Aylesbury Vale, UK's Voice Of Nick Jr.'s "Peppa Pig" In The Running For A 2011 BAFTA Award

From Aylesbury Today:

Vale’s voice of Peppa Pig in running for BAFTA

A CHILD star from the Vale has been nominated for a BAFTA award for her voice-over role in Peppa Pig.

Harley Bird, nine, from Buckland Common, took over the role of the children’s show character three-and-a-half years ago after joining acting agency Alphabet Kidz.

And in recognition of the role, Harley has now been narrowed down to the top four nominees in the performers’ category of the children’s awards.

“It’s so exciting – we can’t wait,” said her mum Gill Riley.

“It’s fantastic news, although I don’t think Harley quite realises just how big it is.

“We’re going to the awards ceremony and Harley’s more excited about seeing JLS, who’ll be there, than anything else – but who can blame her?

“It’s very stiff competition. She’s up against some really, really good kids.

“I’m so very proud of her.

“There’s hundreds of kids nominated for these awards, and to be narrowed down to four in her category is amazing.

“Harley’s really very blasè about her role in the show – when she talks to people about it they’re just amazed by her.

“I don’t think she quite understands the enormity of it.”

Harley, who attends Pipers Corner School in great Kingshill, first joined Alphabet Kidz just over three-and-a-half years ago – and got the role in Peppa Pig after just a month.

Peppa Pig is a children’s television programme broadcasting on Channel 5 and Nick Jr. in the UK and Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. in the USA.

Each episode is approximately five minutes long and revolves around Peppa, a female pig, and her family and friends.

Harley will be competing against three others in her category at the awards on Sunday, including Daniel Roche from Just William, Martha Howe-Douglas from Horrible Histories and Ben Faulks from Mr Bloom’s Nursery.

Other big names in the running for the awards include The Sarah Jane Adventures for the drama category, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part One and Tangled for the feature films category.
Aylesbury Vale, UK's Voice Of Nick Jr.'s "Peppa Pig" In Running For BAFTA Award

And Harley is not alone in her successful childhood acting career – as her six-year-old sister Olivia is setting out on a venture of her own. Also represented by Alphabet Kidz, Olivia starred in her first TV role Thursday night in BBC3 sitcom Rev.

“It’s a big part. The episode’s more or less all about her,” added Gill.

The winners will be announced at the awards ceremony on Sunday at the London Hilton on Park Lane. For a full list of nominees visit www.bafta.org

You can find a full list of 2011 British Academy Children's Awards (the BAFTA Children's Awards) awards that Nickelodeon UK have been nominated for here on NickALive!

X-treme X-posure™ Offers The Power To Protect At Nickelodeon Land, Pleasure Beach, Blackpool, UK

From 24dash:

X-treme X-posure™ Offers The Power To Protect At Pleasure Beach, Blackpool

The ability to offer maximum protection within exposed, coastal environments has seen Sandtex Trade X-treme X-posure™ applied within a new, multi-million development at Pleasure Beach, Blackpool.

The premium masonry paint has been used at the park’s newest attraction, Nickelodeon Land.

Pleasure Beach, Blackpool has invested more than £10 million in this new six-acre development, introducing a mixture of brand new and extensively refurbished rides featuring Nickelodeon’s favourite characters.

Within the redeveloped site, Sandtex Trade X-treme X-posure™ has been used to completely overhaul the external appearance of a large building complex, formerly the Space Invader ride, which has been transformed into the new Big Pizza Kitchen.

The masonry paint was specified to give the highly textured, ’lunar-like’ rendered substrate the maximum protection against the elements - whilst providing long-term decorative benefits.

Liz Bowater, Sandtex Brand Manager, said: “This coastal area offers a challenging climate, particularly in the winter, and with Pleasure Beach,Blackpool right on the promenade, it is particularly exposed.

“Here substrates need protection from driving wind and rain and from the salty air and sea mists too and X-treme X-posure™ offers the best possible weather protection and the reassurance of long-lasting colour retention.”

Mike Brown from PleasureBeach, Blackpool, added: “Due to the extreme weather conditions at Pleasure Beach, we need to use paints that can withstand all that the elements can throw at us.

“We also need to ensure that all our buildings and rides look fantastic for our guests. Sandtex Trade and Crown Trade paints have always met our needs and we were delighted to be able to use the Sandtex Trade X-treme X-posure™ for such an important project as NickelodeonLand, as we know that we can rely on it to look great and keep its appearance.”

For the past six years, Rushworth Painting Contractors have been responsible for all decorative work at Pleasure Beach, Blackpool, specifying coatings Sandtex Trade and Crown Trade paints extensively across the 42-acre site.

Crown Paints contracts manager Jason Collinge, and specification consultant Nicholas Archer worked with them to draw up a detailed specification for the project and provided colour samples to match the paint shades specified by Nickelodeon. All paint supplies and a full tinting and mixing service were then provided by the Blackpool Crown Decorating Centre.

In total approximately 500 gallons of X-treme X-posure™ were used.

As well as protection against sea and salt spray, X-treme X-posure’s™ time-proven, trusted formula offers protection against acid rain, snow and frost, damaging UV rays, atmospheric pollutions and adverse weather conditions.

It includes anti-carbonation properties to protect concrete, a hydrophobic formulation that provides a highly water-resistance finish to wash dirt away - and added algaecides and fungicides to resist unsightly algae and mould growth.

A moisture vapour permeable coating also allows walls to breathe and a highly flexible coating keeps hairline cracks covered.

Three short and informative videos are now located at Sandtex Trade’s YouTube channel www.youtube.com/sandtextrade highlighting the product’s outstanding performance qualities.

For further product information please contact the Sandtex Trade Customer Relations Team on 0845 372 3425, email info@sandtextrade.co.uk or visit the website at www.sandtextrade.co.uk.

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Nickelodeon UK To Premiere "Power Rangers Samurai" Special "Origins" On 2nd December 2011

According to Nickelodeon UK's new "Furious Friday" promo/trailer (below) and Nickelodeon UK and Ireland on their official Twitter profile page, Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK will be premiering both episodes of the two-part season finale special episode of "Power Rangers Samurai" called "Origins" on Friday 2nd December 2011 at 5.00pm and 5.30pm (6.00pm and 6.30pm on Nick Replay UK) as part of Nick UK and Ireland and Nick HD UK's "Furious Friday" programming stunt. Posted by Nickelodeon UK and Ireland on their official Twitter profile page (@NickelodeonUK):

To all PRS fans whove been asking for more! The Power Rangers Samurai special "Origins" is coming to you Friday at 5pm! http://ow.ly/i/lV3n

Nickelodeon UK's new "Furious Friday" promo/trailer:


Nickelodeon UK and Ireland recently held a exclusive "Power Rangers Samurai" competition called "Power Rangers Party" where lucky fans of Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and of "Power Rangers Samurai" won exclusive tickets to an exclusive screening of the brand new special two-part episode of "Power Rangers Samurai" called "Origins", where the winners of the exclusive Nick UK competition that attended watched the episode along with several members from "Power Rangers Samurai" in the audience.

NickToons UK To Premiere Brand New Episodes Of "The Penguins of Madagascar" From 28th November 2011

According to NickToons UK's new ""The Penguins of Madagascar" Premiere Week" promo/trailer (below, with transcript), Nickelodeon UK's Nicktoons channel, NickToons UK and Ireland, will be premiering brand new episodes of the animated Nickelodeon series "The Penguins of Madagascar" during ""The Penguins of Madagascar" Premiere Week", every weekday from Monday 28th November 2011 to Thursday 1st December 2011 at 6.30pm.

[Television Announcer while King Julien XIII watches TV with his subjects Mort and Maurice: We'll be right back with The Lemur Factor [The L Factor] after the break!]

[Commercial on television] Are you being treated badly by your boss?

Does he kick you when your down?

Does he treat you like your just a piece of the furniture?

[Mort: I'm economical!]

Well, by watching the brand new episodes of Penguins of Madagascar...

[King Julien: Boring.]

...You will learn how to stand up for yourself and get some respect!

Let the power of the Penguin help you get what you really, really want!

[King Julien: What else is on?]

The Penguins of Madagascar Premiere Week, next week Monday to Thursday at 6.30, on NickToons!

Christmas And New Years Eve 2011 On Nickelodeon Philippines

Below are Nickelodeon Philippine's Christmas And New Years Eve schedule plans for "Christmas On Nickelodeon Philippines 2011", from The Philippine Star:

A merry mix up of gifts from Nickelodeon

MANILA, Philippines - The Nickelodeon adventure begins with Bloom, an ordinary girl who discovers she’s really a fairy with extraordinary powers. While she settles in to Alfea and tries to learn more about her family and her sister Daphne, the evil Trix stands in her way. She must defeat the trio of witches to protect her power and learn the truth about her past. Watch how Bloom and her fairy friends beat the odds in Winx Club’s TV Movie Special on Dec. 9, Friday at 6:30 p.m.

A brand-new litter of crime-fighting adventures with your favorite toughie tag team are coming your way in T.U.F.F. Puppy. With more villains, more gadgets and more surprises from Dudley and Kitty’s past. Watch what happens when Snaptrap starts bringing kids to the crime scenes so that the T.U.F.F agents won’t use their blasters. Catch our gung-ho crime-fighting canine and his purr-fect feline partner invade your screens from Dec. 12-16 at 6 p.m.

There’s no reason to be a Scrooge this time of the year as festive episodes from your favorite Nickelodeons shows are wrapped and given to you as X’mas Holiday Specials beginning 10 a.m. on Dec. 25. As you enjoy festive moments this Holiday Season, your much-loved Nickelodeon stars from iCarly, Back at the Barnyard, Penguins, Big Time Rush and Dora, and more also celebrate with you this yuletide!.

In the iCarly iChristmas special, Carly wishes she has a “normal” brother after Spencer’s unconventional tree sets fire to all her Christmas presents. A Christmas angel appears to show her what her life is like with a buttoned-up brother.

Ready for a big-time Christmas? You better be because the boys of the Big Time Rush are excited to head back to Minnesota for the Holidays. In this Christmas episode, hours before their flight, Griffin tells them they have to stay in Los Angeles to record a three-song holiday EP and two of the songs have to be with celebrities. Racing against time, they help Gustavo write the first song Beautiful Christmas.

In Dora The Explorer's Christmas Carol Adventure, Santa Claus warns Swiper again and again that if he keeps swiping on Christmas, he’ll be put on the naughty list forever. So what do you think will happen when Dora, Boots and all her friends are dressed in fancy clothes, getting ready for the Noche Buena party when Swiper tries to swipe the Christmas tree star?

Nickelodeon brings you the 48-hour SpongeBob-A-Thon. It’s a SpongeBob SquarePants marathon that’s going to be a festival of the ‘best of the best’ back-to-back episodes from 2011. Join the madness that will start at 7 a.m. on Dec. 31.