In total, we mananged to separate a group of very generous OBs, friends and family from precisely £4,000 of their hard-earned cash, which will go to support the work of the: www.encompasstrust.org.
Encompass Trust brings together young people from countries and cultures in conflict. They share ten days of intense adventure, activity and learning. Ingrained antagonisms dissolve, to be replaced by a simple recognition of their common humanity. And so young people complete what they call the "Journey of Understanding". A journey which ends with a new beginning, as they return to their communities to create projects which inspire others with the same transformative vision.
Looking perhaps slightly less fresh-faced than 20 years ago, but otherwise pretty much the same and in mid-season form were the following OBs:
Roger Ganpatsingh (A. 1987-92)
Tosin Akinluyi (F. 1990-92)
Dylan James (H. 1985-91)
Robert Morriston (R. 1987-92)
Nick Fokes (R. 1987-92)
Peter Fokes (A. 1988-93)
Nevice Hill (D. 1987-92)
Peter Papanichola (H. 1987-92)
Puraj Patel (R. 1987-92)
Alex Elliot (W. 1990-92)
Joshua Brett (R. 1987-92)
Dino Morra (D. 1987-92)
Georgina Millar (F. 1990-92)
James Temple Smithson (R. 1987-92)
Guy Bidwell (R. 1987-92)
Nicole Benn (F. 1989-91)
Adam Bidwell (R. 1988-93)
And present in spirit were Lisbeth Oleson (F. 1989-91), who kindly provided beautiful flowers for the evening, as well as Tony Whitestone (BC staff 1971-2006), Leigh (C. 1987-92) and Kate Blann (Née Kerridge) (W. 1988-93), Gavin Marshall (A. 1987-92) and Matthew Brown (A. 1985-90), who were not able to be there, but sent generous dontations.
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