Mike Penning MP congratulates Kings Langley School on national UK Rock Challenge win!
23rd July 2012
Local MP, Mike Penning, has congratulated Kings Langley School on winning the national final of the UK Rock Challenge.
Mike Penning and his wife, Angie, attended the National Final in Milton Keynes together with Dacorum Mayor Bert Chapman and his wife Shirley.
Mike said:
“I have been following local schools at the UK Rock Challenge for several years and it was fantastic to see Kings Langley win Overall First Place at the National Final. It was a well-deserved win and the noise and excitement is something they will remember for a long time!
“It was an additional honour for me to be invited to present the winning prize. It really was a great night and a tremendous achievement!”
Kings Langley’s winning production was themed “Swift as a shadow, short as any dream” and beat off literally hundreds of other schools to take first place.
The Rock Challenge is an international music and dance competition for schools and colleges which focuses on driving home positive messages about substance misuse and crime prevention by providing young people with the opportunity to experience a ‘drug free high’. The UK Rock Challenge consistently attracts a high number of entries, involving thousands of young people. The initiative is supported by police and businesses around the country and is seen to be a valuable contribution to a student’s Record of Achievement.
The benefits of participation in the UK Rock Challenge are widely recognised and include improved fitness, confidence, mutual support and sense of responsibility.
The UK Rock Challenge is part of a global phenomenon that originated in Australia, but has now spread to include New Zealand, UK, Ireland, Germany, South Africa and the USA.
