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‘The Tall Ships’ by Luke, Age 11Years

As I slowly got out of bed I could hear a banging noise coming from somewhere nearby. When I looked out of the window I saw a parade walking down to the harbour. To my amazement, there were hundreds of people crowding around the harbour, lots of tall ships and rows of flowers. I could not wait to go and join in with celebrating the tall ships arrival, I really wanted to go and see all the astonishing sites.

After I got out of bed, my mum gave me some toast and I headed outside to join in celebrating. As soon as I stepped out of my door I was blown away by the amount of coloured ships sailing towards the town’s estuary. I took a few more steps along the edge of the harbour mesmerised by all the beautiful flowers gently swaying in the summer breeze. After a while I started to get a bit hungry and tired so I bought a sandwich and sat and watched the band play energetic sea shanties which woke me up so I could carry on celebrating. A few seconds later hundreds of fireworks lit up the sky with vibrant colours. Suddenly there was nothing around so I closed my eyes and when I opened them I was in my bed with a picture in front of me, that’s when I realised it was just a dream. But not just any dream, a dream to remember.

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‘An Amazing Day’ by Alfie, Age 11Years

Dear Diary,
This morning, I woke up and put on my clothes on what seemed a normal day. As I glanced through my window, to my amazement, I saw a shiny pole twinkling in the sun light whistling past, I wondered what this was all about then I heard 3 very loud bang’s one after another, “BANG!BANG!BANG!”
The penny just dropped. It had been 200 years since the cargo ships had started coming into the harbour. All of a sudden I felt young glaring at the beautiful but old ships.
There was one ship however which caught my eye. It had a golden angel on the front which looked like she was dancing gracefully in the blazing sun. It was beautiful.
There were also other people bustling and jostling to get a good look at these old ships sailing peacefully into the harbour. There were people everywhere cramming into stalls, running to the luxurious sweet shops, but right by the cliff edge was the biggest croud of all because they could not take their eyes off the legendary ships.

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Age 9 to 12

‘The Seal’ by Poppy Ingall, Age years

The Seal
Sluggishly I lie
Like a colossal rock
A blue blanket cools me
Rolling I f
A
L
L and tumble

Cumbersome on land but slick in water
I wish I was as delicate as a ballerina on land.
I love to play like a playful child.
By Poppy Ingall

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Age 9 to 12

‘Dear Diary’ by James, Age 9 Years

Dear diary,
Yesterday morning I raced down stairs and ate my breakfast as fast as I could. I put my shoes on and off I went down the hills to my friend Ceri’s house. She was already waiting for me; we were walking down to the docks when I heard seagulls squawking.

We walked down to the harbour. I saw the tall ships coming in, the closer they got I could see the bright colours of the masts and hear the crew singing sea shanties. As I listened I could smell the wonderful smell of pasties wafting from the bakery; it made me hungry. We walked into the bakery and bought two large pasties. I took one bite, it was… SPECTACULAR; mouth watering joy. They were the best pasties ever.

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Age 9 to 12

‘Tall Ships’ by Joby, Age10 Years

It is 7.00pm on the day the tall ships sail into the harbour. The carnival has closed ready for the celebration of the tall ships arriving in Falmouth. As I walk to the harbour I can see the crowd laughing, singing and dancing with great smiles on their faces.
I ran down to the water front, and to my surprise I got to the front row. A sailor invited me on board the ship to sail. It was an amazing opportunity so I said “yes”. I got on the ship and we sailed 5 miles and back.
We realised there was a hole in the lower deck. Luckily I sighted a lifeboat. I found a flare in a box and shot it directly up at the sky. We started blocking the hole with crates. Finally the lifeboat arrived. We were saved.

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‘The Tall Ships’ by Freya, Age 11Years

Early yesterday morning I woke up hearing people laughing with excitement as they walked past my house, on their way to the harbour. I knew where they were going to. My mum made me some toast and I got dressed to go down to the Tall Ships Festival at Falmouth. It was exciting to see the ships come in and lots of crowds trying to watch, with their families. The beautiful colours of the fireworks were stunning, everyone was cheering the tall ships on. It was brilliant! There was really good music which was amazing to listen to. Our village was beautiful with the vibrant colours and the lights. I’m one lucky person to live in this lovely town with these festivals going on. There were eye catching stalls and handsome pasties to buy. The tall ships looked very colourful when they came into our harbour. Mum and I had a lovely day watching the tall ships come in making our village proud.

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‘Tall Ships’ by Emily, Age 10 Years

Tall Ships

One cold, windy night in Falmouth Harbour, in a small abandoned boat there was a lonely girl called Cleo. She had never seen a celebration before. Suddenly, Cleo heard a bang. She hopped up in joy, she knew that this was her chance to actually find a family. She was so happy.
The first family she went to was a young family but they took no notice of the small girl. The next place she went to was a lady on a pasty stall but she said for her to go away you can’t eat my pasty.
The poor girl could not find anybody but then she saw a boy fall in the water. She wanted to help so she jumped in too, but suddenly a tall ship appeared …It was a fisherman. He saw the girl and said you’re coming home with me. Cleo recognised the man but suddenly…
A lady came out of the crowd who Cleo recognised. The lady said “CLEO?” Cleo cried “Mum, Dad!”

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Age 9 to 12

‘Tall Ships Come to Falmouth’ by Libby, Age 10 Years

Yesterday the astonishing tall ships came in because it was the Tall Ships Festival. They were in Falmouth Harbour which was full of all kinds of people crowding around to see the boats come in.
Some had sails of bright vibrant colours. One ship had all the different flags of countries. Most ships had the flag of Great Britain on their boat. Everyone seemed happy and joyful there.
There were stunning, eye catching fireworks going off in the sky. The fireworks were loud but beautiful; they came in all shapes and sizes.
Everyone went home happy from the amazing day at the Tall Ships Festival.

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Age 9 to 12

‘A Trip to Remember’ by Ceri, Age 9 Years

Dear Diary,
My home town, Falmouth, was running out of food, so me and my six best friends, have set off, on a tall ship, to another part of England, to get some more food.
I woke up in my cabin, at about 5:35am; I was very excited because we were heading back to Falmouth. My cabin was dark red, just like the colour of a fox’s fur, it had bright blue pillows on the floor for me to sleep on. I lay down on the pillows squeezing my head in between them. Then, I started to read my book…
As the beautiful birds swooped past the window, singing their little bird songs, Ely (one of my best friends) cried “LAND AHOY!!” I was very excited, I was jumping with joy! We all ran over to either side of the boat and could see all the different, vibrant lights around the harbour. The bright fireworks reflecting off the boat’s sails were magnificent. Everyone was cheering and yelling “They’re back, they’re back!” As we strode through the water, I could see my brother rushing through the crowds. He had his three pennies in one hand with two big Cornish pasties in the other. He gave one to me as he started to rip out a big juicy bit of meat. We both chewed on the scrumptious delight and watched the rest of the firework display.

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‘Tall Ships’ by Emma Greenshields, Age 12 Years

Tall ships are gliding over the choppy waves
All ships are brightly coloured and smothered in flags
Lots of people are shouting and cheering
Lots of birds fly in circles above the commotion below
Skies flash with fireworks
Houses lie empty while everyone celebrates
In the sea the seaweed floats, bobbing in time with the waves
People stand on the masts waving and cheering
Some people are swimming in the sea despite the cold.