CRCLs Anual General Meeting - Tuesday 6th Sept 7:15pm, St Bees Village Hall (Hodgetts)

Hello all,

Our Annual General Meeting is to be held on Tuesday 6th September at 7.15pm, at St Bees Village Hall (Hodgetts). It is open to any member of the public. It is a chance for you to hear all about link activities and ask questions.

It will be followed by a committee meeting, which is just for the committee.

Hope to see you there.

Morecambe Bay Sponsored Walk - Tackling the sands!

The treacherous journey across Morecambe Bay began with beautiful sun glaring down on the brave 5 about to cross the perilous journey to Kents Bay. Mamma Mary was warning us about the dangers we may encounter, “Killer sharks, Crocodiles, Piranhas.” We laughed them off as joke, but it was no joke we would soon find out.

The walk seemed to take an age to start, but when we finally set off. The queens guide at the front. Cedrick was his name. The start of the walk was easy, although myself and Mary managed to stumble on rocks. The handful of guard dogs the other groups managed to kill off the threats.

We eventually entered the sand after a quick stop for lunch in which one of the dogs was hungry and attacked my sandwiches. The first journey took forever, at parts ankle deep in water. Or worse quick sand! Travelling in the wrong direction to find the best suitable path thanks to the expertise of Cedrick.

Then came the biggest challenge yet. The kent channel. This was a stretch of water, up to our waist and as we were warned infested with all sorts of deadly animals. We crossed the river as a team and came out triumphant!

Then upon the horizon, yes it was more people. We at first we thought it was the last group that set off weeks ago. Still lost upon this land of...Nothingness. But we soon realised that it was in fact the group that started in Morecambe.

The last stretch was incredibly difficult. It was the marsh. Sludgy, mucky marsh. We were quickly surrounded by the killer sheep. But the group came out with minimal losses. Just one person was wounded in his attempt to flee the sheep we believe he broke his ankle.

But unfortunately this delay cost us to miss our train to the beginning, so the hour wait, without the toilets proved just to be as difficult as the walk itself. BUT WE MADE IT!
But one final note. R.I.P all the crabs that lost their lives on this walk.

Jack S.

Tanzanians Safely Back In Tanzania

After an amazing exchange, the Tanzanians are safely back home. Read all about their visit here.


The link would like to give send a massive thank you to everyone who was involved, and we hope you had a brilliant time.

TRIP BLOG 2011

Copeland Community Fund

"Over 100 volunteers from across Copeland were recognised at two special events hosted by Cumbria CVS and sponsored by the Copeland Community Fund this month. "


Copeland Community Fund Article

Have You Listened To Our Tanzanian Recordings?

Click Here to have a listen to some of our favorite recordings of School Choirs and the amazing Makandana Aids Awareness Choir.

Click play after the page loads to listen, it may take a while so be patient...

Generous Customers at the Cleator Moor Co-Op Help Raise £566.99

This Saturday the Link was out bag packing for 6 hours at the Cleator Moor Co-op supermarket. This was the first time we'd bag packed there but hopefully not the last. We were made very welcome and despite it seeming a quiet day at times we collected £566.99 which was fantastic. We may be in hard economic times but the good shoppers of Cleator Moor displayed their generosity. We had our display board up outside the shop and a number of people asked about the Link and we were able to spread awareness of what we do. 

Our packing team were Jack Crosby, Caia Van Den Elzen, Osian Fletcher,  Dave Coulthard, Sam Jakobson, Michael Van Mourik, Jack Watson, Steph Gunston and Holly Stainton with various leaders helping out along the way - Peter, Cath, Steve, Lucy, Janet, Amy, Dianne and Don

Some Of The Places We Visit In Tanzania

We have now mapped some of the places we visit on Google Earth. Its really interesting to see how far we travel, and where in the world we go exactly...


The imagery is very high quality now so make sure you zoom right in!

Click Here To Go To Google Maps

Lutengano Secondary School Now Visible On Google Earth!

View Larger Map

You can now see high resolution images of Lutengano Secondary School and the bibble center, which is a little to the North East. On the left you can see the newly refurbished Dorms (two quads with shiny metal roofs).