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June's blog
Tuesday 15 June 2010
We are delighted to announce an exciting new venture between the marine industry and the people of Malawi. We now have our very own corporate Sponsor! Thomas Miller, a London-based specialist insurance company, has chosen to make the renovation of Chauncy Maples the focal point of its 125th anniversary celebrations. Thomas Miller is contributing £250,000 and has already raised a similar amount from friends, employees and business associates.Thomas Miller's Chairman, Hugo Wynn-Williams says, "Organisations used to celebrate major anniversaries with lavish parties and dinners. But even before the current global recession, we felt that it would be more appropriate to devote time and resources to projects that benefit the community. Thomas Miller was looking for a project that reflected not only our global reach and our maritime heritage but one that would appeal too to our UK clients, such as members of the legal profession, patent agents, housing associations and pension fund trustees."
Mark Holford, Thomas Miller's Group Marketing Director has joined the Trust as the Director of Fundraising. He has already been out to Malawi where he saw the ship and met the Minister of Health. "We will be working with the Trust to raise the £2 million needed for this life-saving project, not just in money. Several potential donors have already come forward to offer their practical support with equipment, parts and services."
Within hours of the announcement, the news appeared on many websites, including Freight Business Journal, Twitter, Maritime Global Net, The Handy Shipping Guide, Coracle Blog and Marine Café Blog. Look out for articles in newspapers in the next few days.
Our Sponsors' logo will appear on the new-look website, up soon!
May's blog
Monday 31 May 2010
Ruth Walker of Norfolk writes: 'The name Chauncy Maples was a household name in my childhood (I am now an octogenarian) as was Likoma Island, Zanzibar and the Chinyanga language, used for remarks not meant for children. Both my parents were with the UMCA in Nyasaland in the 1920s as priest and teacher, before their marriage at Likweru in 1925. They were called Edward Percy Walker and Katharine Geraldine Hewlett. They would be amazed at this project, and in their memory I enclose a donation.'
Elaine Rogers from near Huddersfield, West Yorkshire has made an African themed bed quilt which she is raffling to raise money for Chauncy Maples. She has collected fabric from Malawi, The Gambia and Rwanda, and other parts of Africa. It was on show at the Imperial Quilters Exhibition in Lindley, Huddersfield in April. The tickets are £1 each and the winner will be drawn on 25th September.
In next month's blog we will tell you how her son and her husband drove the length of Britain to raise funds for Chauncy Maples! We will also tell how it is all going in Malawi.
Elaine Rogers from near Huddersfield, West Yorkshire has made an African themed bed quilt which she is raffling to raise money for Chauncy Maples. She has collected fabric from Malawi, The Gambia and Rwanda, and other parts of Africa. It was on show at the Imperial Quilters Exhibition in Lindley, Huddersfield in April. The tickets are £1 each and the winner will be drawn on 25th September.
In next month's blog we will tell you how her son and her husband drove the length of Britain to raise funds for Chauncy Maples! We will also tell how it is all going in Malawi.
April's blog
Monday 26 April 2010
This month's excitement is that you can now watch a six minute video of Chauncy Maples being moved into the floating dock at Monkey Bay. This film was made by Templewood Productions of Norfolk, directed by former Anglia TV producer Eddie Anderson. He is now working on a full length television documentary of the project.
Word of Chauncy Maples is circling the world. On the website 'Model Ship World' model ship enthusiasts guess the name of a ship from small clues - and if they get it right, they can put up the next one. 'Rear Admiral' put up Chauncy Maples using our photos and some devious clues - including a Sentinel steam engine, made in the same yard in Glasgow. It took a long while for 'Commodore' to guess and win the game.
And when President Bingu wa Mutharika recently opened a new bank in Lilongwe, he told the assembled crowd all about the renovation of Chauncy Maples. News in high places indeed.
Word of Chauncy Maples is circling the world. On the website 'Model Ship World' model ship enthusiasts guess the name of a ship from small clues - and if they get it right, they can put up the next one. 'Rear Admiral' put up Chauncy Maples using our photos and some devious clues - including a Sentinel steam engine, made in the same yard in Glasgow. It took a long while for 'Commodore' to guess and win the game.
And when President Bingu wa Mutharika recently opened a new bank in Lilongwe, he told the assembled crowd all about the renovation of Chauncy Maples. News in high places indeed.
March's blog
Saturday 13 March 2010
In February, a planning meeting was held in Monkey Bay with delegations from the Ministry of Health, the Chauncy Maples Trust (director Janie Hampton and trustees Belinda Coote and Carrie Osbourne) and the renovation team including Pieter Volschenk of Naval Africa Design, marine engineer Nigel Cheal, and Captain Kamanga of the Marine Department. The plans were discussed in great detail - from the size of engine needed, to how many vaccine fridges will be required. Naval Africa Design will now put everyone's ideas onto their plans.
The next day Janie and Belinda visited the Monkey Bay Community Hospital. After meeting hospital staff, we talked to patients from remote lake-shore villages. The health needs of these communities and the potential for Chauncy Maples to meet those needs, is without question. We met mothers who spent a week’s income just to get their babies immunised. We heard some harrowing stories of people whose lives would have been saved if Chauncy Maples was already up and running.
On 19th February, the Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Health and The Chauncy Maples Malawi Trust was signed by Janie Hampton for the Trust, and Professor Moses Chirambo, the Minister of Health, and witnessed by Belinda Coote and Patrick Zimpita, the Director of Planning. This signals the formal partnership between the Government of Malawi and the Trust to work together to deliver this important project.
The start of the planning workshop. The main pontoon leading to Chauncy Maples had just sunk in a freak storm, so three pontoons and an old ship were lashed together to form a temporary bridge.
Waiting to see the nurse at Monkey Bay Community Hospital.
The next day Janie and Belinda visited the Monkey Bay Community Hospital. After meeting hospital staff, we talked to patients from remote lake-shore villages. The health needs of these communities and the potential for Chauncy Maples to meet those needs, is without question. We met mothers who spent a week’s income just to get their babies immunised. We heard some harrowing stories of people whose lives would have been saved if Chauncy Maples was already up and running.
On 19th February, the Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Health and The Chauncy Maples Malawi Trust was signed by Janie Hampton for the Trust, and Professor Moses Chirambo, the Minister of Health, and witnessed by Belinda Coote and Patrick Zimpita, the Director of Planning. This signals the formal partnership between the Government of Malawi and the Trust to work together to deliver this important project.
The start of the planning workshop. The main pontoon leading to Chauncy Maples had just sunk in a freak storm, so three pontoons and an old ship were lashed together to form a temporary bridge.Waiting to see the nurse at Monkey Bay Community Hospital.February's blog
Thursday 4 February 2010
The Chauncy Maples Malawi Trust has been joined by some excellent trustees all of whom bring important experience to the project. Carrie Osbourne has been living in Malawi for the past ten years, working in public health. She is now running two farms, growing seeds specially bred for the local soil and climate. This means that when small farmers plants their maize or bean seeds, they have the confidence that after all their efforts digging the land, they will provide the family with food.
Nilesh Goswami has just returned to London after managing VSO's health programme in Malawi – their largest in the world. Martin Wilkinson has decades of experience as a financial director and accountant, with both companies and charities – just the man we need to add up your donations!
Janie Hampton and Belinda Coote are going to Malawi in early February to meet up with the Ministry of Health and Naval Africa Designs – more news on that in the next blog.
Nilesh Goswami has just returned to London after managing VSO's health programme in Malawi – their largest in the world. Martin Wilkinson has decades of experience as a financial director and accountant, with both companies and charities – just the man we need to add up your donations!
Janie Hampton and Belinda Coote are going to Malawi in early February to meet up with the Ministry of Health and Naval Africa Designs – more news on that in the next blog.
About this blog
This blog, or diary, is by Janie Hampton. It contains the latest information on the progress of the renovation of Chauncy Maples, both with fund-raising around the world, and the actual work in Malawi.
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Founders of Chauncy Maples
- Ince and Company
Supporters of Chauncy Maples
- Freehill Hogan & Mahar LLLP
- Munir Hashim
- Richard Kendall
- David Martin-Clark
- Willis Group Services Ltd
Friends of Chauncy Maples
- Abacus Lighting Ltd
- Les Azuriales Team
- Mr & Mrs Ball
- Peter Bennet-Jones
- Gibson Bhunu
- John & Sue Binnie
- Daryl Birkett
- Maggie Black
- Rachel & David Bradby
- Simon & Margaret Broadbent
- James Brosnan
- Sir Jocelyn Buxton
- Vera Cheal
- Janet Clemo
- Simon Collins
- Tim Craske
- Brigid Lady Crofton OBE
- Judy Crompton
- Mr & Mrs J Davies
- Del Rosario Law
- Wendy Dobbie
- Margaret Dunaway
- Glyn Evans
- Patrick Gaul
- Helen Mary Gilbert
- A Glaswegian
- The Goyder Family
- Renny Gye
- Judy & Robin Hammond-Dean
- Pat Hampton
- Nigel & Marion Hamshere
- Dame Mary Hogg
- The Holford Family
- Robert Holland
- Teddy Hutton
- Isis Communications
- Elizabeth Lady Kennet
- Brian Kerr
- Robin & Aileen Laurance
- Frank Lawson
- The Lea Family
- Sarah Lloyd
- Simon Maclaren
- M&S Shipping Group
- Manglibai Haridas Khiara Trust
- The Maples Family
- Mr S J & Mrs M A Martin
- Alan Mathieson
- Erica McDonald
- The Murley Family
- Otto Norland
- North of England P&I Club
- Gemma O'Connor
- Verily Paget
- Hubert Peace
- The Piggott School
- The Purcell Family
- Colin Reese QC
- Edward Rose
- Nicola Russell
- Henrietta Search
- Heather & Declan Smith
- Soditic Ltd
- Peter Southern
- Torsten Thiele
- Christabel Russell Vick
- Mr & Mrs A J Walker
- Ruth Walker
- Weightmans LLP
- Nigel Wenban-Smith
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