Month: June 2016

During a recent visit to the Lumperie School, on arrival we discovered that the teachers had not been paid since February, this was most disappointing news to receive.  To the teachers credit they are still turning up and teaching the children, I did not hear one grumble of complaint from them.  Ask yourself the question how long would you go to work if you did not know when or if you would actually be paid? Fortunately we with the support of Lighthouse Charity Trust were able to redress some of the arrears of pay, but not all. We need your...

A small team will be returning to Lumperie in November 2016.We plan to install a boundary fence around the school, which currently is very open and is easy for anyone to enter the site. The fence will consist of concrete posts strung with wire and interspersed with a prickly bush planting. The purpose is to make the site more secure for the protection of the children, particularly the boarders, it will also help with the security when we start building projects that will include the use of high value equipment and materials. The soft fencing option has been chosen...