MARMBA NEWS
I have now received an estimate for the musical instruments that Revd. Francis Shemzigwa has asked for the choir at Mhinduro church. There are six instruments on the list amounting to 4.900.000 Tanzanian shilling or about £1,430 with the most useful item being a keyboard for £730. The plan is to send out sufficient funds to pay for a keyboard which should provide a good accompaniment for their singing.
The late Canon Walter Gould was instrumental in setting up the Tenbury/Maramba link back in 2005. Many exchange visits have taken place in the intervening period but more recently there has been very little activity as the schools in particular no longer receive grants from the British Council to pay for trips to Maramba or finance return trips for the Tanzanian teachers.
Steve Chandler who oversees the educational interests of all the schools is planning to write to the British Council and his local MP to enquire if there is any chance of subsidising these visits again.
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The late Canon Walter Gould was instrumental in setting up the Tenbury/Maramba link backin 2005. Many exchange visits have taken place in the intervening period but more recently there has been very little activity as the schools in particular no longer receive grants from the British Council to pay for trips to Maramba or finance return trips for the Tanzanian teachers. Steve Chandler who oversees the educational interests of all the schools is planning to write
to the British Council and his local MP to enquire if there is any chance of subsidising these visits again.
Clement and his wife Ndina are keen to come over here next year as it is now eleven years since he last paid a visit to Tenbury. Financing such a trip could be a problem and may require some fund raising.
The good news is that Helen Gould, Walter's second daughter is very keen to maintain her family interest in Maramba and is interested in making a visit next year. She has a couple of friends, one of whom lives on Clee Hill who are keen to join her and it would be great if they could renew friendships and witness how life has progressed over the last few years.
Peter Metcalfe.
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