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The UK Rock Challenge is the British arm of the Global Rock Challenge. The Rock Challenge is an anti-drug and crime-prevention that takes the form of a friendly performing arts competition for schools and colleges. Originating in Australia in the 1980s, it reached UK shores due to Inspector Mark Pontin of the Hampshire Constabulary seeing it in 1995 and being so impressed that he persuaded the Chief Constable of Hampshire Constabulary to introduce it into their area of the UK. The first UK event took place in Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth in 1996 involving 11 schools and around 750 young people; since then, Rock Challenge has expanded into many areas across the UK; in 2016 there are 49 days of events.

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All the events in the UK are funded by the Be Your Best Foundation (Registered Charity Number 1077291), a non-profit charity set up by the creators of the Rock Challenge in the UK who source funding for the events across the UK.'

The Event

The premise of the Rock Challenge is that each school puts together an 8-minute dance and drama production on a theme of their choice set to a soundtrack of commercially available music. Over the course of months/weeks schools create their production and finally bring it to an event day held at a professional venue where they spend the day rehearsing and preparing for an evening show where parents, peers, community members, and invited guests attend. During the evening, a panel of judges give verbal feedback on each performance and also score each piece based on strict criteria. Performances are judged on:

Performance Judge Marks:

  • Choreography (out of 10)
  • Performance Skill (out of 10)
  • Soundtrack (out of 10)

    • Production Judge Marks:

  • Hair and Make-up (out of 10)
  • Costume (out of 10)
  • Lighting (out of 10)

    • Drama and Design Judge Marks:

  • Drama (out of 10)
  • Set Design and Function (out of 10)
  • Concept (out of 10)

    • Each judge also gives the performance a mark for 'Overall Impact' out of 5.

    At the end of the evening a prize ceremony is held where a number of awards are presented along with the announcement of the top-scoring schools.

    The Rock Challenge message

    The core message of the Be Your Best Rock Challenge is to show young people how they can achieve a 'natural high' on life rather than with the use of drugs, alcohol and tobacco - the concept is that through participation in the event at a professional venue with a professional production and technical crew, the students are helped in the belief that they can achieve a high on life rather than relying on substances. This is emphasised during the event where everyone is warned that if anyone is caught smoking, taking drugs or drinking alcohol the individual/s concerned will be asked to leave and their team will be deducted two overall ranking places (making it impossible for them to win or go further in the competition).

    Participation in the Rock Challenge has shown to have many positive effects on participants, schools, and communities, including:

  • Self-esteem
  • Teamwork skills
  • Anti-social behaviour
  • Truancy rates
  • Curriculum links
  • Teacher-student relations
  • School-community relations

    • Concept, history and Australian origins

    Rock Challenge has been running in the UK since 1996 (see above) and has been running as the Rock Eisteddfod Challenge in Australia since 1980 (see History in Rock Eisteddfod Challenge page) and has reached out across the world to New Zealand (Stage Challenge), Japan (Rock Challenge Japan), Germany, South Africa (ARA Be Your BestTM Rock Challenge) and UAE (set up by the British Be Your Best Rock Challenge). Rock Challenge also had a short and small stay in the US, but there has been no known activity since the confirmation of two events for 2004.

    Just like in the UK, since its inception in Australia the events have grown in popularity, so much that the National Finals are shown on the Nine Network over a period of weeks on a Saturday Morning (after being previously recorded live). This television coverage has been happening since the early 1990s, but since thes UK launch in 1996 it still does not have any major media coverage there.

    The most famous participant of Rock Challenge in the UK was the actress Emma Watson from the Harry Potter franchise. She participated twice, once in 2006 and once as the Rock Challenge leader in 2007 with her school in Oxford.

    Competition format

    Rock Challenge is split into 2 age brackets:

    Junior Rock Challenge The Junior Rock Challenge started in the UK in 2005 for participants aged 7–11. Many Junior Rock Challenges events are not full competitions based on the desires of the local schools and sponsors.

    Rock Challenge Rock Challenge is for participants aged 11–18. As of 2004, Rock Challenge has been split into 2 competition divisions; the Open and the Premier divisions: In the 'Open' Division:

  • Open Division schools take part in heats across the country. Schools that win their heat (plus many that place 2nd) progress to the Regional Open Grand Final (North or South depending on the heat location).
  • Due to the increasing number of teams entering, there are 2 Open Grand Finals ('A' and 'B') for each region
  • In most cases each Open Grand Final winner (and one of the schools that places second) is promoted to the Premier Division for the following year (if one of the Premier Division schools chooses not to participate in any given year, their Premier Final space may be awarded to the other school that places 2nd at the Open Grand Final or possibly the school that placed 3rd behind the 2nd place promoted school).
  • Throughout the heats and finals, schools also compete for awards which merit the teams' performances in certain aspects of the piece - these range from hair and make up to video performance.

    • In the 'Premier' Division:

  • In each region there are 12 Premier Division schools in any given year.
  • In the majority of cases, Premier schools are required to showcase their performance before competing at the Regional Premier Grand Final.
  • Premier schools compete against each other in the region's Premier Grand Final where they will compete for ranking places and awards (as per the Open Division).
  • To remain in the Premier Division, schools are required to place in the top nine at the Regional Final, which, added together with the winners and runners-up from the Open Grand Finals, gives you the Premier Schools for the following year.

    • From 2007, National Awards have also been awarded, judged nationally by a panel of judges new and independent from those at the live events, announcing each division's top schools in each criteria.

    Scottish Grand Final As of 2012, schools participating in Scottish events will compete at heats for a place in the Scottish Grand Final held in Dundee. Should a school win the Scottish Grand Final two years in succession they will be given the option of competing in the Northern Region Premier Division for the following year. Should a school win the Scottish Grand Final three years in succession they will be automatically moved into the Northern Region Premier Grand Final for the following year.

    National Grand Final In 2009 the UK's first National Grand Final was held at the Sheffield Arena. This consisted of the top 5 schools from each Premier Final along with the top scoring first place from the Open finals (one from the North and one from the South) giving twelve schools: Sandown High School from Sandown, Isle of Wight won this event with their performance 'Cursed' after winning their Open Grand Final.

    In 2012 the second UK Rock Challenge National Grand Final was held at the Milton Keynes Theatre, Milton Keynes: Kings Langley School, Hertfordshire won this event with their performance entitled 'Swift as a shadow short as any dream.'.

    Events and venues

    Since 1996, the Tour has been to many venues around the country and as Rock Challenge has become larger, so have the venues. Even just in the first year it grew from one night and one event to 8 venues and 11 nights.

    With the planned National Grand Final, it would bring the biggest ever venue ever used by the Rock Challenge team in the UK, The Sheffield Arena with a capacity up to 12,500 seated (downgraded to 4000 seats for Final).

    As of 2012 the events will have taken place in the following towns/cities across the UK:

    • Aberdeen • Arbroath • Basingstoke • Belfast • Bournemouth • Bradford • Brighton • Carlisle • Crawley • Croydon • Derby • Dundee • Eastbourne • Grantham • Grimsby • Hackney • Hemel Hempstead • Hull • Inverness • Leeds • Lincoln • London (central) • Manchester • Margate • Milton Keynes • North Finchley • Portsmouth • Reading • Sheffield • Skegness • Southampton • St Albans • Stevenage • York

    Sponsors

    The Be Your Best Foundation is always looking for sponsorship, because they are a charity and this sponsor helps to put on the events. There is a wide range of sponsors, but not as internationally known as the Australian sponsorship is (like Calvin Klein for one). In certain areas where the Rock Challenge is there is major backing and sponsorship from the local police force (partly because the introduction to the UK was with the backing of the Hampshire Constabulary). The One Network Radio stations like Heart FM(formerly known as 2CR FM), Southern FM, Chiltern Radio are also sponsors in their area and this way the Rock Challenge also some times use local presenters from the Radio Stations. Other Radio stations which are not owned by The One Network are also used for sponsorship (for example both from the Yorkshire Radio Network: The Pulse & Viking FM; Independently owned Lincolnshire based Lincs FM and finally Belfast's Downtown Radio). Other campaigns for good health, to tackle drugs & alcohol and to promote a better community also appear in the sponsorship. Just like the Police forces in Rock Challenge tour areas, all the local city and borough councils promote the Rock Challenge (but in the London area there is no definitive sponsorship or backing from the Police or city council). For the Finals, the sponsorship changes slightly because all the finals are presented by the insurance company Ansvar insurance (which ironically has an Australian parent company) which is a company which helps non-profit organizations and individuals like Charities, helping by investing in certain organizations which work firstly and foremostly in alcohol and drug education (Ansvar Insurance (UK) Website). In the early announcements over the 2009 national finals it has been said that the success of the event is down highly to the sponsorship gained, to help the staging of the biggest event yet.

    Results

    Since its inception in 1996, many UK Rock Challenge events have taken place up and down the nation; below is a full chronological list of results (announced places) from the very first event to the present day:

    1996


    1996 Be Your Best Rock Challenge
    Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire

    Awards:

    1997


    1997 Be Your Best Croydon Rock Challenge
    Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon, Surrey
    Wednesday, 26 February

    Awards:

    1997 Get Real Be Your Best Portsmouth Rock Challenge Day One
     Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire
    Tuesday, 4 March

    Awards:

    1997 Get Real Be Your Best Portsmouth Rock Challenge Day Two
    Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire
    Thursday, 5 March

    Awards:

    1997 Get Real 2CR FM Be Your Best Bournemouth Rock Challenge
    Bournemouth Pavilion, Bournemouth, Dorset
    Friday, 7 March

    Awards:

    1997 Get Real 2-Ten FM Be Your Best Basingstoke Rock Challenge
    The Anvil Theatre, Basingstoke, Hampshire
    Wednesday, 12 March

    Awards:

    1997 Get Real Be Your Best Southampton Rock Challenge
    Southampton Guildhall, Southampton, Hampshire
    Friday, 14 March


    Awards:

    1997 Lifestyle Be Your Best Hull Rock Challenge
    Hull New Theatre, Hull
    Wednesday, 19 March


    Awards:

    1997 Be Your Best Fox FM Oxford Rock Challenge
    Apollo Theatre, Oxford, Oxfordshire
    Friday, 11 April


    Awards:

    1997 Be Your Best The Pulse Bradford Rock Challenge
    St George's Hall, Bradford, West Yorkshire
    Monday, 14 April


    Awards:

    1997 Be Your Best The Pulse Rock Challenge Northern Grand Final
    St George's Hall, Bradford, West Yorkshire
    Tuesday, 15 April


    Awards:

    1997 Be Your Best Get Real Rock Challenge Southern Grand Final
    Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire
    Thursday, 17 April


    Awards:

    1998


    1998 Get Real 2-Ten FM Be Your Best Basingstoke Rock Challenge
    The Anvil, Basingstoke, Hampshire
    Tuesday, 2 March


    Awards:

    1998 Get Real Be Your Best Southampton Rock Challenge
    Southampton Guildhall, Southampton, Hampshire
    Thursday, 5 March


    Awards:

    1998 Get Real 2CR FM Be Your Best Bournemouth Rock Challenge
    Bournemouth Pavilion, Bournemouth, Dorset
    Friday, 6 March


    Awards:

    1998 Get Real Be Your Best Portsmouth Rock Challenge Day One
    Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire
    Monday, 9 March


    Awards:

    1998 Get Real Be Your Best Portsmouth Rock Challenge Day Two
    Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire
    Tuesday, 10 March


    Awards:

    1998 Lifestyle Be Your Best Hull Rock Challenge
    Hull New Theatre, Hull
    Tuesday, 17 March


    Awards:

    1998 Be Your Best The Pulse Leeds Rock Challenge
    Leeds Grand Theatre, Leeds, West Yorkshire
    Friday, 20 March


    Awards:

    1998 Lifestyle Be Your Best Grimsby Rock Challenge
    Grimsby Auditorium, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire
    Tuesday, 24 March


    Awards:

    1998 Be Your Best Fox FM Oxford Rock Challenge
    Apollo Theatre, Oxford, Oxfordshire
    Thursday, 26 March


    Awards:

    1998 Be Your Best Brighton Rock Challenge
    The Dome, Brighton
    Friday, 27 March


    Awards:

    1998 Be Your Best Rock Challenge Southern Grand Final
    Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire
    Tuesday, 31 March


    Awards:

    1998 Lifestyle Be Your Best Grimsby Rock Challenge
    Grimsby Auditorium, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire
    Tuesday, 24 March


    Awards:

    1999


    1999 Get Real Be Your Best Power FM Portsmouth Rock Challenge Day One
    Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire
    Monday 1 February

    1st Place
    Cowes High School, Cowes, Isle of Wight
    2nd Place
    Park Community School, Leigh Park, Hampshire
    3rd Place
    Staunton Park Community School, Havant, Hampshire

    1999 Get Real Be Your Best Power FM Portsmouth Rock Challenge Day Two
    Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire
    Tuesday 2 February

    1st Place
    King Richard Secondary School Team Two, Portsmouth, Hampshire - Smash the Camera
    2nd Place
    South Downs College, Waterlooville, Hampshire
    3rd Place
    Mayville High School, Southsea, Hampshire

    1999 Get Real Be Your Best 2CRFM Bournemouth Rock Challenge
    Bournemouth Pavilion, Bournemouth, Dorset
    Wednesday 3 February

    1st Place
    Corfe Hills School, Poole, Dorset
    2nd Place
    Blandford School, Blandford Forum, Dorset
    3rd Place
    The Purbeck School, Wareham, Dorset

    1999 Be Your Best London Rock Challenge
    Drury Lane Theatre, London
    Sunday 7 February

    1st Place
    Peers Technology College, Oxford, Oxfordshire - The Lost Ones
    Joint 2nd Place
    The Misbourne School, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire
    Joint 2nd Place
    Crickhowell High School, Crickhowell, Powys

    1999 Be Your Best Reading Rock Challenge
    The Hexagon, Reading, Berkshire
    Monday 8 February

    1st Place
    The Wavell School, Farnborough, Hampshire
    2nd Place
    Frogmore Community College, Yateley, Hampshire
    3rd Place
    Fort Hill Community College Team Two, Basingstoke, Hampshire

    1999 Be Your Best Fox FM Oxford Rock Challenge Day One
    The Apollo Theatre, Oxford, Oxfordshire
    Tuesday 9 February

    1st Place
    The Misbourne School, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire - UHF
    2nd Place
    Peers Technology College, Oxford, Oxfordshire
    3rd Place
    Stantonbury Campus, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire

    1999 Be Your Best Fox FM Oxford Rock Challenge Day Two
    The Apollo Theatre, Oxford, Oxfordshire
    Wednesday 10 February

    1st Place
    Sir William Ramsay School, Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire
    2nd Place
    Headington School, Oxford, Oxfordshire
    3rd Place
    Lord Williams's School, Thame, Oxfordshire

    1999 Get Real Be Your Best Power FM Southampton Rock Challenge
    Southampton Guildhall, Southampton, Hampshire
    Thursday 25 February

    1st Place
    Osborne Middle School, East Cowes, Isle of Wight
    2nd Place
    Wildern School Seniors, Hedge End, Hampshire
    3rd Place
    Cantell Secondary School, Southampton, Hampshire - It's Just an Illusion

    1999 Lifestyle Viking FM Be Your Best Hull Rock Challenge
    Hull City Hall, Hull
    Monday 1 March

    1st Place
    Driffield School, Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire
    2nd Place
    Cottingham High School, Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire
    3rd Place
    South Hunsley School, Melton, East Riding of Yorkshire

    1999 Lifestyle Viking FM Be Your Best Grimsby Rock Challenge
    Grimsby Auditorium, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire
    Wednesday 3 March

    1st Place
    Healing Comprehensive School, Healing, North East Lincolnshire
    2nd Place
    Woldgate School, Pocklington, East Riding of Yorkshire
    3rd Place
    The Lindsey School, Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire

    1999 On the Beat Galaxy 102 Be Your Best Manchester Rock Challenge
    Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
    Tuesday 16 March

    1st Place
    Astley St Mary's School, Astley, Manchester
    2nd Place
    George Tomlinson School, Kearsley, Bolton
    3rd Place
    Stainburn School, Workington, Cumbria

    1999 Be Your Best Downtown Radio Belfast Rock Challenge
    Waterfront Hall, Belfast
    Thursday 18 March

    1st Place
    Ashfield Girls' High School Belfast
    2nd Place
    Our Lady of Mercy School, Belfast
    3rd Place
    St Joseph's School, Belfast

    1999 Be Your Best The Pulse Bradford Rock Challenge
    St George's Hall, Bradford, West Yorkshire
    Monday 22 March

    1st Place
    City of Leeds School, Leeds, West Yorkshire
    2nd Place
    Thornton Grammar School, Bradford, West Yorkshire
    3rd Place
    Ralph Thoresby High School, Leeds, West Yorkshire

    1999 Be Your Best Rock Challenge Northern Grand Final
    Grimsby Auditorium, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire
    Thursday 24 March

    1st Place
    South Hunsley School, Melton, East Riding of Yorkshire
    2nd Place
    Woldgate School, Pocklington, East Riding of Yorkshire
    3rd Place
    Driffield School, Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire

    1999 Be Your Best Rock Challenge Southern Grand Final
    Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire
    Saturday 26 March

    1st Place
    Cantell Secondary School, Southampton, Hampshire - It's Just An Illusion
    2nd Place
    King Richard School, Portsmouth, Hampshire - Smash the Camera
    3rd Place
    Ashfield Girls' High School, Belfast

    2000


    2000 Be Your Best Portsmouth Rock Challenge Day One
    Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire
    Monday 28 February

    1st Place
    Cowes High School, Cowes, Isle of Wight
    2nd Place
    King Richard School, Portsmouth, Hampshire
    3rd Place
    Crookhorn Community School, Waterlooville, Hampshire

    2000 Be Your Best Portsmouth Rock Challenge Day Two
    Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire
    Tuesday 29 February

    1st Place
    King Richard School, Portsmouth, Hampshire
    2nd Place
    City of Portsmouth Girls' School, Portsmouth, Hampshire
    3rd Place
    Mayville High School, Southsea, Hampshire

    2000 Be Your Best Southampton Rock Challenge
    Southampton Guildhall, Southampton, Hampshire
    Thursday 2 March

    1st Place
    Brune Park Community School, Gosport, Hampshire
    2nd Place
    Frogmore Community School, Yateley, Hampshire
    3rd Place
    Wildern School Juniors, Hedge End, Hampshire

    2000 Be Your Best Eastbourne Rock Challenge
    Eastbourne Congress Theatre, Eastbourne, East Sussex
    Wednesday 8 March

    1st Place
    Ratton School, Eastbourne, East Sussex
    2nd Place
    Tideway School, Newhaven, East Sussex
    3rd Place
    Lindfield School, Eastbourne, East Sussex

    2000 Be Your Best Bournemouth Rock Challenge
    Bournemouth Pavilion, Bournemouth, Dorset
    Friday 10 March

    1st Place
    Lytchett Minster School, Poole, Dorset
    2nd Place
    Highcliffe School Team One, Christchurch, Dorset
    3rd Place
    Oakmead College of Technology, Bournemouth, Dorset

    2000 Be Your Best Oxford Rock Challenge
    Apollo Theatre, Oxford, Oxfordshire
    Monday 13 March

    1st Place
    Peers Technology College, Oxford, Oxfordshire
    2nd Place
    Lord William's School, Thame, Oxfordshire
    3rd Place
    Sir William Ramsay School, Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire

    2000 Be Your Best Basingstoke Rock Challenge
    The Anvil, Basingstoke, Hampshire
    Thursday 16 March

    1st Place
    Wavell School, Farnborough, Hampshire - Hooray for Hollywood
    2nd Place
    Misbourne School, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire
    3rd Place
    St Sampson's School, St Sampson's, Guernsey

    2000 Lifestyle Be Your Best Hull Rock Challenge
    Hull New Theatre, Hull
    Monday 20 March

    1st Place
    Hornsea School, Hornsea, East Riding of Yorkshire
    2nd Place
    Cottingham High School, Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire
    3rd Place
    South Hunsley School, Melton, East Riding of Yorkshire

    2000 Lifestyle Be Your Best Grimsby Rock Challenge
    Grimsby Auditorium, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire
    Wednesday 22 March

    1st Place
    Hereford School, Westward Ho, North East Lincolnshire
    2nd Place
    Driffield School, Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire
    3rd Place
    Matthew Humberstone School, Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire

    2000 Be Your Best Croydon Rock Challenge
    Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon, Surrey
    Monday 27 March

    1st Place
    Crickhowell High School, Crickhowell, Powys - Actions Speak Louder
    2nd Place
    Brynmawr School, Brynmawr, Ebbw Vale
    3rd Place
    The Misbourne School, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire

    2000 Be Your Best Bradford Rock Challenge Day One
    St George's Hall, Bradford, West Yorkshire
    Wednesday 29 March

    1st Place
    Ralph Thoresby High School, Leeds, West Yorkshire
    2nd Place
    John Smeaton High School, Leeds, West Yorkshire
    3rd Place
    St Michael's College, Leeds, West Yorkshire

    2000 Be Your Best Bradford Rock Challenge Day Two
    St George's Theatre, Bradford, West Yorkshire
    Thursday 30 March

    1st Place
    City of Leeds School, Leeds, West Yorkshire
    2nd Place
    Thornton Grammar School, Leeds, West Yorkshire
    3rd Place
    Stainburn School, Workington, Cumbria

    2000 Be Your Best Belfast Rock Challenge
    Waterfront Hall, Belfast
    Thursday 13 April

    1st Place
    Ashfield Girls' High School, Belfast
    2nd Place
    Our Lady of Mercy High School, Belfast
    3rd Place
    Newbridge Integrated College, Banbridge, County Down

    2000 Be Your Best Milton Keynes Rock Challenge
    Milton Keynes Theatre, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
    Wednesday 3 May

    1st Place
    Stantonbury Campus, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
    2nd Place
    Aylesbury High School, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
    3rd Place
    Lord William's School, Thame, Oxfordshire

    2000 Be Your Best Rock Challenge Northern Grand Final
    Grimsby Auditorium, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire

    1st Place
    Ashfield Girls' High School, Belfast
    2nd Place
    Driffield School, Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire
    3rd Place
    Ralph Thoresby High School, Leeds, West Yorkshire

    2000 Be Your Best Rock Challenge Southern Grand Final
    Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire

    1st Place
    Crickhowell High School, Crickhowell, Powys - Actions Speak Louder
    2nd Place
    Stantonbury Campus, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
    3rd Place
    Wavell School, Farnborough, Hampshire - Hooray for Hollywood

    2001


    2001 Be Your Best Bournemouth Rock Challenge
    Bournemouth Pavilion, Bournemouth, Dorset
    Monday 26 February

    1st Place
    Corfe Hills School, Poole, Dorset - It's a Media World
    2nd Place
    Oakmead College of Technology, Bournemouth, Dorset - Mission Impossible 3
    3rd Place
    The Blandford School, Blandford Forum, Dorset - Mystical Fantasy

    2001 Be Your Best Southampton Rock Challenge Day One
    Southampton Guildhall, Southampton, Hampshire
    Thursday 1 March

    1st Place
    Cowes High School, Cowes, Isle of Wight - From Rags to Riches
    2nd Place
    The Hamble School, Hamble, Hampshire - Disorder and Dance
    3rd Place
    St Anne's Convent School, Southampton, Hampshire - Television Overload

    2001 Be Your Best Southampton Rock Challenge Day Two
    Southampton Guildhall, Southampton, Hampshire
    Friday 2 March

    1st Place
    Court Moor School, Fleet, Hampshire - A Better Way - Look To The Future
    2nd Place
    Lycee 1er Francois, Le Havre, France - Angel?
    3rd Place
    Wildern School Juniors, Hedge End, Hampshire - Popcorn

    2001 Be Your Best Oxford Rock Challenge Day One
    Apollo Theatre, Oxford, Oxfordshire
    Wednesday 7 March

    1st Place
    Stantonbury Campus, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire - Take the Bull by the Horns
    2nd Place
    Lord Grey School, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire - Out of the Light
    3rd Place
    Crickhowell High School, Crickhowell, Powys - Carpe Diem - Seize the Moment

    2001 Be Your Best Oxford Rock Challenge Day Two
    Apollo Theatre, Oxford, Oxfordshire
    Thursday 8 March

    1st Place
    Lord William's School and Chinnor Autistic Unit, Thame, Oxfordshire - The Power of Compulsion
    2nd Place
    Abingdon College, Abingdon, Oxfordshire - Rehabilitation
    3rd Place
    Cooper School, Bicester, Oxfordshire - Time Warp

    2001 Be Your Best Hemel Hempstead Rock Challenge
    Dacorum Pavilion, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
    Wednesday 14 March

    1st Place
    The Wavell School, Farnborough, Hampshire - Dancing with the Missing
    2nd Place
    John F Kennedy School, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire - Take the Power Back
    3rd Place
    Longdean School, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire - Brave New World

    2001 Be Your Best Portsmouth Rock Challenge Day One
    Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire
    Monday 19 March

    1st Place
    St Luke's School, Portsmouth, Hampshire - Street Life
    2nd Place
    Priory School, Portsmouth, Hampshire - Communication Through The Ages
    3rd Place
    King Richard School Team One, Portsmouth, Hampshire - Are You Scared Yet?

    2001 Be Your Best Portsmouth Rock Challenge Day Two
    Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire
    Tuesday 20 March

    1st Place
    King Richard School Team Two, Portsmouth, Hampshire - Girlz In The Hood
    2nd Place
    Mayville High School, Southsea, Hampshire - Nightmare!
    3rd Place
    Osborne Middle School, East Cowes, Isle of Wight - Are You Sitting Comfortably?

    2001 Lifestyle Be Your Best Grimsby Rock Challenge
    Grimsby Auditorium, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire
    Wednesday 28 March

    1st Place
    Matthew Humberstone School, Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire - Elementary Balance
    2nd Place
    Healing Comprehensive School, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire - Awakening
    3rd Place
    South Hunsley School, Melton, East Riding of Yorkshire - Conquer Your Dark Side

    2001 Lifestyle Be Your Best Bridlington Rock Challenge
    The Spa, Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire
    Friday 30 March

    1st Place
    Driffield School, Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire - A Native American Legend
    2nd Place
    Hornsea School, Hornsea, East Riding of Yorkshire - Best of British
    3rd Place
    Merlyn Rees High School, Leeds, West Yorkshire - A Higher Level

    2001 Be Your Best Belfast Rock Challenge
    Waterfront Hall, Belfast
    Wednesday 4 April

    1st Place
    Ashfield Girls' High School, Belfast - The Sky's the Limit
    2nd Place
    Larkin Community College, Dublin - Garden of Life
    3rd Place
    Belfast Model School, Belfast - Walk of Life

    2001 Be Your Best Bradford Rock Challenge Day One
    St George's Hall, Bradford, West Yorkshire
    Tuesday 24 April

    1st Place
    John Smeaton Community High School, Leeds, West Yorkshire - Parental Guidance
    2nd Place
    Copperfields College, Leeds, West Yorkshire - Descent
    3rd Place
    Earlsheaton Community High School, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire - The Disappeared

    2001 Be Your Best Bradford Rock Challenge Day Two
    St George's Hall, Bradford, West Yorkshire
    Wednesday 25 April

    1st Place
    City of Leeds School, Leeds, West Yorkshire - Alpha-Omega
    2nd Place
    Thornton Grammar School, Bradford, West Yorkshire - The Celebration of Creation
    3rd Place
    Hanson School, Bradford, West Yorkshire - Nightmare

    2001 Be Your Best Carlisle Rock Challenge
    The Sands Centre, Carlisle, Cumbria
    Friday 4 May

    1st Place
    Stainburn School, Workington, Cumbria - High Kicking
    2nd Place
    Peterhead Academy, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire - U.S.A. OK/No Way!
    3rd Place
    Whitehaven School, Whitehaven, Cumbria - Silva

    2001 Be Your Best Croydon Rock Challenge
    Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon, Surrey
    Wednesday 9 May

    1st Place
    Davison High School, Worthing, West Sussex - Outraged
    2nd Place
    Brynmawr School, Brynmawr, Ebbw Vale - War
    3rd Place
    St Thomas More School, West Grinstead, West Sussex - Life in London

    2001 Be Your Best Rock Challenge Southern Region Grand Final
    Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire
    Monday 21 May

    1st Place
    King Richard School Team Two, Portsmouth, Hampshire - Girlz In The Hood
    2nd Place
    The Wavell School, Farnborough, Hampshire - Dancing with the Missing
    3rd Place
    Davison High School, Worthing, West Sussex - Outraged

    2001 Be Your Best Rock Challenge Northern Region Grand Final
    Grimsby Auditorium, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire
    Saturday 26 May

    1st Place
    Ashfield Girls' High School, Belfast - The Sky's the Limit
    2nd Place
    Thornton Grammar School, Bradford, West Yorkshire - The Celebration of Creation
    3rd Place
    Driffield School, Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire - A Native American Legend

    2002


    2002 Be Your Best Aberdeen Rock Challenge
    Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
    Wednesday 13 February

    1st Place
    Peterhead Academy, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire - When The Boat Comes In
    2nd Place
    Westhill Academy, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire - Tribes
    3rd Place
    Mackie Academy, Stonehaven, Kincardineshire - The Good, The Bad and the Sixties!

    2002 Be Your Best Southampton Rock Challenge Day One
    Southampton Guildhall, Southampton, Hampshire
    Wednesday 27 February

    1st Place
    Cowes High School, Cowes, Isle of Wight - Elemental
    2nd Place
    Staunton Park Community School, Havant, Hampshire - Newsflash – Teenagers our of Control!
    3rd Place
    Solent Middle School, Cowes, Isle of Wight - Exhibiting the Future

    2002 Be Your Best Southampton Rock Challenge Day Two
    Southampton Guildhall, Southampton, Hampshire
    Thursday 28 February

    1st Place
    Ryde High School, Ryde, Isle of Wight - Caped Fear
    2nd Place
    Highcliffe School Team Two, Christchurch, Dorset - Love and Rejection
    3rd Place
    Lycee Francois Premier, Le Havre, France - Nobody’s Perfect

    2002 Be Your Best Southampton Rock Challenge Day Three
    Southampton Guildhall, Southampton, Hampshire
    Friday 1 March

    1st Place
    Regents Park Juniors, Southampton, Hampshire - Around the World in 8 Minutes
    2nd Place
    Wildern School Seniors, Hedge End, Hampshire - Rodeo Rock
    3rd Place
    St Sampson’s Secondary School, St Sampson’s, Guernsey - Sweets Ain’t What They Seem To Be!

    2002 Be Your Best Portsmouth Rock Challenge Day One
    Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire
    Tuesday 5 March

    1st Place
    Crickhowell High School, Crickhowell, Powys - The Shape of Things To Come
    2nd Place
    Park Community School, Leigh Park, Hampshire - P.O.P (Product or People)
    3rd Place
    King Richard School Team One, Portsmouth, Hampshire - Corrida de Toros

    2002 Be Your Best Portsmouth Rock Challenge Day Two
    Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire
    Wednesday 6 March

    1st Place
    City of Portsmouth Girls’ School, Portsmouth, Hampshire - Cry Freedom
    2nd Place
    Frogmore Community College Team A, Yateley, Hampshire - Faces of Conflict
    3rd Place
    Mayville High School, Southsea, Hampshire - A Changing World

    2002 Be Your Best Oxford Rock Challenge Day One
    Apollo Theatre, Oxford, Oxfordshire
    Thursday 7 March

    1st Place
    Cheney School, Oxford, Oxfordshire - Dreams or Nightmares
    2nd Place
    Headington School, Oxford, Oxfordshire - Human Cloning
    3rd Place
    Cranbourne School - The Rhythm Has My Soul

    2002 Be Your Best Oxford Rock Challenge Day Two
    Apollo Theatre, Oxford, Oxfordshire
    Friday 8 March

    1st Place
    Sir William Ramsay School, Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire - The Outsider
    2nd Place
    Abingdon and Witney College, Abingdon, Oxfordshire - Rouge
    3rd Place
    Brynmawr School, Brynmawr, Ebbw Vale - ”The Drugs Don’t Work”

    2002 Be Your Best Bournemouth Rock Challenge
    Bournemouth Pavilion, Buornemouth, Dorset
    Monday 11 March

    1st Place
    Highcliffe Lower School, Christchurch, Dorset - Mind Games
    2nd Place
    Highcliffe Team A, Christchurch, Dorset - Always Remember
    3rd Place
    Rossmore Community College, Poole, Dorset - Choice of Direction

    2002 Be Your Best Crawley Rock Challenge
    The Hawth Theatre, Crawley, West Sussex
    Monday 11 March

    1st Place
    Davison High School, Worthing, West Sussex - Ad Extremum
    2nd Place
    Bognor Regis Community College, Bognor Regis, West Sussex - Hatch, Match and Despatch
    3rd Place
    Filsham Valley School, St Leonard’s-on-Sea, East Sussex - What’s Your Talent?

    2002 Be Your Best Croydon Rock Challenge
    Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon, Surrey
    Thursday 14 March

    1st Place
    Frogmore Community College Team B, Yateley, Hampshire - Hand of Hope
    2nd Place
    Wavell School, Farnborough, Hampshire - Destiny
    3rd Place
    The Misbourne School, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire - O’mnis Saga

    2002 Be Your Best Bradford Rock Challenge Day One
    St George's Hall, Bradford, West Yorkshire
    Tuesday 19 March

    1st Place
    Thornton Grammar School, Bradford, West Yorkshire - Antony and Cleopatra
    2nd Place
    Buttershaw High School, Bradford, West Yorkshire - The Same World - But A World Apart
    3rd Place
    Hanson School, Bradford, West Yorkshire - One Vision

    2002 Be Your Best Bradford Rock Challenge Day Two
    St George's Hall, Bradford, West Yorkshire
    Wednesday 20 March

    1st Place
    South Leeds Art College, Leeds, West Yorkshire - Dreams
    2nd Place
    Matthew Humberstone School, Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire - Don't Stop the Carnival
    3rd Place
    St Joseph's RC College, Bradford, West Yorkshire - Take a Trip

    2002 Lifestyle Be Your Best Bridlington Rock Challenge
    The Spa, Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire
    Friday 12 April

    1st Place
    Hornsea School, Hornsea, East Riding of Yorkshire - Perseverance Pays
    2nd Place
    Driffield School, Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire - The Fire of London
    3rd Place
    South Hunsley School, Melton, East Riding of Yorkshire - The Chinese Years

    2002 Lifestyle Be Your Best Grimsby Rock Challenge
    Grimsby Auditorium, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire
    Monday 15 April

    1st Place
    Healing Comprehensive, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire - A Higher State of Innocence
    2nd Place
    Hereford Technology School, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire - Celebrate South Africa
    3rd Place
    Matthew Humberstone School, Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire - Don't Stop the Carnival

    2002 Lifestyle Be Your Best Hull Rock Challenge
    Hull Ice Arena, Hull
    Wednesday 17 April

    1st Place
    Archbishop Thurstan School, Hull - Just Be Yourself
    2nd Place
    Andrew Marvell School, Hull - The Time Machine
    3rd Place
    St Mary's College, Hull - A Woman's World

    2002 Be Your Best Hemel Hempstead Rock Challenge
    Dacorum Theatre, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
    Thursday 25 April

    1st Place
    Kings Langley School, Kings Langley, Hertfordshire - Know Your Limits
    2nd Place
    Vandyke Upper School, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire - Through the Eyes of a Child
    3rd Place
    Aylesbury High School, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire - Under Pressure

    2002 Be Your Best Belfast Rock Challenge
    Waterfront Hall, Belfast
    Monday 29 April

    1st Place
    Ashfield Girls' High School, Belfast - There's Only One You
    2nd Place
    Ballee Community High School, Ballymena, County Antrim - Get Connected
    3rd Place
    Holy Trinity College, Cookstown, County Tyrone - Oblivion Interrupted

    2002 Be Your Best Carlisle Rock Challenge
    The Sands Centre, Carlisle, Cumbria
    Friday 3 May

    1st Place
    Stainburn School, Workington, Cumbria - The Power Within
    2nd Place
    Rhyddings High School, Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire - Herstory
    3rd Place
    Cockermouth School, Cockermouth, Cumbria - Looking for a Way Out

    2002 Be Your Best Rock Challenge Southern Region Grand Final
    Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire
    Friday 17 May

    1st Place
    Ryde High School, Ryde, Isle of Wight - Caped Fear
    2nd Place
    Sir William Ramsay School, Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire - The Outsider
    3rd Place
    City of Portsmouth Girls' School, Portsmouth, Hampshire - Cry Freedom

    2002 Be Your Best Rock Challenge Northern Region Grand Final
    Barbican Centre, York
    Friday 17 May

    1st Place
    Thornton Grammar School, Bradford, West Yorkshire - Antony and Cleopatra
    2nd Place
    Hornsea School, Hornsea, East Riding of Yorkshire - Perseverance Pays
    3rd Place
    Ashfield Girls' High School, Belfast - There's Only One You

    2003


    2003 Be Your Best Aberdeen Rock Challenge
    Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
    Thursday 13 February

    1st Place
    Torry Academy, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire - Choose Life
    2nd Place
    Peterhead Academy, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire - G.M.
    3rd Place
    Oldmachar Academy, Bridge of Don, Aberdeenshire - Sounds Like Teen Spirit

    2003 Be Your Best Bournemouth Rock Challenge
    Bournemouth Pavilion, Bournemouth, Dorset
    Monday 3 March

    1st Place
    Lytchett Minster School, Poole, Dorset - To the Land of Milk and Honey
    2nd Place
    Highcliffe School D.C., Christchurch, Dorset - Yomigaeru
    3rd Place
    Oakmead College of Technology, Bournemouth, Dorset - Into the World of Temptation

    2003 Be Your Best Southampton Rock Challenge Day One
    Southampton Guildhall, Southampton, Hampshire
    Wednesday 5 March

    1st Place
    Barton Peveril College, Eastleigh, Hampshire - Freedom of Expression
    2nd Place
    Lycee Francois Premier, Le Havre, France - The One Who Stole the Light
    3rd Place
    St Vincent College, Gosport, Hampshire - Adverts Reaction

    2003 Be Your Best Southampton Rock Challenge Day Two
    Southampton Guildhall, Southampton, Hampshire
    Thursday 6 March

    1st Place
    Hamble School, Hamble, Hampshire - Image
    2nd Place
    Richard Aldworth School, Basingstoke, Hampshire - Overcoming the Barricades
    3rd Place
    Brune Park Community College, Gosport, Hampshire - Unity Through Music

    2003 Be Your Best Southampton Rock Challenge Day Three
    Southampton Guildhall, Southampton, Hampshire
    Friday 7 March

    1st Place
    Cantell School, Southampton, Hampshire - On the Eighth Day
    2nd Place
    Cowes High School, Cowes, Isle of Wight - Re-Volution
    3rd Place
    Regents Park School Juniors, Southampton, Hampshire - The Power of Imagination

    2003 Be Your Best Crawley Rock Challenge Day One
    The Hawth, Crawley, West Sussex
    Monday 10 March

    1st Place
    Wavell School, Farnborough, Hampshire - Legacy
    2nd Place
    Davison High School for Girls, Worthing, West Sussex - 8 Percent!
    3rd Place
    Bognor Regis Community College, Bognor Regis, West Sussex - Legends

    2003 Be Your Best Crawley Rock Challenge Day Two
    The Hawth, Crawley, West Sussex
    Tuesday 11 March

    1st Place
    Tideway School, Newhaven, East Sussex - Splish Splash
    2nd Place
    Bexhill High School, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex - Unknown Destiny
    3rd Place
    Filsham Valley School, St Leonard's-on-Sea, East Sussex - Where 2 Now?

    2003 Be Your Best Croydon Rock Challenge
    Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon, Surrey
    Thursday 13 March

    1st Place
    Frogmore Community College, Yateley, Hampshire - Life's a Circus
    2nd Place
    Brynmawr School, Brynmawr, Ebbw Vale - War With No Winners
    3rd Place
    Crickhowell High School, Crickhowell, Powys - Every Picture Tells a Story

    2003 Be Your Best Bradford Rock Challenge Day One
    St George's Hall, Bradford, West Yorkshire
    Wednesday 19 March

    1st Place
    South Leeds Arts College, Leeds, West Yorkshire - Elements of Power
    2nd Place
    Buttershaw High School, Bradford, West Yorkshire - Enigma
    3rd Place
    Earlsheaton High School, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire - Street Harmony

    References

    UK Rock Challenge Wikipedia
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