Great work on the environment by Edest and All Saints pupils
November 2, 2020Mandy Hinxman writes: I have heard from Joe, our link teacher, at Edest in Jui, Sierra Leone. He has been using resources provided in my 2019 visit to educate the […]
Project updates
Health Centre update: the impact of covid-19
July 21, 2020Christine Boulton-Lane has provided this update on the Health Centre: HASTINGS SIERRA LEONE FRIENDSHIP LINK – HEALTH CENTRE SUB-COMMITTEE REPORT – Feb-July 2020. Having confirmed the need for a new […]
Sharing teaching ideas across 3000 miles
July 15, 2020St Paul’s CE Academy is partnered with REC Kossoh Town. Jason Morton and his colleague Jamie Orsbourne were out there in February, sharing teaching ideas with their SL opposite numbers. […]
In spite of lockdown, our young people are thinking about their friends in Hastings SL!
July 14, 2020Mandy Hinxman has been working with children in her “bubble” at All Saints CE Junior Academy. Her pupils wrote to their friends at Edest School, and Esther, the headteacher there, […]
Next phase of development for the Health Centre
June 11, 2020Our chairman, Richard Homewood, writes: Imagine coping with a Triage and Isolation Facility like this? This is what the Health Centre in our twin town has to cope with to […]
Improvements at the Health Centre
May 28, 2020When our team were over in Hastings SL in February, they saw that there was a problem at the entrance to the Health Centre. The pipe connecting the Health Centre […]
Happy babies at the Health Centre
March 18, 2020Friends of Liz MacKay at Christ Church St Leonards have been sending lovely knitted goods for the babies at the Health Centre. One unexpected advantage is that the prospect of […]
The Sanitation Project is backed by a local sponsor
December 17, 2019Local Energy Experts join forces with the Link in support of Schools’ Sanitation Project The Link was delighted recently when local company Southern Energy Solutions contacted us to offer their […]
Connecting Classrooms across 3000 miles
Mandy Hinxman writes: Edest Primary in Jui, Sierra Leone, are making great strides with their community project alongside other link schools in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Back in October, our link […]
Schools Sanitation Project gains pace
Richard Homewood writes: “The Schools Sanitation Project is our latest initiative. Clean water, basic toilets and good hygiene practices are essential for the survival and development of children. According to […]