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BBC Breakfast · Colchester Royal Grammar school in Essex · Times Spelling Bee

The Times Spelling Bee

June 25, 2011 John

I didn’t realise that we have our own version of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Apparently, The Times newspaper has been running the Times Spelling Bee competition, now in its third year. Having already come through the locals and the semi-finals, the eleven finalist teams fought out the Grand Final in the O2 Arena. The… Continue reading The Times Spelling Bee

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