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Cliff Happy to Have Finished

cliff happy to have finished
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Cliff manages to finish the final task at the end of the final day of competition and assemble the pagoda - much to his relief!

The final day was the toughest for Cliff but he managed to complete a highly technical piece of the roof against a tight deadline.

Now the long nail-biting wait to see how Cliff, Dean and the rest of Team UK have done over the intense four days competition.

Fingers are crossed for everyone and a very well done to all in Team UK for their great effort and enthusiasm!

Watch to see the emotional finish for Team UK competitors as they complete their tasks at the end of Day 4:

(Acknowledgements: UK Skills)

WorldSkills Competition Update – Day 2

Another great day yesterday with Team UK competitors taking the heat in their stride. Cliff and Dean seemed to be coping well and not phased by the crowds of visitors – we’ve been told around 40,000 people have visited Stampede Park so far since the competition began.

It’s difficult to imagine the size of the venue without you actually seeing it – but believe us, Stampede Park is huge and well equipped to deal with its hoards of fascinated visitors.

We’ve been trying our hand at filming some clips for you to get a taste of the competitive action. Check out our first edit below!

 

Dean and Cliff's first day of WorldSkills Calgary 2009 Competition

 

 

We've heard on the grapevine that the guys' first day of competition went well. Both have kept their cool under pressure and in the Calgary sunshine!

Here’s a pic of Dean in action (left), whilst it’s all smiles for Cliff (right) at the end of day one.

See our flickr pages for more photos including other WorldSkills Calgary 2009 Team UK competitors.   

A Dragon’s Send Off!

All went well at our send off event for Cliff and Dean at the Wales Office in London yesterday.

It was a sunny day and there were plenty of smiles as all of our guests joined in wishing the lads good luck for next week. The guys will be representing Team UK at WorldSkills Calgary, but we couldn’t resist sending them on their way without a little bit of Wales in their pockets – so it was a dragon’s send off from us!

Later in the evening, Team UK celebrated at the stylish Imagination Gallery. They were joined by celebrity chef, James Martin.

Check out some of the photos from both send off events on flickr.

Dean & Cliff were relaxed throughout and clearly remaining focused to perform at their best in Calgary. We are sure they’ll do us proud!

WorldSkills Canada 2009 - Send off for Dean and Cliff

We are very proud of Dean and Cliff’s success in making it on to Team UK. We want to recognise their achievement and show our support for them ahead of WorldSkills Calgary 2009.

A small send off event is being held for the lads and their families and supporters in London on Thursday 27 August. The venue – the prestigious Wales Office. Attendance is ‘by invitation only’. However we will share some photos here!

Following our event, the 26 young people on Team UK are being sent off in style at the Imagination Gallery in London.