantes.
He, too, died on 23rd April 1616.
Cervantes is most famous for his
novel Don Quixote, about a man
who tried to bringing back traditional
values of chivalry to a degenerating
world. And thereby hangs a tale.
Pictured here are: Milly and Nathan
as Mary Poppins and Horrid Henry,
and Harleigh, Liam and Daisy as
Little Red Riding Hood, Dennis the
Menace and Dorothy
Page 20 pics: Ocean as Jessie,
Daisy as Dorothy, Adam as Slappy,
Charlie as Harry Potter, Brianne as
Olaf, Kaden as the Mad Hatter, Rocco and Finley as Peter Pan and Iron
Man, Latie as the Cat in the Hat, Milly as Mary Poppins, Dante as Pirate,
Eva as one of the Three Little Pigs
Tiffany, who works in the Perfume Shop at
the Fort Shopping Centre, is making her
eco-outfit from discarded perfume boxes
Girls all ready for
Dance World Cup
45 from Spotlight School make England team
Dozens of local youngsters
are off to the Dance World
Cup later this year.
It‘s being held in sunny
Jersey, from 25th June to
2nd July 2016.
There’s language in her eye,
her cheek, her lip,
In total, 400 pupils chosen to represent England following auditions
nationwide involving thousands of
children. Birmingham based Spotlight
Stage School is supplying 45 of the
England team’s dancers.
Spotlight boss Vicky Richards is hoping that local business and organisations can help with the finances of the
team’s trip.
Parents are having to pay for travel
and accommodation.
There’s also kit, including costumes
and England team tracksuits.
Vicky estimates that the school’s bill
for entry fees and clothing costs almost £15,000 in total.
While youngsters are concentrating
on their dance routines and skills,
their parents are working out how to
afford the bills.
Vicky says that any contributions to
the Spotlight funds will be gratefully
received. The website is:
www.spotlightstageschool.co.uk
Page 19 Tyburn Mail March 2016