Latest printed newsletter

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We're in the process of mailing out our latest printed newsletter – if you haven’t received a copy and would like one, or a pack for your church, school or workplace, simply e-mail our admin office to make your request.

Or you can read the newsletter online… just click on the picture to read lots of new stories from our school in the slum!

Sharing space

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We have loaned a free storage room to the Jon Egging Trust – an expanding charity that supports young people to overcome adversity and follow their dreams. 

It provides youngsters who face significant barriers to learning with access to inspirational individuals and opportunities linked to aviation, engineering and science. And it delivers accredited learning programmes to develop young people's work and life skills, provide positive role models, raise aspirations and help them re-engage with education.

The trust was set up in honour of Flt Lt Jon Egging, who lost his life in 2011 while completing an air display at the Bournemouth Air Festival; flying in the Red 4 position with the world-famous Royal Air Force Red Arrows aerobatic team.

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New volunteer Elaine

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We have a new volunteer working with us for eight weeks, on loan from the Welsh Assembly on its International Learning Opportunities scheme – meet Elaine Hepple.

Elaine is working with our various department managers on monitoring and evaluation procedures, helping them to improve their reporting techniques… will also help educate older children and teachers on study skills.

Hopefully we’ll be able to update you soon on how she got on, and her impressions of Child of Hope and the Namatala slum. In the meantime… thanks Elaine, you’re doing a great job!

It's the second half… and there’s still time to declutter!

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Yep, it’s the start of the second half of 2015 already! All those plans you had to declutter your home or office… and it didn’t quite happen. Well, how about now then?

Take a step, back and evaluate your year so far and take action to get back on track. We’ve got plenty of tips from professionals for you to declutter your home or or office:

• Top tips to declutter your home or office space

• Top 10 office decluttering tricks

• Spring Cleaning 101: Decluttering

• The benefits of an office clear-out 

Self-storage can really help you declutter – either short-term or for the long haul. It’s so easy to hire a room at low cost… and away you go!

To start, check out our cool space guide, to see roughly how much you’d need for your stuff.

George raises £450 for charity

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Groveley engineer George Marsh cycled 30 miles – involving some serious hill climbss – to raise £452 for prostate cancer research.

The 72 year-old from Christchurch – who has only been riding for a year – cycled with the Wareham Rotary team from Wareham to Corfe Castle, to Studland and across the ferry, around Poole harbour and back to Wareham.

We thought he was pretty amazing doing the event, so Groveley chipped in £250 to spur him on.

After taking up cycling last July, George now rides around 30-50 miles each Saturday.

Meet the staff!

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Kitted out in their new shirts for 2016... here's our school staff!

Well, most of them, they couldn't all make it for the photo! We now have more than 50 great people on the team at the school, each wearing a colour depending on the department they work in.

If you're interested in helping to sponsor a staff member, please click here!

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Here's what we've been up to lately...

£20k investment in 3D CAM software

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In order to manufacture increasingly complex components, we have made a £20,000 investment in 3D CNC software.

The amazing Edgecam CAD-CAM package enables us to accurately produce complex parts direct from a customer’s solid model. And because the new programmes contain less CNC machinery idle time, our efficiency, lead times, competitive edge and pricing are constantly being enhanced.

It creates coding for CNC machinery programmes, saving many hours of manual programming and engineering time. The software uses latest manufacturing strategies that are essential for manufacturing complex components as they are virtually impossible to programme longhand.

And because cost estimates can be calculated direct from a 3D scan of a customer’s solid model, it allows us to produce quotations faster. From start to finish, the whole process is faster.

No plodding with the PC

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Noticing that a couple of community children had gone missing recently, we invited our friend Officer Atim from the local Police Family Unit to come and talk to our kids.

She did a great job encouraging them to stay at school and giving them helpful instructions on how to stay safe – very helpful as the slum is often not a safe place.

We really like Officer Atim and consider her part of our Child of Hope family!

New children at our slum school, and lots more news!

[eNewsletter for slum charity Child of Hope]

Here's the latest news from Child of Hope! Enjoy... and don't forget you can always find new stories on our website!

Click here to read the full newsletter

BBQ brekkie this Friday!

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Join us this Friday for a scrummy BBQ bacon bap! Anytime between 9am and 12 noon… so make it a brunch if you like!

We’re helping run a fundraiser with Autism Wessex, which has a Community Support Services office in our business centre. There’s also a bake-off event and a chance to win in the charity’s raffle. Come and tuck in!

Autism Wessex is a regional charity providing high-quality specialist services for people affected by autism and associated difficulties across the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire and Wiltshire.

Headteacher Mike in England

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The Primary Headteacher of Child of Hope, Mike Kutosi, recently visited St Mary Redcliffe Primary school in England for two weeks. 

Mike has been spending time in classes observing teachers and thinking about what ideas he could bring back to Child of Hope to help develop the teaching and learning. Lucy, St Mary’s deputy headteacher and Vickie, a year 4 teacher, are returning to Child of Hope in July so will be supporting Mike on implementing any new strategies.

Here’s what Mike said about his visit to England…

“While in classes at St Mary Redcliffe Primary I have seen a lot of children working in groups which helps them to share ideas and agree/disagree on ideas. Teaching in the classes enables children to think on their own and make notes – this supports them to be critical in their thinking. 

“Children in St Mary Redcliffe are very smart in their uniform. The behaviour of the children is good and everyone has made me very welcome.

“I have enjoyed different foods which are not in Uganda. I have found the time difference strange as in Uganda it is dark at 7pm while in England it gets dark around 10pm. I have also travelled to different parts like Bath, Weymouth, where I saw the sea for the first time, and to teachers’ homes.

“I would like to extend a huge thank you for the support they have given me.”

That’s the wrong trousers!

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Today we’re going crazy with Wallace & Gromit’s Children’s Charity on its WRONG TROUSERS DAY!

If you’re visiting or working with us today and would like to join the fun… just bring and donate £1 for the right to look wrong! You decide what to wear – from your favourite pyjamas to sport shorts, jeans to a tutu, or even hot pants! Simply wear your wackiest clothes with pride and donate £1 to help sick children.

We like Wallace & Gromit’s Children’s Charity – it raises funds to improve the lives of sick children in hospitals and hospices throughout the UK.

Apprenticeships… the way forward

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With a distinct lack of available qualified engineers, a proven way of helping ensure our future as a precision engineering company is to take a long-term view and develop our own people.

So, meet Jack Dinnage… he’s our fifth apprentice in five years. Jack (19) joined last August from gaining a BTech in Aerospace Engineering at Fareham College and attends a day release with Paragon Skills. His skills are developing superbly on CNC mills, lathes and some manual machinery.

And this summer – to keep the momentum going – we’ll take on No.6.

Very educational

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University and college students from the UK and overseas love using self-storage with us, and right now we are helping many of them store clobber before they head home for the summer.

And because we’re really nice, students get a special discount! Call us on (01202) 520220!