Throw your cap over the wall The New Year is upon us, and we’re all starting to feel the effect of the Christmas diet, we’ve put away the decorations, and getting used to writing a ’6’ rather than a ‘5’ at the end of the date, something that usually takes me till February to master. […]
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What will 2016 mean for you? I don’t know about you but everywhere I look on the internet and social media I’d bombarded with the ‘make 2016 your best year yet’ blogs. It’s a theme we can predict with certainty. And it’s one I look forward to because this time of year does present such […]
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Here’s a quite a dense quote : ‘The assumption that we are the solution to another’s problem becomes a proposition of self-interest, whereby we feel we are able to tell people what their problems are, and then deal with them on our own terms.’ Dickson & Dickson. I got involved with Bridge2Aid to help dental […]
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On the 30th June this year I had my final day working in our Mwanza office before me and the family moved back to the UK. It was an odd day as I knew I would be working with the team again and continuing to oversee all of our work in Tanzania, but knowing I […]
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This past weekend I really enjoyed visiting two events held by our supporters – the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry annual conference in central London, and the Campbell Academy Masquerade Ball in Nottingham. BACD members have been supporters for a few years now, donating several thousand pounds and a lot of goodwill to help us. […]
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One of my favourite parts of the month now I am loving and working in the UK is the visit to Wotton Under Edge in Gloucestershire where the UK office is. It’s a very different place to Mwanza where I spent the past 10 years but as you can see, it’s beautiful, and I really […]
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Last week I spent time in Birmingham at the NEC for the annual dental industry showcase. If you’ve never been, it is an exhausting three days where the internal environment of the show, the weird lighting, constant talking, and being on your feet for 14 hours a day all act in concert to leave even […]
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One of my lasting memories of working in Tanzania is from the early days of establishing the Bridge2Aid emergency dental training programme. As was common in those days, I was often involved in driving along with Dr Samuel Kalongoji, the District Dental Officer in Magu to visit potential locations for training the local health workers. […]
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Roll Up! Roll Up! Please come and support Bridge2Aid at our big and brash Bash! There will be crazy golf, hook-a-duck, a live band and a hot buffet. It’s a great opportunity for all the team to come and unwind and relax with friends (old and new). Great food, great company and a few […]
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In the light of the recent government commissioned review of charity fundraising we’d just like to reassure all of our supporters that we do not operate in any of the ways that have been brought to light as causes for concern in this report. Bridge2Aid is a small charity and we base all of our […]
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