Jul 5, 2025
Organising outdoor events in our country is always risky – the big worry is whether the day will be rainy and windy and wreck everything. Our 10th garden party had blistering sunshine which was very lovely but quite a challenge for us to keep the lovely cakes fresh...
Dec 5, 2024
The very happy news is that at the end of the 2024 school year, 4 of the 5 have achieved sufficiently high marks to progress to the next grade in 2025. You may recall that at this time last year there was much sadness as the 2 boys were really struggling in their new...
Jul 5, 2024
The 9th Future Bright Trust garden party welcomed 109 people who came to Piddlehinton to help raise funds to educate the 5 children in South Africa – the ones in the care of Mama Zelma. Afterwards there were so many messages of appreciation! Click here to read the...
Feb 5, 2024
I have just returned from 2 months spent with the Sisters and the children – hence this newsletter is a little later than usual. I arrived late November, just before the schools broke up for their long summer holiday. The first week or so was therefore very busy with...
Aug 5, 2023
Looking back at the weather we have endured in July 2023, it is truly wonderful that the sun shone so beautifully on the afternoon of the first day of the month. It did a vanishing act quite soon after that! Click here to read the...
Feb 5, 2023
This winter newsletter is coming to you rather later than usual because I have been waiting for the children to start the new school year in South Africa. Having spent very many hours buying new school uniform with them while I was there in November, I wanted everyone...
