What is the Tamar goes to Town project?

14 August
Thank you to Mr & Mrs McDougall and the Windermere WI who sent us a whole load of books today. A couple of us are going out to the school in October so we will take these with us then... Thank you very much.

20 July
We received a letter from the headmaster today saying thank you for all your donations and our hard work.

28 June
Fo further updates on the school please visit the Blog.

24 June
Big thank you to CashBuild, Mahlubi (the headmaster) and all the guys from the Cape Town office who went back to the school last weekend to help finish off some painting. Nearly there...
Check out the gallery.

18 June
Wow! We are back!

We built the Jungle Gym, finished the Basketball Court, painted the mural, fixed the windows and replaced all the blackboards and pinboards over the rest of the school. However, because of the weather we were unable to complete the school, so keep posted on the blog for more detailed updates on how the builders at the school are getting on...

There are loads of photos you can see on Adam's and Henry's Flickr accounts.

If you haven't already seen it - do check out the Chiswick to Cape Town tv coverage on London Tonight and the article in The Sunday Times.

7 June
We made £1093 so far with our auction, but we've still got some items left so not the final total.

We're all off to Cape Town over the next couple of days so this will be the last post until we get back! Make sure you keep an eye on the blog tho as we will be updating that everyday...

5 June
Thanks again to Tom's Mum (flute and piano teacher) and her pupils at Brabyns school, Marple - this time for an additional £50 and some books.

Also, thanks to Tom's brother Ben (a percussion teacher) for 2 xylophones and a glockenspiel and the Farrows who have made a further donation of children's books.

4 June
Thank You to Greg Renk at sequeladvision, Paul Williamson (Kim) and Tamar's former Financial Director Janet Chesterton for making donations today.

We would also like to thank Across the Divide who have kindly donated £500 worth of equipment to the project. Thanks Guys, espeically Ian.

31 May
Thanks to Nicky's mum Liza Rogers who dropped off lots of books and learning aids today.

Also, thanks to Budget Insurance for their generous donation.

30 May
WOW! Today we received 400 new school books that were donated from Waterstones in Maidstone, Kent. Sarah G would like to say a BIG SPECIAL THANKYOU to Peter for making this fabulous donation to all the children at the school.

Also, Tanya would like to Mercedes Hunter for her generous donation today.

25 May
Henry would like to thank various members of his family particularly Terrie, Phil, Mark and Fran.

Kim would like to thank Bob & Audrey Byers for their generous donation to the project and also her mum LaJune Gier who has been running around gathering books for the children and organising shipping all the way from Los Angeles. Hugely appreciated.

24 May
Sarah G would like to thank Pam Cole and Susie and Tony Young for making a donation. She would also like to thank her mum for asking them to make a donation. Well done mum!

The foundations have been laid...
Check out the gallery.

21 May
Thanks to Monica Hosie, Sinead McSweeney and Elice Jaswal for making generous donations.

BIG NEWS! We've knocked down the old school and the building for the new school has started... As we only had a week and its the raining season in Cape Town, some work has to be completed before we arrive in order to make certain everything is ready for the children when we leave on Friday afternoon. See the snapshots.

18 May
Big thank you to Susanna Elmsley and all at the Brightwell partnership for their very generous donation of £1000. Sorry to hear you can't make it Susanna, you will be missed.

We'd also like to thank Jo Rollason of Life Search for her very generous donation of one week for two in her Chalet in Chamonix which will be auctioned in our charity auction for the school.

Look! You can see the school on Google Maps.

17 May
Thanks to Gillian and Tony Adams (Sarah G) for donating this weekend. Fingers crossed for the keyboards. Also thank you to Sam Rogers (Nicky) and Marion Borrageiro (Simran) for their generous donations and Digital Craftsmen who donated a fantastic £500. Thanks guys.

14 May
Special thanks to Adam Taylor's mum and all the children at Fitzmaurice Primary School in Bradford on Avon. They held a non-uniform day on Friday and raised over £180. Brilliant, Thank You!

Jessica Spencer would like to say thanks to friends, Alexandra Hillier, Sim Cannetty-Clarke, Charlotte Horn, Michael Guy, the Frieze family, Sarah Marshall, and Susan Robinson for their extremely generous contributions and support. Oh, and to her mum as well.

Also, well done to Aidan who bravely shaved his head on Friday afternoon in the office.

11 May
Neil McCarthy would like to thank Eamonn MacAodha for his donation. Also thanks to Sam Perry and Damian Russell (Sarah G), Ms A C Brown, Joanne Beckess, CLICKTAG and Adam T and his dad.

Also a special thank you to Marte de Picciotto (Sarah Bubb), Michael Guy (Jessica Spencer) and Kate Ansbro who made very generous donations this morning.

Plus, Aidan is shaving off his hair this afternoon for donations of £20. Good Luck Aidan!

8 May
Great weekend for friends & family donations. Tanya would like to thank Mark & Sophie Lewisohn, Dounia Nadar and Paola Kalisperas. A special thumbs up to Justin who raised over a thousand pounds this weekend by waxing or shaving EVERYTHING (apart from his arms). See The Proof.

Also, huge thanks to Chris from the Polurrian Hotel for his super generous donation and keen interest in the project.

4 May
Thank you to everyone who contributed to the wine tasting event last night. The grand total in event and raffle ticket sales was £1,001. This is ALL profit as all of the wine and prizes were donated so thank you to all of our sponsors for donating generously. Everyone who was there enjoyed it and no doubt we'll have another event in future. Thanks again. See the snapshots.

Also thanks to Tevellick Moyle, Antony Frieze, Patricia Wright and Yogo Otero Pedrosa who made generous donations yesterday.

3 May
Well done to the Cape Town team for raising R6050 (£450) at their event this weekend.
Great stuff! See the snapshots.

Thanks to Jos who baked some cakes and made £47 by charging a pound each for them in the office. Also keep posted for updates on who is shaving what at Tamar. Aidan started it by asking for £5 from everyone to shave his head and now Justin has raised the stakes by asking for 10 x £50 to shave off EVERYTHING!

1 May
Thanks to the lovely Lucy Smallwood, Emily Hayward and Andrea Lowe (Sarah G's friends) for donating this week.

30 April
THANK YOU to Jill and Garrie Griffiths (Tom's mum and dad) for donating £300 towards the piano. WOW! Will take some photos of it put to use if we can...

Rachel's boyfriend Shailen Joshi donated a brilliant £100.

Also thanks to Ms Tessa Cottell who donated £150 and Michael Sheehan who donated £100.

And last but definitely not least, thanks to Sean McManus and Hemlata Shah (Simran's friend) who both donated £50.

25 April
Myles from the Cape Town office is having a meeting today with Mahlubi (the headmaster), CashBuild who are supplier the materials, Mr Matuba (the contractor) and someone from the school governing body to finalise plans.

£100 from Richard Colley today - Thanks Richard!

Also, thank you to Jos's friend Gioconda who donated £50 yesterday and Sheila Keegan. Thanks guys!

20 April
We'd like to say a special BIG thank you to Nicky's parents John and Liza Rogers for making an incredible donation of £500 today. Nicky spoke to her dad who said that they wanted to be able to donate to a charity where he can see where the money is going. No doubt Nicky will make sure you both see lots of photos of the school when you next visit. Thanks again.

Also, today Barrie Cree (friend of The Neils) donated a fantastic £250. Thanks Barrie!

Not forgetting also generous donations from Caroline at Results, Henry and Adam T. Thanks guys.

All these staggering donations tipped us over £2,000 today!

19 April
Thank you to Tessa Short for sending a cheque today for a fabulous £100 and Jos's friend Toby who also made a donation.

17 April
Today was a good day Tanya, Richard and Neil McCarthy all made very generous donations. Also thanks to Daljit at HotWire PR.

16 April
Sarah G did well out of The Graveling Family this weekend. Her mum, dad and brother all donated a brilliant £130 in total. THANK YOU for your support!

She also donated £100 herself.

We now have the final plans. Have a look at the Site Plan and Building Plan.

12 April
Thank you to Dee Forbes and Sophie Stovin who made very generous donations today!

10 April
Colleen LaFontaine donated £50 and Jos's mum Prue Amner donated a whopping £100 today. Thank you, really generous of you.

5 April
Neil Jackson would like me to mention that he donated more than Henry today... Thanks Neil.

5 April
Thanks to Henry's sister Lucy who made our first donation from a relative today. 50 whole pounds! A smashing start...

29 March
Henry Elliss donated £5 today. Ok, so it was mainly to check that PayPal was working, but thanks Henry!

28 March
Thanks to Mark Lewis who has made our first donation of £100. A great start - Thanks Mark...

28 March
We need your old childrens books!
Vuyani desperately need reading books. We have a box in both our London and Cape Town offices that we will be shipping out prior to our trip. So please ask your relatives and friends if their children still need their old books. They will be going to a good home...

28 March
The site is live!