Monday evening and we have spent our first two days in manila. Sunday was a necessary chill after the journey which went without event until Mr Berry deserted his post on the 2nd flight and accepted an upgrade to first class leaving the rest of us to suffer economy. We will not let him forget …
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1st couple of days, sam kirkham
we arrived at the shalom centre around 1:30 then it was straight to bed after no sleep over the past 24 hours. woke up around 9 the next day, showered and dressed for the day a head, went to the biggest shopping mall i have ever seen! must of been 5 times bigger than west …
first thoughts- Matt Hubbard
when i first arrived in Manila it was not what i was expecting. from the pictures i had seen everything looked completely different from what i had imagined it too be. the modes of transport around Manila doesn’t always turn up on time. But the Shalom Centre is accomidation is very good, and exactly what …
Safely in Manila
We made it safely to where we are staying in Manila at about 2am local time last night… today we’re going to have a rest day to recover from the journey and tomorrow we’ll begin our projects. More news when we have some!
Abu Dhabi
All good so far – we’re at Abu Dhabi, it’s 8:05am local time, 4:05 UK time, heading off to Manila in an hour or so. More news soon…
A video to watch
Have a look at this video – showing the job the PCF Social Workers do to on the dumpsite to make it possible for the children there to go to school.
Walk Across England
Eric and Dave are now three days into the mammoth 250 mile walk across England. We started at the old Severn Bridge at lunchtime on Friday 2nd September in brilliant sunshine. The route followed the Severn Way to Berkeley, a distance of 12 miles. Yesterday we started in Berkeley to continue along the Severn Way …
Manila- a city of contrast
On Monday I stood on the helipad of the forty eight storey RCBC skyscraper in the Makati City- the business hub of Manila which would not be out of place in downtown Manhatten. Less than twenty four hours later I was up to my knees in the filthy mud and desperate stench of the Pier …
Dave and Tom in Manila
After a journey of almost thirty hours, Tom and I finally arrived at the Shalom Centre in Malate, Manila, our home for the next twelve days. It’s a six hour flight to Dubai from London and a further eight hours to Manila. This is the rainy season in the Philippines, and the afternoon rain usually …
Sponsored Walk
The team will be taking to the New Forest to raise money for the project. Staying just outside Brockenhurst, the team will walk 50km over two days. Any member of the team would be very grateful for your sponsorship. If you would like to donate you can Text TSTC12 to 70070 and specify a donation …
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