All the Photos from Saturday 16th July

Please click on the link to see all the photos from Saturday 16th July. Well done the Welling Team. We are very proud of you.
All the photos from Saturday 16th July

PS. This is not ALL the photos. Will upload as soon as the Internet is up and running as normal.

Saturday 16th July - Tournament Day

Today was an amazing experience. All the teams efforts during the week culminated in a final Tag Rugby Tournament today.
It was held at a local school and the organisation began at 7am when a small party went over to mark the pitches.
All the Welling Team were given roles for the day:-
Team Managers:- Grant Godbold - Mount Mukulu
                                Charlie Ashby - Mount Mukulu
                                Joe Woollard - St Patricks
                                Hannah Beresford - St Patricks
                                Peter Huxstep - Zocs
                                Harry Young - Zocs
                                James Asbury - Referee
                                George Burke - Tournament Manager
                                Abi Granger - Tournament Manager
                                Rebecca Bushell - Organiser
It was the most memorable day. Lots of supporters, fantastic Tag Rugby, and very emotional 'goodbyes' at the end.
Everybody can be really proud of these Welling students. They have changed the lives of many Zambian children, who will never forget this extraordinary week, and day.
It was Grant Godbolds team that were overall winners after a pulsating final. To say that he was overjoyed at winning is an undestatement.
It is very difficult to describe the effect of the Tournament so we will let the pictures do the talking today.
Tonight, we are having a well earned celebratory BBQ. Tomorrow morning, we head off to new adventures in Livingtone.
Watch this space!
Apologies, but we seem to be having problems with the Internet in Africa tonight. As soon as we can, we will post some amazing photos of what the Welling Team have achieved and the legacy they will leave with some of the poorest pupils in Zambia.
Please check to see if we have been successful!

Link for all the photos from Saturday 9th July

Please click on the link below for all the photos from Saturday 9th July.

All the Photos from Saturday 9th July

Friday 15th July - Final Day of Coaching

Our final day of coaching and emotions were running high. The school teams for Saturday's Tournament had to be chosen today so it was a day of difficult decisions.

Those who were chosen were euphoric! Many told us that it was the greatest moment in their lives. Those who did not make the cut were obviously upset but the Welling Team worked tirelessly to ensure that the final coaching session was made special for them.

Tonight, the Welling Team are working hard in preparation for the Tournament that they have worked towards all week. It will be an early night for all tonight as its an early (ridiculously early!) start tomorrow. However, it will be a very special, exciting and emotional end to a memorable week.

Please click on the link below to see all the photos for Friday 15th July.

All the photos from Friday 15th July

Thursday 14th July - Coaching Day 4

Everything now is focused towards the Tournament on Saturday. The schools (especially the Head Teachers) are becoming very excited as for many of them, it is the highlight of their year. All the Welling Team have been allocated a role ranging from Team Manager to Referee. Rebecca is in charge of organising the Pools and order of events for the whole day.
The coaching sessions were dedicated to finding two teams of ten players from each school.

At the end of the day, the Girls and Boys from Welling and Hurstmere mixed up and made two teams to have a practice Tag Rugby Game to be sure of the rules etc. and to have a bit of fun!

Please click on the link below to see all the photos from Thursday 14th July. You can also write comments for the Team to see too!

All the photos from Thursday 14th July

Wednesday 13th July - Coaching Day 3

A tough day today. Many of the Team found themselves low on energy due to the efforts of the last few days. The coaching has become more intense as on Saturday they will be organising a large Tag Rugby tournament to be held at one of the schools. The Team will be in charge of everything from managing the school teams to marking the pitches on the grass. It means that over the next few days, they will have to choose two teams of 10 players from each school. A difficult task when you think that there maybe over one hundred children attending each session.

At the end of the day we ventured over to a local walking Safari to see some wild (but safe!) animals.

When we arrived back at our accommodation, the staff had cooked us a traditional Zambian meal for dinner. There were lots of maize based dishes, chicken, vegetables and.......roasted caterpillar! Yes, roasted caterpillar! Many of the Team tried everything and seemed to enjoy the dishes, but not many went back for seconds!

Two days of coaching to go. It seems to be going by very quickly.

Please click on the link below to see all the photographs from Wednesday 13th July.

All the photos from Wednesday 13th July





Link to all the photos for Friday 8th July

Click on this link for all the photos from Friday 8th July