NCO 2018

Trumpetboysmum I guess you are waiting for U13s as our boys were in u12s together last year? I haven't heard of any no's/associates from U13s yet so wondering if none of them are out yet 🤔🙄

Thank you paulweller1 and very well done to your two!!
Here's to (hopefully) a final day of constantly refreshing emails for the last few of us.

Thank you paul

Good luck for all those waiting today xx

Thanks Trumpet! Good luck to mimiTrumpet and to all on your list too - and anyone else still waiting.

So will today be the day ...... fingers crossed for ministring, Rara and minidouble plus mini kutik ( if I've been following this properly ) and anyone else I've missed off

Mini - when you click the link to accept regionals the dates for the first 3 rehearsals for all orchestras are listed.

Windmum where are you seeing the dates? I haven't found them! X

Dates for London Juniors/Seniors are slightly incorrect - 19th April isn't a Sunday! Presuming this is 22nd???
Sunday 4th February – St Paul’s School, Barnes
Sunday 18th March – St Paul’s School, Barnes
Sunday 19th April – St Paul’s School, Barnes

Our email also said confirm in January - hope we get London Juniors as she's been going there for 2 years now and has lots of friends.

Littleladsdad DS did NCBBGB twice and went back again as a mentor. I remember the letter came out the Wednesday before the end of term so it's not long now to wait.

Thanks. I am not sure the form worked so tried again and the acknowledgement was immediate. They did say would confirm allocation in January though.

trumpet we got our confirmation almost instantly, but I think that could have been because she was in the same orchestra last year and it's our nearest one... I think someone else got.* Message saying they'd confirm in January?*? Not sure...

Josamac - thanks. I told DD that there was another girl in U10s who was nervous about the residential so she was keen to know what instrument she played and seemed reassured to know that others were feeling the same!
She has been away with school and brownies and normally loves it - I think her concern is simply that she doesn’t know people so hopefully regionals will help with that.
Thanks WindMum - useful info. She doesn’t have a phone yet so we will have to think about that.
Incidentally, I tried to sign her up for regionals and it said I would get an acknowledgment email within a couple of hours. I haven’t received an acknowledgment and wondered if others had? I don’t want to contact NCO at the moment as they must be busy getting final results out.

Thank you. I’ll tell her that WindMum. She has a school residential before then so I suspect will be fine once she’s realised how fun that is.
It’s so close to the end of term that she’s a bit overwhelmed by everything and in disbelief. We too applied just for audition practice and have basically ignored her teachers opinion that she had a chance!

Really appreciate your advice. Thank you

Josamac- my DD had the same feeling about the residential the first time she went (U10s) - she was only 9 and at the end of Year 4 (we applied without her expecting to get in!) - BUT we had no wobble at all once she was there. Social staff are amazing at looking after them. Made friends instantly with a girl in her dorm and they've been buddies since - texting and writing to each other as well as seeing one another at regionals. We travel 2 hours in each direction to regionals but it's worth it.

Bit of advice - make sure your DD has a mobile phone (and a booster charger pack) for the residential some kids didn't take one the first year and were not able to contact home. Phone use is restricted which is great as they can't keep calling home, they hand them in at tea time and get them back during recreation time the following afternoon - so have them for a couple of hours. We got one very hurried phone call a day the first year as she was having so much fun and usually the call was made in the queue for the tuck shop!

Well done all those getting yes emails today! Xxx

Mine is in for training orchestra and also a little unsure but tentatively excited (esp at the prospect of midnight feasts) about the residential.

Congratulations to all those kids with good news and commiserations to those feeling disappointed - but there are so many wonderful opportunities to be outside nco that I am sure they won't be disappointed for long.

TrumpetVoluntary, my girl plays viola. She’s over the moon and nervous about the residential in equal measure....

Thanks String - she's a clarinettist!

Successful U11 here! Repeating U11 due to changes to age banding! Delighted to be in the national orchestra for a 3rd year! Will be going to London juniors again too!

Congrats to all who’ve received similar news today and my sympathies to those who are disappointed with their outcomes.

It looks all good news from this afternoon, so not too worry.

Trumpet, I understand your frustration. At least it seems to have moved to U11... DS auditioned for U11.... We should hear very soon if they are sending out alphabetical order...

Sorry just realised in my general frustration with the situation that I need to say well done to all those who have heard this afternoon

Hi folkmamma, both mine have Aspergers syndrome, but are v different personalities so we have to have two strategies for achieving everything that needs doing . I will PM you later, but I'm actually on a v rare night out this evening for a Christmas do!