Florists compete at Ellerslie
Ten apprentice florists arrived in Christchurch on Tuesday to compete in the inaugural Ellerslie International Flower Show (EIFS) “Young apprentice Florist of the Year Competition”. over the next 5 days they will compete for a chance to represent their country at the Worldskills International Competitions in London 2011.
At the conclusion of the first day, the competitors had accomplished 3 tasks.
Rachael Percival
Clara Pullar
Amalia Wilson
Nichola Mitchell
Hannah Smith
Amy Schweder
Colleen May
Aroha Hebberd
Kirstie Autridge
Danielle Smith
Left to right, back row: Caitlin Thorburn 2009 Winner and international representative at worldskills at Calgary and Culhane Petrie timekeeper. Front row: Penny Trubshaw, Ray King, Cassie Cross, Judges