Last weekend (6-7th June) Was our group fundraiser the sponsered walk. We arrived bright and early at school saturday morning, and set of to Tile Barn Bunkhouse, where we were staying the night. After settling in we set of for the 24K we were walking that day. We got lucky as there had been no …
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50km Walk – Hannah Thurston
I woke up at 7 on the Saturday and was drowsy as I went about making sure I had everything packed and ready for the walk. I was one of the last few people to get there and put my sleeping bag and other bag on one of the minibuses and kept the other one …
50km Walk
on the 6th and the 7th of june i got up so excited for the sponsor walk, the only down side of that is i had to get up early to walk my two brilliant beagle dogs and get up to the school for 8:30am on a saturday. (i actually woke up ) when i …
How I Got My Place
We were in an assembly when I first heard about the charity project and that was when I knew I wanted to do this. I see it as a one off opportunity of a lifetime, both to help the under privaleged and also to see other cultures and the way they live in such circumstances. …
50km Sponsored Walk – 6-7 June 09
Over the weekend of 6-7 June, the participants in the Philippines project will be completing a 50km sponsored walk across the New Forest. Staying overnight at the Tile Barn Outdoor Centre in Brockenhurst, the group will walk for about 8 hours each day. Members of the team are collecting sponsors now. Can you help?
Two Elderly Gents to Walk Across Wales
Will they make it or not? Mr Berry and Mr Freeman are planning to walk the 210 miles from South to North Wales in September 2009. Please sponsor them!
First Container Reaches Manila
We are really pleased that the first container that was loaded in February has reached Manila, just over two months after leaving Eastleigh. The container has now been unloaded and its contents sorted ready for use. Can you see any of your donations?
Second Container of the Year
The second container destined for Manila arrived at the Horton Heath storage place during the Easter holidays, and a hard working team loaded office equipment and supplies for the new school. This week the container was moved to Ready Steady Store at Eastleigh and yesterday two baling machines arrived from CompactnBale in Kent, and were …
Year 9 at TSTC
Apply now if you are interested in taking part in the project and traveling to the Philippines in February 2010! The first stage of the application process is to write a letter of application to Miss Dagwell. This should be handed in by assembly on Monday 9 March. Candidates who are shortlisted will be invited …
Can you spot the container?
No? Neither can we! The first of three containers to be provided to the Philippines Community Fund by APL this year left Ready Steady Store on Wednesday 25 February. The containers, which took just one week to load, was full of vital supplies to support the fund’s work in Manila, including much needed tables and …