Queen's Day 2021
Reports and photos from Rachel Green, Fiona Kilpatrick, Kelly Green and Emil Pirzenthal
Queen's Day was held on Friday the 26th February 2021. This is a public holiday where we celebrate the Queen's Birthday. Tristan's Queen's Day is held in February or March to enable a produce show to be held in the austral late Summer/Early Autumn.
The gong sounded early morning to ensure that everyone knew Queen's Day was to be celebrated. Although the morning started with showers of rain, everyone was very happy that the weather improved as the day went on. St Mary's School is normally where Queen's Day is held. Morning competitions are held in the school hall and sport events, which are held in the afternoon, take place on the 'American Fence' situated just below the school. At 11am all entries to the competitions had to be submitted and at 12pm the judging took place. Everyone gathered in front of the school at about 2pm to take part in or watch the sport activities.
The women's sack race.
Programme
| 06.30am | Fishing Competition starts for adults and children age 5-16yrs - Fisheries |
| 09.30-11.00am | Competition exhibits/entries assembled at St Marys School: - Best traditional fry Teddy Cakes - Telecommunications. (Judges: Clinton & Emil) - Best Bacon & Egg Pies - Factory. (Judges: Fiona & Helene) - Art competition - School. (Judges: Sally & Vincent) - Vegetables/pot plants/wild flowers - Agriculture. (Judges: Kumi, Roxanne, Sally & Steve) - Best Raw Potato Sculpture - Police. (Judges: Richard & Omar) - Best Fry Octopus - PWD General. (Judges: Steve & Jessica) - Best Portrait of a Northern Rockhopper Penguin - Conservation. (Judges: Dr Silvia & Steve) - Best Fry Tristan Crisp (pensioners & non pensioners) - Mechanical. (Judges: Fiona & Kate) |
| 12.00 | Judging to take place. |
| 1.00pm Onwards | Events held on the American Fence: - Adults Sack Race - Tourism and Post Office Dept. - Wheel Chair Race - Hospital Dept. - Fishing Stall for Children - Finance Dept. - Guess the number of sweets in the Jar - Island Store - Best Paper Air Plane - (CTBTO) |
| 2.00pm | Variety of Children's Games - School |
| 2.00-4.00pm | Bar open at School |
| 3.00pm | Football Rounders - Electrical and Plumbing |
| 5.00-6.00pm | Administrator and Mr Towsend's reception, raffle and presentation of prizes at the Residency. |
Everyone enjoyed the events that took place and later went to the Residency for prize giving, refreshments and to raise a toast to HM Queen Elizabeth. It was a fun filled day and enjoyed by everyone.
Food
Co-Administrator Fiona Kilpatrick and Kate Sherry judging the home made crisps
Emil Pirzenthal judging the Teddy Cakes
Food Winners
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Fiona Kilpatrick adds: "We take judging the produce seriously on Queen's Day. I personally tasted 17 different types of Tristan Crisps. It's a tough job...The winning potato sculpture celebrated our Northern Rockhopper Penguins."
Art
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| Above and below: Potato sculptures, including the winning Northern Rockhopper Penguin (top left) | |
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Above and below: Miniature garden wild flower arrangements
Art Winners
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| Best drawing of a Rockhopper Penguin - Children | Best Rockhopper Penguin - Adults |
Vegetables Produce
Vegetables at the produce show in the school hall
Pot Plant Competition
Co-Administrator Steve Townsend weighing entries for heaviest potato
Produce Winners
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Races and Competitions
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| Potato and spoon race - Tristan's take on the egg and spoon race | |
Competitors lined up for the wheelchair race in the school's games court
Wheelchair race underway. There is a video of the race on Facebook.
Race and Competition Winners
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| Lucky dip at the school | Administrators presenting prizes |