Meet the Team

So, who is going to Gambia in November 2014?

Four staff are part of Team Gambia 2014. They are:

Janice Hamilton - Vice Principal, The Sixth Form College Solihull
Mike Padbury - Assistant Principal, The Sixth Form College Solihull
Bev Bishop - Marketing Co-ordinator, The Sixth Form College Solihull
Peter Evans - Hamstead Hall School

All four staff have extensive travelling experience. Peter Evans (pictured below) set this project up and is largely responsible for building the Jemus Jungkung Jammeh Memorial School in the first place. He has been back and forth to the school countless times, so not only does he know the school and the people out there, but he knows the Gambian culture too. His experience is invaluable when it comes to negotiating the best price when we are exchanging money for the local currency, and when negotiating a deal for transport.

Janice and Mike were part of Team Gambia 2013, so they have experience of this trip. Bev does not, but is an experienced traveller, including in third world countries, and is a qualified first aider.

What about the students? There are 24 students going on this trip and they are:

Alexandra Atkins
Christopher Bate
Emma Boden
Georgia Bodfish
Maggie Brina
Lucy Buckle
Divyani Chauhan
Neha Chauhan
Noah Coughlin
Lauren Davis
Samantha Evans
Amy Garner
Rory Hayes
Maddie Hill
Olivia Howse
Rea Huggins
Mia King
Samantha Lee
Harry Lewis
Hannah Patmore
Hope Rowe-Hartman
Alex Simpkins
Olissha Tagon
Nicholas Wall

Together we are Team Gambia 2014 and we can't wait for our trip to The Gambia!