Greetings from Uganda! We have lots going on behind the scenes at the Emily Collins School… a new area of ground has been dug up and now it is clear the guys can sow grass seed so that the schoolchildren can have a much needed playing field…how exciting. Well done Martin and the team and thank you for the photos. I’m looking forward to kicking a ball on the grass one day!
Day by day, as funds allow, they make good progress on the roof slab! And it is certainly looking even better in the Ugandan sunshine ???? Emily Collins School, Kisoro.
The next stage has begun....Lots of progress being made at the Emily Collins School in Kisoro! The supports for the roof slab are going up on the shorter length of the L shaped building. The steel wires have arrived despite the huge increase in the price of steel and...
Such fantastic news, the concrete has set!! They’ve taken the support poles away to use on the other part of the 1st floor. The ceiling slab is now over 2/3rds of the school and work begins on the other 1/3rd. Thanks for your support so far! And we look forward to...
The Raise the Roof Party organised by my lovely friend Tiffany and her family was a huge success! It raised £4k to help put the concrete slab on top of the remaining section of the first floor. There is still a long way to go but, as always, we travel ‘one step at a...
We call it 'building the roof' but in reality we are currently trying to finish building the slab for the first floor which will, in time, become the base for the next floor. This is only the long section of the 'L' shaped building and once the concrete has set, the...
One Million Steps! We’d like to invite you to join us in a virtual ‘walk around the world in 80 days’. Get fit, improve your well being and raise money to rescue vulnerable children from the fields, streets and jungles around Kisoro. My friend Greg and I have linked...
Christmas Appeal 2023 - The Emily Collins School in Kisoro, Uganda This year donations given at our Community Carol Service, Christmas Extravaganza Service and Midnight Communion Services will go to the Emily Collins School in Kisoro, Uganda. This is one of our...
I was honoured to be invited to give a talk about the Emily Collins School at a parents event at Pamphill First School last evening. The schools are ‘twinned’ and exchange videos that have been made by the children so they can all learn things about and from each...
Wine O’Clock - at St. Mary's Church, Church Road, Ferndown, Dorset On Monday evening 23rd October, Sarah and I will be hosting ‘Wine O’clock’. It is going to be a fun wine tasting with nibbles at St. Mary’s Church. The good news is that it is not just for...
We are able to offer the choice of 2 different calendars for 2024. All we ask is a donation of £15 per calendar and, as you know, 100% of your donation goes directly to the school. Here are photos of the content in the calendars...please click on this link to go to...