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Tony
and Sue Pace going back to Tanzania. Can you help? Many
of you will have read and supported our winter work in Tanzania last year;
well we are planning to go back again to help build another school and we
would like your help. Osiligi
Secondary School is a new school on the plains north of Arusha. The
headmistress was the deputy head of Kimnyak School where we worked last
year. It has 85 pupils in Form 1 (equivalent to UK year 8) with 4
unfinished classrooms and a very basic toilet. Next January and each
following year, it will have to take in a further 150 pupils until they
reach a total of 600 students. So in addition to trying to provide
education, the school is a building site with different building in
various stages of incompleteness. You can’t imagine this in England
where the Health and Safety issues alone would not allow it to happen. In
Tanzania the local community (who are some of the poorest people in the
world) are expected to raise the funds for the basic buildings with the
government putting in floors and roof as and when they have the money. So
left to themselves, the school will struggle for many years before it can
provide a decent education. That is where we can help – with your help. If
we can get the school off to a good start, with some decent classrooms and
teacher’s houses, an administration building as well as water,
electricity and a kitchen, it will make a huge difference to the success
of the school for years to come. We know that education is the best way
out of poverty and secondary education gives the students the knowledge
and skills to become the leaders of the next generation. But building
costs money and that is what we are asking for. In Tanzania, where labour
is cheap, it is truly amazing how much can be built for so little: A
new classroom costs about £3,500. A
teachers’ house, for 2 teachers and their family, costs about £4,000. A
decent water supply will probably cost about £2,000. Getting
electricity connected may cost £1,000 –2,000. Of
course building with local labour helps in two ways. The school gets built
so the children get a better education, and more money gets put into the
local communities. So
will you help them by contributing to a fund for the school? We promise
that every penny you give will go to the school; we will meet all our own
travel and living costs and make our own contribution as well. There are
no overheads to reduce your contribution. If you are willing to make a
donation, we are raising a fund through a very local charity “The
Bugbrooke East Africa Trust” (Charity No. 1116470). Please make cheques
payable to “The Butonge Project”. If we can treat your donation as
Gift Aid we will be able to get a further 28% back from the government. Thank
you for your support. Tony
and Sue Pace (4, Laddermakers Yard; tel 832516) You
can read the diary of Sue and Tony’s work last year in Tanzania at
www.bugbrookelink.co.uk/Tanzania West
Northants Development - Drop in Exhibition- This issue went to press too early to report on the above exhibition
which took place in the Community Centre on the 24th September.
However we do intend that by the time you receive this issue, there
will be a report on the Link website giving relevant information coming
out of the exhibition.
Services
and Events at St.
Michael and All Angels Church Bugbrooke A
weekly leaflet is available in Church. Please take a copy and
keep up-to-date with Bugbrooke Church Services, news
and events. The leaflet also covers the parishes of Harpole, Kislingbury
and Rothersthorpe. Sunday
Services 8am
BCP Communion 3rd and 5th Sundays in the Month 9:45am
2nd and 4th Sundays in the month Holy Communion
1st Sunday in the month Morning Worship
3rd Sunday in the month Worship for All 5th
Sunday in the month watch for details 6:30pm
Evening Worship Other
Services Tuesdays
during term time 2:30pm Tiny Tots Service in Church Third
Thursday in the month 10am BCP Holy Communion First
Wednesday in the month 1:30pm Holy Communion at Jubilee House First
Wednesday in the month 7:30pm Holy Communion Regular
Events Mondays
at 8pm Bell Ringers Mondays
at 7:30pm Prayer half hour at 29 Chipsey Avenue Thursdays
9 to 11:15am Family Morning during term time in the Sunday School
Rooms Thursdays
7:30pm onwards SMASH ‘St. Michael’s At Someone’s House’ a chance
to have fellowship and Bible Study together. See weekly Notice Sheet for
details or ring 831621 for details Special
Services Sunday 30th September
6:30pm Back to Church Sunday Celebration Sunday 7th October 9:45am
Harvest Festival Celebrations Sunday 28th October
6:30pm All Souls Memorial Service, St. Luke’s Kislingbury for all in the
villages of Bugbrooke, Harpole, Kislingbury and Rothersthorpe. November 11th 9:45am
Remembrance Day Service Looking Forward to Christmas
2007. Full details in the next edition. Sunday 9th December 4pm Christingle Service Thursday 13th December 7pm Tree of Light
Service Sunday 23rd December 7pm Carols by
Candlelight Christmas Eve 5:30pm Carols on the Green Christmas Day 10am Christmas Communion Please
keep an eye out for other services and events. Home
Communions by prior arrangement. Ring 831621 for details and if you have any
questions.
Family
announcements GARDINER
- Lesley Gardiner and family would to thank everyone who attended the
Memorial and Internment Service at Bugbrooke Church for her late husband
John, who sadly passed away on 1st August
in Poitiers, France, after his brave fight against cancer. The
family are touched and delighted that the current sum of £800 in
donations has been received in John's memory and this will be sent on to
Cancer Research UK. GREEN
– Craig and Shaun. 18 on November 3rd. Happy birthday boys, have a great
party, lots of love Mum, Dad, Lee, Grandma, Pap, Gary, Paula xxxx GREEN
– Craig and Shaun. Happy 18th twins, on 3rd November, love Uncle Ian,
Aunty Carol, Andy, Kalum, Tash and Kyle xx WADSWORTH
– Muriel. Happy 60th birthday 14th November, love you lots, have a great
day. Love Rod, Lorraine, Gary, Graham, Paula, Craig, Shaun and Lee Village
Diary October 2007 November 2007
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