The third term began on 26th August and will come to a close on 24th October 2025. As the shortest term of the school year, it’s been a busy one focused mainly on academics rather than co-curricular activities. Mid-term exams took place this Sept …
Thank you to everyone who attended and supported our Summer Fair this year! In June, we held our Garden Party in aid of Bala, in the lovely gardens of St. Mary’s, Latton, near Cirencester. Firstly, a big thank you to the owners, Richard …
There are many ways you can make a difference today! We are currently focusing on several critical projects at Bala Children’s Centre in Kenya, and we need your support to continue our work. Here’s how you can help: New Dormitories: Due to overcr …
We’d like to share with you a summary of the first term of this year at each of the schools… Term one: 8th January – 4th April 2025 The year started with extreme hot weather from January to part of February, following a period of heavy ra …
Cotswold Fayre, Paul’s business, has been supporting the Bala Children’s Centre since 2011 when he first went to Kenya with his daughter, Megan. After a 4-year gap, due to Covid Cotswold Fayre hosted its 5th Summer Ball for customers and suppliers within the speciality food sector in July 2022.
At the end of July, I visited the Bala Children’s Centre to assess the latest situation and work out the best use of the money raised at Cotswold Fayre Summer Ball and other fund-raising throughout the previous year. Usually visiting at least once a year it was my first trip since our Summer Ball in 2018 due to Covid and publishing a book in 2019, which postponed my trip that year.
We held our annual Summer Fete on 3rd September in the beautiful gardens of Barton Farm, Siddington. Read this article to find out more and to see our gallery of the day.
I first became involved in the Bala Children’s Centre as, when my company was finally making a profit, we wanted to give some of that back to people not as fortunate as ourselves. We wanted to find somewhere that my team of 40 could relate to, an …
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