Spirit ~ Music ~ Mountains
Nepal Trip 2002/03, with Simon McCarty
19th December 2002 to 10th January 2003

The idea behind this trip is to provide not only an alternative Christmas holiday but also for it to be a musical focus trip which will put something back into the country. A percentage of the price of the trip will be supporting a local school in Katmandu and also an orphanage in Pokara as well as others along the way. We will be bringing instruments including percussion and drums (stuffed with teddy bears!) to facilitate drum circles. We can then leave the instruments there . When we link with the school, the teachers can learn to facilitate rhythmical events with the children so that they can continue the work when we leave. On the last couple of trips the music went down really well as they haven't done this before. The children played rhythm games, played instruments and sung songs in English and also their own Nepalese music. I would be keen to link with local musicians there, which could give them work too. I would like to raise awareness of the situation in Nepal which isn't good due to flooding, poverty and rebel fighting. You can also get involved either by fund raising, linking schools here with those over there or actually coming on the trip itself.

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Drum Circle is back!
Following the summer break Simon will be running the drum circle in Teddington every week right up until Christmas. 

~ Tribal Earth Party ~
To be held on 14th December 2002 (quite co-incidentally, also Simon's birthday!!!) at the Avenue Centre in Teddington. More details will follow....

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