Donations have continued to come in for Dave and Patrick’s ten kilometre run in aid of the Aquinoe Learning Centre. These donations now total £588.22. Many, many thanks both to runners and donors.
10K RUNNERS DAVE AND PATRICK RAISE OVER £350 FOR AQUINOE
Jean’s husband Dave and son Patrick raised over £350 for Aquinoe running in the annual 10K event round Olympic Park in London on July 2. Patrick braved a blistered heel to record a personal best of 53 minutes, 53 seconds…
Stars successful!
Patrick and Dave are real stars. They both participated in the Great Newham Run at the Olympic Park over ten kilometres and turned in wonderful performances in hot conditions. Thank you so much to both of them for supporting the…
Dave and Patrick run for Aquinoe
Tomorrow is the day of the Great Newham run – ten kilometres round the Olympic Park, finishing off with a lap round the London Stadium. Dave (husband) and Patrick (son) are both running and have asked friends and family for…
Colston Bassett Visit
We made another visit to Nottinghamshire to give a talk to the children of Colston Bassett School. They did some fantastic fundraising for the Aquinoe Learning Centre last year and plan to do more this year. They were pleased to…
Another Quiz Donation
Many, many thanks to LS for her £40 donation towards our annual fundraising quiz. Total now a fantastic £699.52. Brilliant.
Younger and Older Pupils at Aquinoe
Aquinoe Learning Centre combined two ceremonies this week. The pupils in the Pre-Unit graduated from the younger section into Standard One, into which they will move in January. It all looks very formal! At the same time, pupils in Class…
Aquinoe Pupils at Agricultural Show
Pupils from Aquinoe were taken to the Kitale Agricultural Show on 26th October. Both local children and some of the South Sudanese refugees were involved. They took flyers promoting the school with them and gave them out to people from…
Another successful quiz
The trustees held another quiz at Capel Village Hall on Saturday 1st October. This is an annual event, which is always good fun, and many of the contestants come back year after year. Exactly £600 has been raised, which will…
Cycling competition
Using the bicycles provided for the school in recent months, the pupils participated in a cycling competition. The physiotherapist, Daughlas, and the teacher for children with special educational needs used the occasion to train pupils with motor difficulties. The children…