Saints help Tristan da Cunha
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UK - based Saints (St Helena Islanders) help for Tristan da Cunha
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£1000 presented to Chief Islander
Nola Swain presented Chief Islander Conrad Glass with a cheque for £1000 (topped up by her family from the £621 raised by the fund raising dance catalogued below) recently. We expect to publish pictures and a fuller report soon. |
Fund Raising Dance held in Swindon on 29th March 2008 |
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The UK St Helena Trust
generously organised a
Fund Raising Dance
held at the Moonraker Pub
Swindon Wiltshire
on Saturday 29th March 2008
Music was provided by
Johnny Carter and
Barry Brooks and the Wagon Train
and by Rikki Ryan as Elvis
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Part of the crowd at The Moonraker |
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Barry Brooks and the Wagon Train |
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The dance was organised
to raise money for the
Tristan da Cunha
Svensson-Enstrom Fund
for the benefit of
Tristan's OAPs
who may suffer hardship
following the fire which totally
destroyed the island's fish processing
factory on 13th February 2008
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Rikki Ryan & Nola Swain thanking
the Saints |
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Part of the crowd enjoying the music |
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The St Helena Trust donated
the hire of the hall
and all the musicians played free.
A raffle was held, with prizes kindly
donated by people who attended
the dance.
A total of £621 was raised
which will be transferred
to the Svensson-Enstrom Fund
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The dance in full swing |
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Nola Swain |
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Rikki Ryan is the son
of Tristan Islander
Nola Swain
who received the cheque
on behalf of the island
community
Everybody looks for a saint
in time of need,
but the Tristan community
is very grateful for help from
its own Saints
for this impressive effort.
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Another view of Nola thanking
the Saints
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Rikki Ryan as The King |
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