The Chairs and a party!

The buzz and excitement was of course the arrival of 100 chairs!!!!..........

Following intense negotiations in Banjul and Serrekunda we have secured the purchase of 100 chairs for the Skills Centre Hall.  Lovely sturdy white ones (tested by several people). Neil and Morven nearly managed to injure themselves by balancing on the back of the pick up with 100 chairs but all were safe.......

Yes they were safe!!



This was Roddy's idea nearly 2 years ago.  The group were determined to try and make this happen, as we greatly missed Roddy being with us this time ........so Roddy can now see what we have managed to do on his next visit.  The Skills centre can now hire out the hall and the chairs and generate some more income.  They could perhaps get 200 chairs and more income for other developments......and thus we had to celebrate.

What better place then to have a "party" was at Mary Mendy's house.  There must have been 50 of us in the end on the top floor outside celebrating being together again.  Solomon had been busy all day helping Mary and the food that was brought out was truly delicious.

Mary's family joined in and many more as the  Gambian dance started led by Buba and Sadibou!  These boys just hear one note and they start to dance.....

We then danced Scottish style with a very fast "Strip the Willow"  with the girls being swung round in true style.  The grill did not start for ages so the British had to leave the party as it was very late and we had to be ready the next day at 08.30. Sorry Solomon!!