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General		Home page, summary of Pageant's activities.
Information		Information about The Gambia, Pageant, membership, sponsorship, ethical gifts, UK & Gambian schools and this website.
Pageant projects		A summary of what Pageant is doing in The Gambia.
Fundraising		Fundraising events such as marathons and stories about teams supporting Pageant in all sorts of challenges.
General Projects		How Pageant operates & get things to The Gambia, micro-loans, the fight against malaria and much more.
North Bank Projects		Projects in the North Bank area, including Bakalarr.
Banjul Projects		Projects in Banjul and the surrounding area.
Other areas		Projects in the South and up-country.
Workshops		Science, microscopy and other workshops for Gambian teachers.
News		News items are continuously added to the top of our News Page, and are later moved into the News Archive Pages. There are subsidiary news pages giving more detailed information..
2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
2012	2013	2014	2015-16	2017-19	2020	News Blog
Video Clips		There are a number of video clips associated with various projects or news pages. This section gives direct access to all clips.

Links to sections on this sitemap are on Menu 2

General

PAGEANT HOME PAGE

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Information

Information - What Pageant does, and how you can help

Background information - Maps and all about the Gambian education system.
Frequently Asked Questions - your one-stop page to find out all about Pageant.
Links - Links to information on the Gambia, and other educational charities
Short Brochure - a single page brochure for printing out and distribution
- PDF version of above
Maps of The Gambia - map showing places where Pageant is active, and links to more maps
- GTS maps - index to copies of maps from the old GTS website
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
News and information about UK schools
- Bishop's Waltham Junior School - had close ties with Abuko LBS
  - BWJS Worldclass 2013 onwards
  - Ridgemede the previous name for Bishop's Waltham Junior School
- Centre Academy East Anglia - fundraising for Unity Nursery
- Chestnut Grove School - close ties with Banyaka LBS
- Dame Tipping School, Essex
- Christ's Hospital, Horsham
- Oliver's page - how a 7 year old Welsh schoolboy helped children in The Gambia
- Ringwood School's link with Bakalarr BCS - December 2006
- Trafalgar School Secret Market - Pageant's stall Dec 2008
- Warnham School, Horsham - Ben's presentation
Website statistics - Month by month hits and visitors to the website
Monitoring web page changes - Links to services which alert you to changed pages
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
- Pageant Members Page - information mainly for members
Pageant's Ethical Gifts Scheme - How Pageant's scheme works
- List of Gifts - Select your gift from our easy to use list
  - Gift Order Form
  - Christmas Cards Thank-you 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.
- Challenges - How people raised money for Pageant in many different ways
- 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
- Shop at Amazon & donate to Pageant
- How Gift Aid works
  - Gift Aid Form Word Doc PDF Format
- Fundraisers page - guidance event sponsorship and setting up fundraising pages
  - Event sponsorship form Word doc PDF Format
- 2004 Challenges
  - Three Peaks Challenge - Sponsorship raised by Pageant member Chris Hyde
- 2005/6 Challenges Summary
- 2007 Challenges Summary
- 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 Main Page - 2011 Chester Marathon
  - Sarah Hayes archive page - 2009 Marine Corps 10k race
  - Sarah Hayes archive page - 2011 Preparations for Chester Marathon
- Pound a DaySponsor 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
- Jo Conlon's Marathons - 2016 Lisbon & 2017 Brighton
- Carol Grace 2015 Donington Park half marathon & her project
- Nick Taylor's 'Give to Gambia project - 2017 Rome Marathon
  - Nick Taylor's 'Give to Gambia report - projects in the Soma area

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.
  - More about Wandifa from 2011 onwards
- How things get to The Gambia - packing & shipping pallets & containers
  - Archived news pages about packing and unpacking pallets & containers
- Equipment for schools - Items needed by Gambian schools - microscopes, sewing machines, etc.
  - Things to take - Small items which you can take to The Gambia
- Pageant Loans - micro-loans for small enterprises
- 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
- New leg for Modou Lamin - Pageant appeal for a prosthetic leg
- Goats Appeal - Pageant appeal to replace stolen goats leads on to an ethical gift
- Play Equipment for Gambian Schools project to send donated outdoor play equipment
- Peace Corps Volunteers - Pageant helps PCVs with projects at up-country schools
- The tippytap - a simple low cost solution for washing hands without piped water
- Women's groups - Pageant helps Women's Groups with literacy and numeracy
- Pageant Power Hut - Andrew Williams' writes about installing of our prototype Power Hut

Projects on the North Bank including Bakalarr
- 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 was turned into an art gallery
    - Ousman's Artwork - Ousman F Sowe's paintings
    - Ousman's Exhibition - Ousman's paintings at Horsham Library
  - Bakalarr Vegetable gardens - Growing vegetables in school and village gardens
    - Vegetable gardens - Update February 2003
    - Vegetable gardens - Update March 2004
    - Re-boring the Bakalarr well - to irrigate the vegetable gardens
  - Bakalarr toilets - New Toilet Blocks at Bakalarr School for both pupils and staff
  - Bakalarr nursery class - Bakalarr School started a nursery class.
  - Bakalarr New Classrooms - Home Science Lab & Multipurpose Sports Court
  - Bakalarr Staff accommodation block
- Albreda Lower Basic School - in historic North Bank town
- Jurunku Basic Cycle School 2004-2005 - needed help with many dilapidated buildings
  - Jurunku Basic Cycle School 2006-2007
  - Jurunku Basic Cycle School 2009 onwards
- Sika Village Market - started under Pageant Loans Scheme

Projects in Banjul and West Coast
- Abuko Lower Basic School - started as a local initiative, with Pageant helping since 2005
- Banyaka Lower Basic School - links with Chestnut Grove and Bishop's Waltham Schools
- Brikamedina Pipeline Nursery School
- Campama Lower Basic School - essential maintenance, chairs & desk units
- Crab Island Upper Basic School - help with technical education for 13-16 year olds
- Hilary Emery Nursery School - was JTT (see below)
- Humanity Nursery School - help building new classrooms, and other infrastructure
- JTT Nursery School - nursery school in Serrekunda, now called Hilary Emery
- King's Kid Academy - nursery & primary school in Temasu
  - Kings's Kid Academy - 2008 onwards
  - Toilets & Textbooks - building new toilets at Kings Kid Academy
- Mahmoud Achten Nursery School - near Serrekunda
- Saloum Nursery in Nemakunku
- Sinchu Baliya LBS & Resource Centre
- Wesley Primary School, Banjul - refurbishment of kitchen and other help
- Unity Nursery - Tiny nursery school and daycare centre in Banjul
- Yakanu Nursery - Building a new school in Serrekunda

Projects in other areas - upcountry & in the South
- GEPADG - an environmental group, based in Gunjur, in the south of The Gambia
- Jurunku Basic Cycle School 2005 up-country school needed help with dilapidated buildings
  - Jurunku BCS 2006-2007 - renovation of classrooms, new concrete floors
  - Jurunku BCS 2009 onwards - garden renovation, solar powered water supply
- Kanikunda LBS - an up-country school near Soma
- Misera Basic Cycle School - Pageant helped a PCV with the library & other projects
  - Microscopy at Misera - update December 2015
  - Visits to Misera BCS - from November 2016
- Pallol Lower Basic School - Pageant helped a PCV with roof repairs
- Siffoe Lower Basic School - needed help to complete an unfinished classroom block
- Sheik Hatab Memorial (SHM) Nursery School - 2008 to 2010
  - SHM Nursery School - 2011 to 2012
  - SHM Nursery School - Water Tower Story
- Yallal Tankonjala Lower Basic School - Pageant helped a PCV to renovate the resource room
  - Yallal Tankonjala LBS - Pageant helped fund educational murals at the school and in the village

Pageant Workshops - science and other workshops for Gambian teachers
- Microscope competition - Prizes for best drawings of things seen under the microscope
  - Microscope competition - April 2005
  - Millennium Health Microscope - low cost microscope to diagnose infectious diseases
- Microscopy Workshops February 2010 - for science teachers in the Gambia
  - Microscopy Workshops - equipment & preparations
  - Microscopy Workshops - Kathy's blog
- Creative Writing 2011 - workshops for teachers in The Gambia
- 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
  - Blog postings - Microscopy & Science Workshops
- Microscopy Workshops February 2013 - Blog Postings
- Science Workshops February 2014 - Blog Postings
- Microscopy & Science Workshops 2015 - start of a 5-year project
  - Blog Postings - Microscopy & Science Workshops 2015
- Microscopy & Science Workshops 2016 - 2nd year of the project
  - Blog Postings - Microscopy & Science Workshops 2016
- Microscopy Workshops 2017 - Blog Postings
- Microscopy Workshops 2018 - Blog Postings
- Microscopy & Science Workshops 2019 - Blog Postings
  - Microscopy Workshops Upcountry - May 2019
- Microscopy & Physics Workshops 2020 - Blog Postings

News

Pageant's latest & recent news - Regularly updated, with links to additional pictures and information
News Archives - older news from Pageant's beginning in 2003 onwards - regularly moved from the News Page.

News Pages

News for 2003/4
- Visits to schools - October 2003
- Computers for Hospital & Schools - December 2003
- Three Peaks Challenge - June 2004
- Unloading containers - 22 December 2004
- Progress at Bakalarr - December 2004 New classrooms etc.

News for 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 for 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 for 2007
- Primary Science Kit for Gambian Schools - February 2007
- Ian & Pippa's trip to The Gambia - February 2007
- Sarjo's new wheelchair - March 2007
- Seminars for Gambian science teachers - March 2007
- 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 for 2008
- Trouble 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 for 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
- Vivace! Concert - November 2009
- Pageant Gambia visit - October 2009

News for 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 - July 2010
- Another container for The Gambia - August 2010
- Container items for Jarreng - Message from Yankuba - October 2010
- Fundraising for Aj Sherimang nursery - October 2010
- Virgin Charity Credit Card
- Defeating Malaria - December 2010

News for 2011
- Happy New Year from Wandifa
- Changes to Gift Aid - January 2011
- Message from Yankuba - February 2011
- Urgent appeal - help Pageant replace stolen goats - March 2011
- New Zealand artist Allie Eagle sponsors Gambian student - July 2011
- Plymouth Banjul Challenge 2011 - July 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 - September 2011
- Two Donations - MOFEST & Spalding High School - September 2011
- Microscopy & Physics Workshops planned for 2012
- Motic donates 50 microscopes for Microscopy Workshops

News for 2012
- Brighton Teachers in The Gambia - February 2012
- 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 2012
- Harvest Festival appeal for donation of seeds - August 2012
- Taking stock of the Pageant website - December 2012

News for 2013
- Pageant's summer get-together - July 2013
- Packing a container for The Gambia - August 2013
- Comedy Evening at Chestnut Grove - announcement - report

News for 2014
- Pageant website - a mobile future? - January 2014
- Charity Shave-off - Ian Challis has hair and beard shaved off to raise money for Pageant
- Richmond Riverside Run - Frankie & friends raising sponsorship for Pageant
- Pageant at West Horsley WI - Frances & friends talk about their trip in April
- More goodies for The Gambia - Pageant team pack pallets for shipment
- No Ebola in The Gambia - so don't cancel your holiday (News 19/11/14)

News for 2015-16
- Royal Microscopical Society recycles unwanted microscopes - June 2015
- Pageant Summer Get-Together - July 2015
- Packing pallets for The Gambia - August 2015
- A responsive website - October 2015
- Summer 2016 container for The Gambia - April-May 2016
- Manor Green School - seeds for The Gambia - October 2016

News for 2017-19
- Battle Rotary gives Pageant £500 - July 2017
- Summer 2017 container for The Gambia - September 2017
- Keeping pace with browser updates - November 2017
- Summer Party for Pageant members - July 2018
- Bishops Waltham Worldclass and Yundum LBS - February 2019
- Summer 2019 container for The Gambia - August 2019

News for 2020
- Carole Odumo visits Gambian Scouts - January 2020
- Progress Towards Mobile Friendly - March 2020
- Gambian schools re-open after Covid shut-down - November 2020

Pageant News Blog & Other Blogs
- Index to blog pages - collected posts from Pageant & other blogs
- Live from The Gambia - Blog postings by Frances - February 2008
- Chris Robertson's Gambia Diary February 2008 (link allows choice of low or high definition pdf file)
- New members for Pageant's 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
- Gambia Trip February 2014 - including Science Workshops
- Gambia Trip April 2014 - Postings by Frances and others
- Gambia Trip February 2015 - Postings by Kathy & others - Microscopy & Science Workshops
- Gambia Trip February 2016 - Postings by Kathy & Pippa - Microscopy & Science Workshops
- Gambia Trip March/April 2016 - Postings by Frances and others
- Gambia Trip November 2016 - Postings by Andrew
- Gambia Trip February 2017 - Postings by Pippa & Andrew
- Gambia Trip November 2017 - Postings by Andrew
- Gambia Trip February 2018 - Postings by Andrew
- Gambia Trip November 2018 - Postings by Pippa
- Gambia Trip February 2019 - Postings by Pippa & Andrew
- Gambia Trip November 2019 - Postings by Pippa
- Gambia Trip February 2020 - Postings by Andrew

Videos

Video Clips Index short clips in Windows Media & Real Player formats

Bakalarr nursery class, soon after it opened in February 2004
Children of Bakalarr nursery with donated toys in October 2004
Life nursery school near Serrekunda, 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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