27TH MARCH – TUESDAY We have a health check day today at school. We hold these whenever we have enough funding. I’ve bought the medication, hired a nurse, there will also be a UK nurse (Tracy) in attendance. Eeek!! The night before the Government suddenly announces that ALL schools will close today until April 16th. Do I cancel?? Everything’s arranged. Taxis booked for the nurses, etc. I decide to go ahead anyway. Luckily for me, as so few people have radios, or batteries for them, ...
WORMING TABLETS AND WESTFIELD 24th March Children here need worming regularly, and I think I need to buy more worming tablets, so while my friends sit on the beach, I have to catch bush taxis up to the Brikama – Banjul highway. The taxi to the traffic lights had a door that would not close, and no handle inside, so I had to try and hold the door shut by gripping the recess where the handle should have been. Once at the Westfield taxi rank, there was total madness. ...
The children have a long way to walk to the nearest primary school. At the moment they are in temporary accommodation, with volunteer teachers. There is community land available, and we have finally got a sponsor willing to build a school. So eager is everyone to start work that the land has already been cleared The whole village is very excited. But before building work can begin, we must ...
It seems a long time since we visited The Gambia having got back in December 2011, we would be normally booking for March and the last week of the season which would be the end of April just touching the month of May which generally sets us up until we return in November. We missed the smiling coast, the people and the sunshine and are now feeling a tad jaded with the stresses and strains or running a business and renovating property. I haven’t heard from my friend ...
Today is Commonwealth Day. All the children come in their various ethnic clothes and bring food traditional to their groups. We have Fula, Mandinka, Manjargo, Wollof , Jola and Caroninka at our school. I wore my hastily made Welsh costume. Everyone was amazed at the tall black hat (made out of cardboard and bin liners). ...
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