Learners' Web Site Competitions

Adult Learners' Week 2009

Thanks to all those who sent in entries for the competition, each one was well received.  Angela, our judge from Hamilton Central Library, has spoken and the winners are highlighted below. The prizes were donated by;

The Community Learning Service

The Libraries Service and

Motherwell College

A booklet has been produced that contains some of the limericks shown below.   Contact 0141 584 2531 for more information.

LIMERICKS

LIMERICKS

There was a giant baboon
Who liked to swim in a lagoon
He put on his trunks
Then he did sunk
And that was the end of baboon

Christine from Blantyre

There was a young boy from Blantyre
Who liked to swing on a tyre
He swung rather high
While eating a pie
Suddenly there was a noise from the wire

Christine from Blantyre
 

There was a lady named Elaine
Who went on holiday to Spain
She went for a tan
But ended up under a fan

Lobster red and in great pain

Sal

There was a silly man called Tim
Who wanted to be really slim
He ate every kind of pie
Wondering which diet to try
Eating the meat not the crust worked for him!

Sal
 

There once was a Magnificent Seven
Who was sent as an angel from Heaven
He scored for fun
Mostly against the Hun
Which made their life not worth livin'

Henrik McGlumper (don't think so!! Iain)

There once was a man called Shug
Who accepted this slight with a shrug
His real name was Hugh
Although called this by few
This miscalling is now starting to bug

Henrik McGlumper

There was a wee lassie called Grace
Who was in a terrible disgrace
She went for a curry
And ate in a hurry
And threw up all over the place

Gillian from Blantyre

there was a wee man from skye
who swallowed a great big fly
he was hungry, so happy
and it made him a cheerful chappy
i wonder if there are anymore he did cry

Mrs Mary Marr

A pretty young girl called Stacy,
was always mistaken for Daisy,
They laughed at her walk,
They laughed at her talk,
And they all made her out to be Crazy.

Yvonne McCartney

There were some boys from Blantyre
Who sat up the Calder making a fire
Drinking Buckfast and Beer
Not seeing so clear
I was one of those boys fae 'TYRE.

Yvonne McCartney

Thar wis a young man fae Burnbank,
Wha gret when his rowin boat sank;
He cried, "len us an oar
Fur ma airms are dead soar!"
And he floated away tae Murman(s)k.

David

There was an Old Person whose habits,
Induced him to feed upon rabbits;
When he'd eaten eighteen,
He turned perfectly green,
Upon which he relinquished those habits

Christina Kelly
 

There was an Old Man of Vienna,
Who lived upon Tincture of Senna;
When that did not agree,
He took Camomile Tea,
That nasty Old Man of Vienna.

Christina Kelly
 

There was a young lady called Jean
Who went to wash in a stream
It was bare
But she didn't care
For it meant she wouldnae ever be clean.

Margaret

'LIMERICK' SECOND PLACE

(click here to see what Angela the Judge says)

There was a wee boy named Jim
Who went to the baths to get slim
Tho' he went very fast
He still came in last
So he gave up and went to the gym.

Margaret
 

There was an old man from Dubai
Who always turned round and did cry
He was given a rag
And blew out a bag
Got surprised and then he did die

Christine from Blantyre

'LIMERICK' THIRD PLACE

(click here to see what Angela the Judge says)

There was a young lady from Ayr
Who wanted to marry the mayor
He asked her to dance
They had a romance
And now she's called Mrs McNair

Gillian from Blantyre

George (Victor Meldrew) McLauchlan

There was a young man called from Tibet who decided he wanted a pet.

He found a wee mouse

it lived in his house

and now he has a new pet.

Marjorie Wilcox

There was an old man from Kertick,

who thought he would try a new trick,

he chewed on some string

and started to sing,

and then he was very sick

Marjorie Wilcox

There was a young man from Brazil,

Who suddenly found a pill,

He thought it was neat,

And tasted so sweet,

Until he was terribly ill.

Laighstonehall Group

There was a young lady called Sue,

Who suddenly caught the flu,

She coughed up a ball,

And laughed at it all,

Then she had to run to the loo!

Laighstonehall Group

There was a wee dog

Who went for a jog

It stopped for a poo

Said auch aye the noo

And ran off home for a snog

Cynthia

'LIMERICK' FIRST PLACE

(click here to see what Angela the Judge says)

There was a young lady named flo,

Who thought her skills where quite low,

So she joined a group

To get in the loop

And now she is well in the know

Laighstonehall Group

Thar aince wis a loun fae Kilbrodie,

Wha ordered fish an chips in a pokey;

When his order came soon,

Fae upstairs he tumult doon,

An shouted, "That's fur me, okey dokey!"

David

There was a young lady called Sue
Who suddenly took the flu
She went to her bed
Holding her head
And she took her teddy bear too

Anonymous, South Lanarkshire

MY FAVOURITE BOOK

MY FAVOURITE BOOK

'FAVOURITE BOOK' FIRST PLACE

(click here to see what Angela the Judge says)

My favourite book was The Step Child, by Donna Ford. It's a true story, about a little girl, whose cries for help went unnoticed, bruises and bones sticking out because of starvation. Social services and the school all turned a blind eye, to her abuse. I was amazed at how Donna came through it all and picked up the pieces of her broken childhood.

The book shocked me, parts made me feel sick and others made me angry. I wanted to jump into the book and save little Donna. As a mother I can't comprehend, why a mother or stepmother could ever abuse or harm a child. This is the only book, that's ever made me have strong feelings.

Yvonne McCartney

My favourite book is Animal Farm.  I forget who wrote it, but think it was George Orwell, but it still sticks in my memory.   It tells of how the animals take over.   Everything seemed fine for a while, but eventually one of the groups of animals take over and turn into humans- cruel humans.   The other animals are desperate with sadness that this has happened.  There is also a really sad bit in it where one of the much loved animals is killed for food.   I'll not tell you which ones so that it won't spoil it for you but it's a great read. 

Jock
 

The Amber Spyglass is my favourite book. It was written my Philip someone and they have made it into a film. It is supposed to be a children's book but I think a lot of adults read it. It is a fantasy book about a little girl and her friends. There are three books in the series and they are much better than the film.

Fionna

My favourite book was Raven Black by Ann Cleeves
This book was really great.  It took place in the Shetlands.
It was about two girls that got murdered. One was Catriona 
Bruce who died very long time ago.  The most recent victim was Catherine Ross who was strangled.  WHODUNNIT?

I would recommend this book to anybody  who likes crime stories.

Margaret MacVicar

The best book I have read for the Six Book Challenge was the "Blue Hen"  by Des Dillon.

Based in Coatbridge, this book is written in the local dialect which gives it more character eg windaes.

Having lived in an area where big factories closed down, it provided me with an insight into how the whole social structure of the community collapses after a big corporation pulls out of an area.

The two main characters in the book are looking for alternative employment and are trying to save money, so they come up with the idea to keep chickens.  It wasn't as easy as they thought!

Gillian from Blantyre

Click here to see the entries from the 2007 competition