Annual Newsletter 2018 – Building on the Approval -

Last October when we wrote we were really excited about the granting of approval to St. Paul’s School in Bo, Sierra Leone which would allow the school to give its pupils a full secondary education and take them up to … Read more…

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End of March ’18 – Progress is being made -

The walls of the 1st story are to roof height and the floors are now being floated with concrete which will take until mid-April. We hope the roof will be on by the end of April and the building will … Read more…

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Letters from the Children -

Penelope and Rod Sharman took out over 50 letters from our sponsors, and brought over a hundred back which we are busy getting out to you now. Sadly these are not replies as they were only two days in Bo … Read more…

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Senior Secondary School Build – update 16th March -

We have just received the pictures (below) of the foundations in which the six classrooms and verandah are just about discernible. A further £10,000 is on its way to pay for the floating of the floors with concrete and the … Read more…

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Building work for the Senior Secondary School Classrooms has begun! -

The first tranche of £5,000 for the Senior Secondary build has been received and work has started. The pictures show the concrete building blocks they make themselves. The work on these continues throughout, but the digging for the foundations will … Read more…

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A New Liaison Person for Sponsored Children -

Theresa Allie is an Arts and Languages teacher at St Paul’s who has been appointed by Head Teacher Solomon to act as our liaison person with sponsored children and to send us news about them and the school. She will … Read more…

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Letters to Pupils -

Penelope & Rod Sharman took 39 letters from sponsors out to St Paul’s when they went in early December. They were only very briefly in Bo but managed to pick up 200 Christmas cards. The cards are a nice reminder … Read more…

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Songs of Praise for Bo -

The Songs of Praise for Bo at West Wittering Church on Sunday 14th January 2018 attracted a full congregation. The singing, led by the Birdham Village Choir, was amazing. The feedback on the service was great and everybody stayed afterwards … Read more…

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Fundraisers -

  20th May ’18 @ 5pm – Rookwood – Hog Roast with live music from Nigel Bennett and Willie Austen – more details to follow

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BREAKING NEWS: School Approved at Last! -

On Tuesday evening we received some fantastic news. After 11 years of pleading the Sierra Leone Government have finally approved St. Paul’s School meaning they will be funded by the state. Up to now, teachers were being kept on the … Read more…

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