Thanks everyone for your input, i really do appreciate it very much, the bottle of water idea is a good one, you are always told to put a bag of food on the side but they dont mention water funny enough.
That said, I will be freezing water in the bowls so it melts during the flight (less spillage in case of turbulence, etc)
I will be with them on the ground until they have to be checked by customs, where i cannot go.
SassyPilotsWife, i dont have a facebook account (in this day and age, i know i know) i can set one up tho just look for "britishairways" im guessing?
Im not worried about them on arrival, i have good people picking them up
Who will most likely be there before they are even ready to go