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Information
Information - What Pageant does, and how you can help
  Links - Links to information on the Gambia, and other educational charities
  General Brochure - a single page brochure for print out and distribution (PDF file)
  Maps of The Gambia - map showing places where Pageant is active, and links to more maps
  Gambian Schools Index a list of Gambian Schools which Pageant is associated with
  UK Schools Index UK schools which have helped Gambian schools in association with Pageant.
   
Bishop's Waltham Junior School - close ties with Abuko LBS
Chestnut Grove School - close ties with Banyaka LBS
See also News from UK Schools
  Website statistics - Month by month hits and visitors to the website
  Privacy - Information about Pageant's privacy policy & use of cookies.
 

Forms - Direct links to all Pageant forms

Contact - How to contact Pageant by telephone, post or email

  Enquiry Form - If you don't have email, you can still send us a message using this form
  Website Feedback Form - Tell us about errors, broken links and suggest improvements

Membership - How to join Pageant and details of subscriptions

  Membership Form Word Doc PDF Format
  Gift Aid Form Word Doc PDF Format
  Pageant Members Page - information mainly for members

Pageant Ethical Gifts Scheme - How Pageant's scheme works

  List of Gifts - Select your gift from our easy to use list
  Gift Order Form      Word Doc      PDF Format
  Thank-you cards          Christmas Cards
Sponsorship - Details on how to sponsor children's education
  Sponsorship in action - Information on sponsored children
  Sponsorship enquiry - Students requiring sponsorship
  Sponsorship Form Word Doc PDF Format
Projects

Pageant projects - a structured outline of all of Pageant's activities.

Fundraising how money is raised by donations, sponsored challenges etc.
   
Fundraising totals - Annual totals raised by events and major donations
Donate online - Make an online donation to Pageant - debit or credit card
Shop online & raise money for Pageant
Fundraisers page - guidance on using MyCharityPage for sponsored events
 

Event sponsorship form     Word doc    PDF Format

Three Peaks Challenge 2004 - Sponsorship money raised by Pageant member Chris Hyde

2005/6  Challenges Summary

 

Amsterdam-Dakar Challenge 2005 'Dustbusters' team page

 

Plymouth-Banjul Challenge 2006 'Shap Ahoy' team page

Preparations and fundraising

through UK, France, Spain

Morocco

Western Sahara

Mauritania

Senegal

Gambia

 

Plymouth-Banjul Challenge 2006 'Super Trooper' team page

2007 Challenges Summary

 

Plymouth-Banjul Challenge 2007 'IceCold2007' teams page

 

Plymouth-Banjul Challenge 2007 'Ibrakeforcake' team page

 

Plymouth-Banjul Challenge 2007 'Desert Mice' & 'First to the Bar' team page

 

Shap Ahoy - the T4 Challenge reconnoitring the route for the 2007 Bamako Run

   

T4 Challenge Diary - Cumbria to Sidi Ifni

   

T4 Challenge Diary - Sidi Ifni to Kiffa

   

T4 Challenge Diary - into Mali to Timbuktu

   

T4 Challenge Diary - Timbuktu to Bamako

 

2007 Azores and Back Ocean Race - Bandit fundraising for Pageant

2008 Challenges Summary
 

Plymouth-Banjul Challenge 2008 'Transplant Titans' team page

    Transplant Titans Sponsors
    Transplant Titans Reports
  4Ts Adventure 2008 - Two Toyotas to Timbuktu
    4Ts Itinerary

Nigel Walsh Fundraising Page - 2008 and 2009 Comrades Marathons

Sarah Hayes Fundraising Page - 2011 Chester Marathon

 

Sarah Hayes archive page - 2009 Marine Corps 10k race

 

Sarah Hayes archive page - 2011 Preparations for Chester Marathon

Pound a Day Sponsor Frances & Rachel to buy materials for 'fun'classes

Gavin Sandison's New Forest Half Marathon - 23 September 2012
Tim and Laurence's London Triathlon - 23 September 2012

General projects and background information
   

Ian & Pippa's story - Pageant was started by Ian and Pippa Howard, following a holiday

Wandifa - Wandifa  Saidykhan is our main agent in The Gambia.

How things get to The Gambia - containers organised by Friends of Gambian Schools

Equipment for schools - Educational equipment, such as microscopes for schools

 

Equipment list - Donate the things which are needed in The Gambia

Microscope competition - Prizes for best drawings of things seen under the microscope

 

April 2005 competition

Microscopy Workshops - for science teachers in the Gambia
 

Microscopy Workshops February 2010 - equipment & preparations
 

Microscopy Workshops February 2010 - Kathy's blog
Practical Physics Workshops February 2011
Microscopy & Science Workshops 2012 - summary, see topics below
 

Microscopy Pippa's report on Microscopy Workshops
 

Electricity Jayson's report on the Electricity topic
 

Chemistry report on the Chemistry topic
 

Waves Chris Robertson's report on the Waves topic

Millennium Health Microscope - low cost microscope to diagnose infectious diseases

Pageant Loans - micro-loans for small enterprises

 

Sika Village Market - Pageant loans scheme

The Artemisia Project - an inexpensive and effective treatment for malaria

Tina's Art - creative art projects for two nursery schools

Foundation for Disabled People - helping people with a physical handicap in The Gambia
 

Proposal requesting financial help - to expand wheelchair production
 

Update April 2008 - 16 wheelchairs for the disabled students
New leg for Modou Lamin - Pageant appeal for a prosthetic leg
Goats Appeal - Pageant appeal to replace stolen goats gives rise to an ethical gift
Play Equipment for Gambian Schools project to ship donated outdoor play equipment
Creative Writing workshops for teachers in The Gambia

Bakalarr projects

 

Bakalarr classroom floors - Concrete floors laid at Bakalarr School

Bakalarr new kitchens - New kitchens built at Bakalarr School

Bakalarr perimeter wall - Perimeter wall built at Bakalarr School

 

Wall paintings - How the wall has been turned into an art gallery

Ousman's Artwork - Ousman F Sowe's paintings

Ousman's Exhibition - Ousman's paintings at Horsham Library

Vegetable gardens - Growing vegetables in school and village gardens

 

Vegetable gardens - Update February 2003

 

Vegetable gardens - Update March 2004

Bakalarr toilets - New Toilet Blocks at Bakalarr School for both pupils and staff.

 

Official opening of the toilet blocks at Bakalarr - October 2003

Bakalarr nursery class - Bakalarr School has started a nursery class.

Progress at Bakalarr - December 2004 New classrooms etc.

Home Science Lab & Multipurpose Sports Court

Staff accommodation block
Appeal to re-bore the well

Banjul Projects
   
Abuko Lower Basic School - started as a local initiative. Pageant now helping.
Campama Lower Basic School (Banjul) - help with essential maintenance
 

Campama LBS - 2nd visit Oct 2007  desks & chairs from UK, and new desk units
Crab Island Upper Basic School - help with technical education for 13-16 year olds
Hilary Emery Nursery School - was JTT (see below)
JTT Nursery School - nursery school in Serekunda
 

JTT Nursery School - 2008 onwards
King's Kid Academy - nursery & primary school in Temasu, near Lamin, south west of Banjul
 

Kings's Kid Academy - 2008 onwards
Mahmoud Achten Nursery School - nursery school near Serekunda
Saloum Nursery - Nursery school in Nemakunku

Sinchu Baliya Resource Centre

 

Sinchu Baliya Science Club - 22 December 2004

 

Sinchu Baliya Resource Centre progress - microscopy competition prizes

Toilets & Textbooks - building new toilets at Kings Kid Academy

Wesley Primary School, Banjul - help with renovating smoke damaged kitchens

Women's groups - Pageant helps Women's Groups with literacy and numeracy

Yakanu Nursery - Building a new school in Serekunda

Projects in other areas
   

Brikamedina Pipeline Nursery School
Jurunku School - needed help with many dilapidated buildings
 

Jurunku School progress Mar 2005 - renovation of classrooms, new concrete floors

 

Jurunku Update June 2006 - garden renovation, solar powered water supply

 

Jurunku Update Feb 2007 - visit to see garden, and assess work required on kitchen

GEPADG - an environmental group, based in Gunjur, on the Atlantic coast of The Gambia.

Siffoe Lower Basic School - needed help to complete an unfinished classroom block
 

Siffoe Lower Basic School - update June 2008

Sheik Hatab Memorial (SHM) Nursery School - 2008 to 2010
 

SHM Nursery School - 2011 to 2012
 

SHM Nursery School - Water Tower Story
News 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  2011 2012 2013   UK schools News Blog

News - Regularly updated news and events, with links to additional pictures and information

  News Archive - Old news, moved from the news page.
    Pages giving further information on news items (in date order)
  Visits to schools - October 2003
  Computers for Hospital & Schools - December 2003

 

Unloading containers - 22 December 2004

News items 2005

 

  Bakary Gitteh's visit July-August 2005
   

1st report - Sussex Schools - 14 July 2005
   

2nd report - visit to Isle of Wight - 17 July 2005
   

3rd report - Meet Mr Gitteh Day, more School visits - 19 July 2005
   

4th report - Bakary Gitteh meets childhood sponsor - 2 August 2005
   

5th report - Singleton Open Air Museum & Globe Theatre - 17 August 2005
   

final report - Visit to London and Shopping - 7 October 2005
 

Mosquito nets and insecticide for village communities - 12 September 2005

 

Visit to Gallions Mount School - 6 October 2005

 

Harvest Festival with a difference - 8 October 2005

 

Pippa's trip to The Gambia - November 2005

   

17 November - Latri Kunda Health Clinic & Banjul University
    18 November - Saloum Nursery, Sinchu Baliya & Abuko Schools
    19 November - Shopping in Banjul - Albert Market
    20 November - Sinchu Baliya
    21 November - Schools on the North Bank, Essau and Jurunku
    22 November - A day of microscopes, Banjul Hospital, University, Gambia SSS
    23 November - Gambia SSS, St Augustines, Crab Island & Wesley schools
    24 November - Bakalarr school & village
    25 November - Siffoe school & village
    26 November - 'Cleaning your environment' day
    27 November - Another trip to the North Bank
   

28-29 November - Our last day & leaving

News items 2006

 

Donation of Science Equipment by Collyer's - 17 March 2006
  Carole and Franklin's wedding - 20 March 2006
  Ian & Pippa's trip to The Gambia - February 2006
   

7-10 Feb - Crab Island, St Augustine, Jurunku

11-14 Feb - beach party, Gambia SSS, Saloum Nursery, Abuko, Bakalarr,  Essau
   

15-17 Feb - KMJ, Sinchu Baliya, Bakau New Town, ICE, GTTI, Sobeya, King's Kid Academy
   

18-21 Feb - Kemo's compound, Sika, Gambia SSS
  News from Banjul Schools - March 2006 - Crab Island, Gambia SSS & St Augustine's
  Horsham Rotary Club Charity Day - June 2006
  Omar Janneh awarded RMS bursary - June 2006
  Meet Omar Day - July 2006
  Omar's Diary, June - August 2006
  North Bank Schools Science Fair - September 2006
  Charlotte May's visit to The Gambia - October 2006

News items 2007

 

Primary Science Kit for Gambian Schools - February 2007
  Ian & Pippa's trip to The Gambia - February 2007
   

Sarjo's new wheelchair
   

Seminars for Gambian science teachers
  Fundraising news - July 2007
  Update from Kings Kid Academy - September 2007
  Packing Days - September 2007
  News from Bakalarr - September 2007
  Vivace! concert - November 2007

News items 2008

 

Touble in Mauritania - January 2008
  Revised Sponsorship Costs - March 2008
  UKAEA and NDA join forces to help Pageant - April 2008
  Open House for members - July 2008
  Packing container - September 2008
  'Discover with Discount' Guide and Promotion books - September 2008
  Fundraising & Donation Update - October 2008
  News from The Gambia - October-November 2008
  Vivace! concert - November 2008

News items 2009

 

More Nursery School Furniture for Gambian Schools - January 2009
  Pageant AGM January 2009
  June & Brian visit Abuko Lower Basic School - February 2009
  djb microtech donate more science equipment to Gambian Schools - March 2009
  Alhassan Darboe wins essay prize - March 2009
  Pageant Gambia visit April 2009
  Bumper bundle of mosquito nets for Jarreng - April 2009
  Microsoft moves the goalposts - webmaster complains about IE8 - June 2009
  Elena raises €200 for Pageant to help a Gambian school - July 2009
  Golf Day in Wales - Postponed
  Open House for members - July 2009
  Horsham Rotary Club Charity Fair - July 2009
  Another container for The Gambia - July 2009
  Unloading the above container in The Gambia - Sept 2009
  Jurunku & Hope First Foundation - Oct 2009
  Vivace! Concert - November 2009
  Pageant Gambia visit October 2009

News items 2010

  Another son for Wandifa - Ebrima Ian born 21 February 2010
  Pencil collection at Westdene Primary School - April 2010
  Donation of Science Kit - Technology Supplies gives Pageant £13,000 worth for Gambian schools
  Siffoe SSS new library - Shelving supplied by Pageant summer 2009
  Pageant's summer party 2010
  Another container for The Gambia
  Container items for Jarreng - Message from Yankuba
  Fundraising for Aj Sherimang nursery
  Virgin Charity Credit Card
  Defeating Malaria

News Items 2011

  Happy New Year from Wandifa
  Changes to Gift Aid
  Message from Yankuba
  Urgent appeal - help Pageant replace stolen goats
  Humanity Nursery School, Farato Nema
  New Zealand artist Allie Eagle sponsors Gambian student
  Plymouth Banjul Challenge 2011
  Donation of Microscopes - from Tyne Metropolitan College
  More Goodies for The Gambia - 4 pallets of furniture, microscopes etc
  Concert in Southwater Church - in aid of Pageant
  Two Donations - MOFEST & Spalding High School
  Microscopy & Physics Workshops planned for 2012
  Motic donates 50 microscopes for Microscopy Workshops

News Items 2012
  Brighton Teachers in The Gambia
  Distribution of mosquito nets - 64 sets of our most popular ethical gift given out at Jarreng
  World Malaria Day - 25 April 2012 - update on the fight against malaria
  Gambia Food Crisis - West African drought causing crop failure and food shortage in The Gambia
  Pageant's summer get-together and raffle
  Harvest Festival appeal for donation of seeds
  Taking stock of the Pageant website
  News Items 2013
   

News from UK Schools - See also pages in UK Schools Index in Information Section
  Warnham School, Horsham - Ben's presentation
  Dame Tipping School, Essex
  Christ's Hospital, Horsham
  Oliver's page - how a 7 year old Welsh schoolboy is helping children in The Gambia
  Ringwood School's link with Bakalarr BCS - December 2006
  Trafalgar School Secret Market - Pageant's stall Dec 2008

Pageant News Blog & Other Blogs
  Pageant News Blog - Introduction
  Live from The Gambia - Blog postings by Frances February 2008
   

Chris Robertson's Gambia Diary - February 2008 (link to pdf file)
  New members for Blog Team - March 2008
  Gambia Trip April 2009 - Postings by Frances and others
  Gambia Trip April 2011 - Postings by Frances
  Lauren & Dan teaching in The Gambia - June 2011
  Microscopy & Science Workshops - February 2012
  Gambia Trip April 2012 - Postings by Frances
  Gambia Trip February 2013 - including Microscopy Workshops and Christ's Hospital visit
  Gambia Trip April 2013 - Postings by Pippa, Tina & Frances
Video Clips

Video Clips Index short clips in Windows Media & Real Player formats (low res. wmv links below)

 

Bakalarr nursery class, soon after it opened in February 2004

 

Children of Bakalarr nursery with donated toys in October 2004

 

Life nursery school near Serekunda, October 2004

 

Making Mud Blocks, February 2005

stills from this video
 

Bakalarr Cultural Dancing Group, February 2005

  Children of JTT Nursery School play with a Shape Sorter, Feb 2007
    Copyright - all video files are copyright Pageant 2004-2009.
 
 

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