Liverpool , 18th – 29th May 2005 

The twelfth Circom Regional Journalism Workshop took place in Liverpool during what can only be described as an historical week for the city and also for the delegates. Yes, Liverpool may have taken the Champions League Cup but Circom Regional gained their reward with another winning workshop.

Twenty four delegates representing 11 different countries and 20 television stations attended. Trainers and technicians from the Thomson Foundation, France 3, ARD Berlin and HRT Croatia supported this unique event, the only multi-national workshop of its kind in Europe. 

Delegates during their seminar	The Liverpool trainers and trainees 2005	Marija Nemcic, Secretary General of Circom Regional presenting Certificates to the delegates

The atmosphere in Liverpool during the time of the workshop can only be described as electric. The home of the Beatles provided a welcome and openness that had to be experienced to be believed. The delegates had to work hard not to be too overcome with the emotion of the city and its people when producing their stories of Liverpool . These included a portrait of a seaman and the former glories of the port of Liverpool, an investigation into the redevelopment of housing, a look at the economic situation surrounding dockland businesses and of course a report on Liverpool Football Club winning the Champions League.

Of course the Beatles could not be forgotten and an evening reception on board a Ferry Cross the Mersey with a Beatles tribute band provided a reminder of how special the Beatles are throughout the world. But the best was yet to come, when the young journalists sang a song to their tutors, their tribute to their band of trainers. “Let Them Teach”, which they adapted from the Beatles song “Let it Be”, was performed by the Circom Choir at the farewell dinner in a local Italian restaurant.

The “Circom Choir” singing “Let Them Teach”	The people of Liverpool welcome Circom Regional trainees

The 2005 workshop will stay in the memory for a long time and once again Circom Regional Training produced a winning team of true European Champions.

When we found ourselves in times of trouble, father Karol came to us,
Speaking words of wisdom, let him be.
And in the hour of package trouble, Ian was always there for us, speaking words of wisdom, let him be.
Let them be, let them be, let them be, let them be,
Speaking words of wisdom, let them be.

And when we had to learn the tango, Didier was always there for us,
Making a perfect sequence, all in French.
Let him dance, let him dance, let him dance, let him dance,
Making the perfect sequence, let him dance.

For all who like to rock and roll, there is still the Cavern pub,
Where we'll find Francois, dancing wild, dancing wild.
Let them dance, let them dance, let them dance, let them dance,
There'll always be the French, let them dance, let them dance.

And then there's always Hans' earring, shining very bright on us,
Keeping us awake, in the class.

We had to wake up early morning, working with the cameramen,
Shooting loads of pictures, let them shoot, let them shoot.
Let them shoot, let them shoot, let them shoot, let them shoot.
They sure left an impact, thank you guys,
Oh Gerard, Oh Andi, Oh Mark, oh Darko, and don't forget Drazen, thank you guys, thank you guys,

Thank you guys, thank you guys, thank you guys, thank you guys,
We can all now think in pictures, thank you guys, thank you guys!!!!