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Reach 2007 Reach 2007 is a charity project supporting SOS Children's Villages. We're aiming to raise £15,000 for the charity and conduct coaching days in the villages during two weeks in spring. Read our blog to follow our progress.

South Africa

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Soweto

Sunday, 8 Apr 2007 | Views [470]

The last stop before the airport was in Jo'Burg.  We spent our free day having a tour of Soweto.  We visited lots of places of historical interest including Mandela's house and Tutu's house just down the road.  The only street in the world to produce ... Read more >

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Rustenburg

Friday, 6 Apr 2007 | Views [395] | Comments [1]

The final village we coached in was at Rustenburg.  We coached at the sports stadium and invited local kids to visit.  There were kids from the local soccer, netball, basketball and cricket teams.  We donated the equipment to the SOS Village and also ... Read more >

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Garden Route

Wednesday, 4 Apr 2007 | Views [394]

We left Cape Town and headed along the south coast towards George along the Garden Route.  A notable highlight along the way was our stay in the beautiful university town of Stellenbosch were we sampled the pleasures of the local wine farms. There ... Read more >

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Cape Town

Monday, 2 Apr 2007 | Views [408]

We stayed in a backpacker hostel not far from the waterfront.  It was a beautiful city to visit - the highlights being the trip to Cape Point and the top of table mountain.  We coached at the Cape Town SOS Village and donated kit to them and a local township.... Read more >

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Nelspruit

Sunday, 1 Apr 2007 | Views [447]

The second village we visited was near Nelspruit.  The SOS children were joined by other local kids for the coaching at the nearby soccer stadium.  It was a fantastic day and we donated our equipment to the village and some soccer balls to the local team ... Read more >

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Gallery: Nelspruit Village

Thursday, 29 Mar 2007 | Photo Gallery

SOS Children's Village
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Gallery: Kruger

Tuesday, 27 Mar 2007 | Photo Gallery

National Park and Safari
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Ennerdale

Monday, 26 Mar 2007 | Views [1246]

The first village we visited was Ennerdale near Jo'burg. We had a baptism of fire, coaching 100 children ranging from ages 3-18. Gemma and Beth coped with a strong demand for their netball prowess, narrowly avoiding a free-for-all in a rather physical ... Read more >

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Gallery: Arrival in South Africa

Sunday, 25 Mar 2007 | Photo Gallery


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Arrival

Sunday, 25 Mar 2007 | Views [496]

The Reach Team arrived in South Africa on Friday 23rd March in Jo'Burg.  We spent the first evening watching the domestic 20/20 cricket final and the next day visited the Apartheid Museum.  That evening we watched a Super 14 rugby game. We also bought ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

 

 

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