A good night's sleep for children of Fiji (From Dorset Echo)

A good night's sleep for children of Fiji

9:48am Saturday 27th February 2010 in

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WHILE life goes on in Dorset, we are actually back in Fiji and busy checking up on our charity projects.

Our latest visit was to the island of Vanua Levu, where we attended the official opening of our third sanitation project, this time at Waibunabuna Primary School.

The journey to the island involved several hours on a bumpy road, a 4-hour sea crossing and a further 4 hours on rough tracks. After a few hours’ sleep, it was back on rough tracks for about 3 hours to reach the school.

The strenuous journey was well worth it. The whole school (staff, governors, children and parents) had turned out to join in the feasting and celebrating.

Apart from cutting the ribbon to officially open the toilet block, we visited the dormitories, where Children of Fiji had provided 25 pairs of bunk beds and mattresses for the children, who previously were forced to sleep on the floor.

• MEANWHILE back in Dorset – There will be a Quiz Night (including a delicious meal) in the Savill Hall, Cattistock, at 7.30pm on Saturday, March 13.

The £5 entry fee includes the cost of food. Tickets are available from the churchwardens.

All proceeds are in aid of St Peter and St Paul’s Church Tower Fund.

• RO-TORO, a Latvian (or maybe Estonian, but certainly Baltic!) group will be appearing at Evershot Village Hall on Saturday, March 13. Their music is described as pipes, saxophone, guitar and mad percussion!

Doors open 8.00pm. There will be a bar.

Tickets cost £6.00 on the door.

• Frampton Footlights present their 2010 production ‘Tomb with a View’, a comedy/thriller by Norman Robbins, on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, March 18, 19 and 20 in Frampton Village Hall.

Performances begin at 7.30pm.

Ticket prices are £4 for Thursday, £5 for Friday and £6 for Saturday. They are available from Frampton Garage or by calling 01300 320607

• THE NEXT of the Ladies’ IMPACT lunches will be held in Corscombe on Thursday, March 18.

• MY DARLING Clemmie, a one-woman show featuring Rohan McCullough, will take place in Melbury Osmund Village Hall on Saturday, March 20, starting at 7.30pm.

Tickets cost £8 for adults, £5 for under 18’s and £22 for a family ticket.

This is the remarkable, moving and highly entertaining story of the woman who married one of the truly great figures of the 20th century, Winston Churchill.

For bookings please contact Teresa Oaksford on 01935 83410

• ST MARY’S Wives Group has its next meeting in Stratton Village Hall on Thursday, March 25.

The speaker will be Sylvia Denning and the subject of her talk will be ‘Acting Up’.

The group’s annual fundraising coffee morning will be on Saturday, April 24 at Bradford Peverell.

• THE LAST of the Cattistock Lent Lunches will be held at Fullers Earth on Wednesday, March 24.

Lunch, consisting of soup and a roll, begins at 12 noon. Do come along and enjoy a relaxed meal in pleasant company.

Donations will be in aid of the Medical Centre at Ezo in Sudan, which is supported by the Salisbury Diocese.

• MEMBERS of the Maiden Newton Art Group are pleased to welcome Rowena Hampton on Wednesday, March 31.

Rowena will be talking about and demonstrating the topic of Pastel Portraits.

This session will be restricted to members only.