The photos below are from the photocall I attended today at which a P1 pupil from Park Place Primary School received his voucher for a children’s party for up to 20 of his friends, following his win in the balloon launch competition that marked the start of West End Christmas Week last month.
Every Primary One pupil across the four West End primary schools – Park Place, St Joseph’s, Blackness and Ancrum Road – took part in the massive balloon launch and the balloon belonging to Adam Al-Hussein won, travelling all the way to a village near Falkenberg on the west coast of Sweden.
Adam won his party prize thanks to the generosity of local car business Barnetts Motor Group, and Paul Barnett, Managing Director of Barnetts, took part in the photocall as well as myself. Many thanks to the Courier, Evening Telegraph and Press and Journal for their coverage of today's event.
The West End Christmas Week has featured balloon launches two or three times before but the furthest any balloon travelled in the past was to Norway, and Adam’s is therefore not only this year’s winning entry but has in fact travelled the furthest of any balloon in our various balloon races over the years. The balloon launch was great fun and it was great to see so many primary one children and their parents come along to it.
Anders, from Sweden, who found Adam's balloon, e-mailed us as follows (I have arranged to send Anders some Dundee souvenirs as a 'thank you' for his contacting us about Adam's balloon being found in Sweden) :
"From: "Anders Svensson"
Date: 12/12/2009 09:12PM
Subject: Adams balloon
Hello Adam!
I have found your balloon.
My name is Anders Svensson. I live in a small village called Kinnared, which
is located 40 km east of Falkenberg on the Swedish west-coast.
Last tuesday(the 8:th of december) I was walking in a forest near Kinnared
and then I found a balloon belonged to Adam AC-Hussein 5 years old.
Merry Christmas to all of You."
Every Primary One pupil across the four West End primary schools – Park Place, St Joseph’s, Blackness and Ancrum Road – took part in the massive balloon launch and the balloon belonging to Adam Al-Hussein won, travelling all the way to a village near Falkenberg on the west coast of Sweden.
Adam won his party prize thanks to the generosity of local car business Barnetts Motor Group, and Paul Barnett, Managing Director of Barnetts, took part in the photocall as well as myself. Many thanks to the Courier, Evening Telegraph and Press and Journal for their coverage of today's event.
The West End Christmas Week has featured balloon launches two or three times before but the furthest any balloon travelled in the past was to Norway, and Adam’s is therefore not only this year’s winning entry but has in fact travelled the furthest of any balloon in our various balloon races over the years. The balloon launch was great fun and it was great to see so many primary one children and their parents come along to it.
Anders, from Sweden, who found Adam's balloon, e-mailed us as follows (I have arranged to send Anders some Dundee souvenirs as a 'thank you' for his contacting us about Adam's balloon being found in Sweden) :
"From: "Anders Svensson"
Date: 12/12/2009 09:12PM
Subject: Adams balloon
Hello Adam!
I have found your balloon.
My name is Anders Svensson. I live in a small village called Kinnared, which
is located 40 km east of Falkenberg on the Swedish west-coast.
Last tuesday(the 8:th of december) I was walking in a forest near Kinnared
and then I found a balloon belonged to Adam AC-Hussein 5 years old.
Merry Christmas to all of You."
Above : Adam with myself and Paul Barnett (in a Swedish Volvo, of course!)
Above : Adam sees the distance between Falkenberg and Dundee, courtesy of Google Earth!
Above : Adam in Barnetts' play den!
Above : Anders kindly sent us a photo of Adam's balloon and label!