A different viewpoint
With advice from James Loveridge Photography and lots of "Photoshop' support from Dave Ayres to...
More furniture made by Jim’s Shed
Quite often I find that is the little things that bring me the most joy! For example, yesterday I...
A logo to be proud of…
We are very happy to launch the new Emily Collins School logo and it comes with a secondary motif....
Untold joy in Rukungiri district..
Martin has often told us about how happy the children are when they are told they have secured a...
Quick update from Uganda
Greetings from Africa! just a few words from us in here in Uganda. We have been here for more than...
Partnering with a local company – Vanguard World
It is a great honour to be supported by a world-wide company which designs, manufactures and...
Challenge Andrew!
Last weekend, my son, Andrew Collins and I were in the Gentlemen's League barbers in Totton. We...
Amazing ‘Hair Sacrifice!’
So far, young Blake Collins, my grandson and Emily's nephew, has raised over £900 for the Emily...
And the ‘bench desks’ keep on coming!!!
PROGRESS! As you can see, the boys are working hard in the woodwork training centre in Rukungiri...
Teenage entrepreneur to the fore
I thought it would be nice to share a heart warming story with you this morning to combat the...
Who’d like the opportunity to sponsor a desk !
Talking to Martin in Uganda last weekend we discussed the need for desks for the children to use...
2022 Calendars
Well eventually, after much deliberation and discussion, the 3 calendars for 2022 finally went to...
Woodwork Training Centre – update
One of our projects in Uganda was to build a woodworking training centre for school leavers so...
Grizzlies in the wild help the cause!
Sarah and I travelled out from Campbell River on Vancouver Island to catch sight of grizzly bears...
Where better to go than Canada to get photos for the 2022 Calendars
We're working hard here in Campbell River, Vancouver Island to get photos for the 2022...
Just add windows and doors as necessary…
I'm a couple of days late with this update but still thrilled to report that Martin's team have...
A new ‘Partner’ steps forward
What's the difference between a sponsor and a partner I ask myself? It doesn't really matter does...
UKWOT Recognition raises our profile
As most of you know, I didn't set out to publish my wildlife photographs and, indeed, for many...
Day 20#20 Greetings Cards
They say 'all good things must come to an end' don't they and this is certainly true here as we...
Day 19#20 Greetings Cards
Sometimes we have to travel across the world to get the photos we want and other times our quarry...
Day 18#20 Greetings Cards
Here we go again.... another fascinating photo from the 2021 Mouse Calendar. Taken during an...
Working with a great sponsor
Another great day out yesterday working with the really nice guys from one of the sponsors of the...
Gradually Getting There…
A very quick update from Martin shows that the builders are 'gradually getting there' and by that...
Day 17#20 Greetings Cards
I remember being very excited about visiting the Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary in the Mandya...
Rapid building progress this April
The guys are tree planting too... Martin and his team are certainly getting a move on.... the slab...
An enterprising and charitable update…
Many of you will know all about us fundraising to help Our Father's House Ministries (OFHM) build...
Day 16#20 Greetings Cards
Day 16#20 Greetings Cards. We both love India which is a good thing because we've been there four...
Greetings Cards 15#20
Day 15#20... From deepest darkest Dorset in one agile leap we land in the Cairngorms in Scotland,...
We have a milestone to celebrate!
I have received a video (see below) and some photos from Martin Duhimbaze, the founder of Our...
Greetings Cards 14#20
Day14#20 Greetings cardsYou will undoubtedly have seen this photo before, it too was included in...
Thank you!
Where do I begin? After a very slow start to our fundraising efforts over the first two months of...
Greeting Card 13#20
Day13#20 It must be raining again because I am back here in front of the computer screen during...
Greetings Card 12#20
Day12#20 I took a couple of days off posting incase it was boring the pants off you all. However,...
Greetings Card 11#20
Day11#20 For this greeting card image let's head north from South America to Western Canada and a...
Greetings Card 10#20
Day 10#20 Half way ....For this greeting card image, we dash back across to South America but this...
Greetings Card 9#20
Day 9#20 Back and forth from country to country we travel...From Egypt to England and the small...
Greetings Cards 8#20
Day 8#20. Wow, we are flying around here, there and everywhere aren't we? Dorset yesterday - Egypt...
Greetings Card 7#20
Day 7#20 Well not only a change of continent, a change of subject matter and most definitely a...
Greetings Card 6#20
Day 6#20 Remaining in the Mindo area of Ecuador today with this hummingbird before we move on to...
Greetings Card 5#20
Day 5#20 Staying in Ecuador and still in Mindo although not in our backpackers lodge garden but...
Greetings Cards 4#20
Day 4#20...Still in South America, still in Ecuador but having travelled north by bus for many...
Greetings Card 3#20
Day 3#20 Today and for the next couple of days we move across the world to South America where we...
Greetings Card 2#20
No 2#20 Yesterday's photograph was taken in the lush green landscape of northern Israel on the...
Greetings Cards 1#20
No 1#20....Early in 2020 before Covid-19 struck Sarah and I went to Israel. We travelled around...