Elizabethan High School Retford And The Massambeh Project, The Gambia

EDM number 668 in 2009-10, proposed by John Mann on 20/01/2010.
Categorised under the topics of Africa, International development and Schools.

That this House congratulates the committee of students from the Elizabethan High School in Retford who received the Diana Princess of Wales' award for group excellence on 15 December 2009; applauds the students' efforts in raising funds to build a primary classroom block in the rural village of Massambeh, The Gambia, as well as to provide the school with supplies, football shirts and all the resources needed to offer as good an education as possible; notes that The Gambia does not currently offer any education provision for the under-sevens and only limited provision for the over-sevens; further notes that Massambeh is several hours up country and beyond the reach of regular communications and basic utilities; and wishes the students well in their future endeavours to assist the village school.

This motion has been signed by a total of 13 MPs.