A new multi-purpose room for the Bob Simson Secondary School
This rural secondary school was planned for 150 students , but already has over 200 and growing . It is impossible for these pupils to get to the Sandy Raffan library in Taiama due to the distances involved. The trustees decided that an additional room was needed at the Secondary school. This room will be used as both a classroom and branch library. It will be know as the Rose Hutchinson library.
Rose Hutchinson (a trustee) has raised thousands of pounds from her beautifully made craft items . For some of them she uses material dyed by the trainees at the Ann Hay training school in Taiama. She is undertaking to help fund the building of this extension , to ease the overcrowding. It will have a library area at one end.
We have already sent the extra tables and chairs which will be needed . They were donated by Bourne End community centre in the U.K. The building is currently under construction, with completion dependant on donations from our generous supporters.
The area where the new classroom will be built
The new classroom – building in progress
Chairs, donated by Bourne End Community Centre on their way to the new classroom – when completed