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Despite a slow start The Staff Canteen PACE competition certainly ended on a high with Hopwood, Thanet and Westminster Kingsway colleges all rallying their students.
It became apparent that not all colleges had received the e-mail with the competition details on so the date was extend, and after a flurry of activity we gave the colleges and students the four day holiday to encourage any last minute images that could just tip the balance in favour of their college.
So, after much counting checking and