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FOLKESTONE SCHOOL WINS THROUGH TO KENT  FINAL

Folkestone School for Girls have won through to the County finals of the Young Consumers of the Year Competition 2005.

The Kent final will be held at County Hall, Maidstone, on 18 January 2005, and teams from Chatham House Grammar School, Ramsgate, Folkestone School for Girls, Folkestone,Homewood School,  Tenterden,Oakwood Park Grammar School, Maidstone,Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys, Canterbury and St Lawrence College,  Ramsgate will be competing to represent the county in the Regional Final in June 2005.

Each team of four had to answer ten questions in the following categories: General Knowledge; Food and Drink; Safety and the Environment; Consumer Organisations; Consumer Affairs; Money Credit and Finance; Advertising and Europe. Example questions included: 'hat colour is the earth wire in a three-in plug' to 'ICSTIS is the regulatory body for which type of service'?

The Kent Final is a prestigious event sponsored by Bose Ltd. The successful teams will come face to face for the first time in the university challenge-style tournament which will be hosted by former BBC Radio Kent presenter, Barbara Sturgeon.

Each team member will receive a bag of goodies donated by local businesses and, in addition, the winning team's school will receive a 14" Television and DVD player as well as a DVD player for each team member.

Lead Member for Kent Trading Standards, Paulina Stockell, is particularly looking forward to the Kent Final: "I always enjoy this hotly-contested event and am delighted that the competition has become a regular feature in so many schools and youth groups. Consumer education promotes self-awareness and enables people to make proper use of goods and services - skills these teenagers increasingly need in today's society".