News
We hope to bring you some of the latest news stories here as and when they happen regarding all actions taken on behalf of FREED (UK). To view the up and coming events please look on our calendar page.
Top Stories
- More congratulations
On the 9th of March 2011 at 09:09am, Jenny and Lee Bolton extended their family by the arrival of Owen Mark. We wish them every happiness. - Barry Primary School fundraising.
Thanks go to the parents and children of Barry Primary School who have donated £320 at collections made after their Christmas Concerts. The money will help towards further development of a water supply for Ko A School. - Ghana 2010 visit.
On
the 22nd of October the team left England and headed for Ghana on
their latest trip to support FREED UK charity work in Nandom and the
surrounding areas. The group have successfully returned and you can
read all about it by
clicking here! - Congratulations to Jenny and Lee!
On the 22nd May 2010 Jenny Howlett became Jenny Bolton when she married her fiancée Lee at Hanslope Church.
Past Events
- Charity Event at Picturedrome Northampton - Sat March
6th @ 8pm
The Picturedrome Northampton was the venue for some lively and varied musical entertainment provided by local musicians Sarah Hepworth, Adam Loake and the 'Skatoons' band. Very energetic Ghanaian dance and drumming was provided courtesy of Kyreme Arts and the evening was a fabulous success!
If you want to know more click here! PICTUREDROME
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MP Ambrose Dery has given $13,000
The MP Ambrose Dery has given $13,000 of his own money to pay for repairs to the FREED Radio station. This means the remote villages will be able to get education and health messages again.
Also, when we travel in October 2010, we will be able to let them know we are coming!!
- Clare and Phil's Wedding Donation
£2,678.00 was raised by Clare and Phil who made a request to guests at their wedding (see below) for donations to Freed (UK)instead of wedding presents. The monies will go towards the bore hole project at Ko Farm. See Picturedrome event above.
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Dery Tuopar makes a visit Home - May/June 2009
Read Dery's report and see some photographs taken on this trip by clicking here.
- Congratulations to Clare and Phil!
On Saturday the 18th of July, Clare Tyers (one of our dental team) married Phillip Page at St Peters Church, Tewin. Very generously, Clare and Phil requested their guests to support FREED(UK) instead of presenting wedding gifts. FREED(UK) wish them a long, happy and prosperous life together! Here is a picture of the happy couple!
- Feeding kitchen - July
2008
Here are some photographs brought back by Dery Tuopar on his visit (July 2008 - See below). It shows the progress of the feeding kitchen that earlier in the year was just a pile of bricks. Some of these photographs can be seen in the Photo album. The photographs below show how the structure is coming along and indicate that, as long as everything goes
according to plan, it
should be nearing completion by the time the group reach there in
October.
- Anne Hicks travels to Nandom - March
2008
Distribution of donations collected in 2007.
Anne Hicks has recently returned from a short trip to Nandom. Her task was to ensure that the items donated during 2007 and shipped over earlier this year - in a 40 foot container - were distributed to the appropriate groups for use. Click here for full report
- 4 thousand cedis (£2,000) secured for
funding of ICT room facilities
Anne Hicks has spoken to Blake on her recent trip.
Thanks are given by Blake as they are able to use the old student accommodation for an ICT room once the students move out and into a new building. Read Anne's report by clicking here
- Fundraising Event.
The 29th International Waendel Walk Weekend.
On Saturday 10th May 2008, 18 members of FREED(UK) took part in the Waendel Walk. This event runs annually and this year was the 29th International Waendel Weekend – 9th, 10th & 11th May.
There are a variety of walks from 5k to 42k throughout the
Northamptonshire countryside all starting and finishing in
Wellingborough. 2008 was special as the weather was beautiful (a bit
too hot for the serious walkers!) last year we walked in cold windy
conditions with heavy showers.
Our Team (pictured right minus Anne who was taking the picture) walked 10k and are trying to raise £3,000 to complete the building of our kitchen at Nandom Hospital and a further £1,800 to pay taxes and transport costs for the container sent to Nandom earlier this year. At the time of writing the total amount raised was still unknown but you can be sure that we will let you know as soon as we know.
The Team chatted and joked along the way, enjoying the sunshine, catching up with each other’s news and looking forward to a well-earned pub lunch! We were joined by 100’s of other walkers, many with children and dogs all taking part for their own personal reasons – maybe just enjoying the exercise and the great outdoors. Serious walkers come from all over Europe and as far away as Australia and America, they spend the weekend in Wellingborough and the event is based at the Castle Theatre where entertainment is available all day and well into the evening.
We hope to walk annually to raise funds for our various projects. It is usually held on the same weekend in May and we will welcome anyone who wishes to join us in 2009. Details are available through the Borough Council of Wellingborough Tel: 01933 229777.
If you would like to make a donation please make cheques payable to FREED (UK) and send to:
No2, Dalby Close,
Rockingham Rd,
Kettering,
Northants.
NN16 9FQ.
- Lily Canter on the BBC.
Lily has had an article published on the BBC about the visit to Nandom in 2007 specifically about the Dental unit that was set up. You can read it by clicking here.