USA Cultural Exchange Visit AWESOME!

AWESOME

11hr Productions 5th Cultural Exchange, which coincided with our 5th Birthday celebrations was heraled a great success.

They arrived on Tuesday 6th April and all 19 of them had a wonderful day touring our home City of Leicester inlcuding the Cathedral, Guildhall and Jewry Wall.

On Wednesday we took them on a tour of London to see all the great sights including Buckingham Palace, The Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey, Trafalgar Square and St Pauls Cathedral. The weather wasn't brilliant that day but who minded, we were seeing all those wonderful sights they had been hearing about all their lives.

The Wednesday saw a beautful day, both weather wise and and city wise, with trips to Cambridge and Ely. In Cambridge they all tried their hand at Punting on the Cam, mercifully no one fell in!

In Ely we had a look around yet another Cathedral, surprise surprise!

Friday saw a trip to Nottingham and meeting with both Robin Hood and the Sheriff of Nottingham!

Then came the Big Day! We started rehearsals for our special VE Night Party. Only stopping for a Pizza lunch we all worked hard before the guests arrived at 7pm to enjoy a complete wartime expereince, including dancing, entertainment, a themed Murder Mystery and of course the 'on the ration' buffet!


11hr UK and USA sang for the congragation at church the next morning and spent the rest of the day with their host families. Beating the impending ash cloud they flew back home to Missouri on Monday.

A great week, a HUGE thank you to all involved and HAPPY BIRTHDAY 11hr Productions!