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It is with great sadness that I stand before you today to bid a final farewell to my dear sister Pam. Along with her dear devoted husband Donald, and daughters Shirley and her family and Aileen, we mourn her sudden passing which was such a shock to us all. Today we look back on Pam!s legacy, with fond memories of her zest for life, tremendous energy and inspiring character. She was the eldest of 3 children born in Nairobi, Kenya and throughout commanded the role of the elder one, not only with her 2 siblings, but with friends and relatives alike. She trained as a teacher in Kenya and was greatly respected and admired. In the early 1960s she self-funded a PE course in Eastbourne and returned with special qualifications for swimming and physical education. When she returned, she taught in rural schools in Kenya When she had to leave the country and come to England in the 1970s, she discovered, despite her ample qualifications she had to re-train to UK standards . However, with two yo...

  TOKYO 1964: the day Goan and Kenyans hearts broke   By Cyprian Fernandes ANYONE who knew Seraphino Antao, Kenya’s Commonwealth Games double sprint gold medalist, can ever forget the heartbreak of the 1964 Olympic Games. He carried the hopes of the whole country and his fans around the world, only to leave the sport he loved so much with a broken heart. Not so long ago, I recalled the pain and disappointment of Tokyo: In June, Seraphino Antao’s (originally from Chandor) preparation for Tokyo 1964 Olympics was going well and as he headed for Europe, he was confident of great things. During the Kenya trials at Lower Kabete, just outside of Nairobi, he had clocked a wind-assisted 9.5 seconds for the 100 yards and 21.1 for the 220 yards. He maintained the mark for the 100 yards in the Kenya championships in Kisumu but improved his time for the 220 setting a respectable 20.8 seconds. In Europe, he had been in scintillating form winning at the White City in London, Czecho...

  Please find below the the link to the Mass which will be on Thursday 5th August 2021 at 09:15am UK Time.I have also attached the order of service. Due to church requirements we have had to shorten the hymns and also the opening gospel. Once again apologies   http://stjohnvianneywestgreen. co.uk/

  BELOW Dar Goans Dar Goans win the Gold Cup April 1953 By “Flotsam” WELL, it’s happened. Dar es Salam Goan Institute recorded its most resounding victory on the field of sport when it beat the Sikh Union of Nairobi 2-1 in the final of the M R D’Souza Gold Cup. The victory has established the Dar team as the premier hockey team in British East Africa. Splendid cut and thrust hockey was served up throughout the 60 minutes of the match. In many respects it was an amazing game. It is a long time since the Nairobi crowds have seen a visiting team take such a hammering and yet, hit back and win the match. There was speed, thrust and bite in every Sikh Union move but the Dar es Salaam side’s greater determination   and “we’ll show them” attitude saw them home at the finish. It is not too much to say that the Goan   defence won the match for the challengers from Tanganyika. Time and again, deep defenders Alban Fernandes and F X D’Souza came to the rescue when the...

  The  frog that almost stopped the Sydney Olympics W AY back in 1993, as the first steps towards the construction of the Sydney Olympic site were being carefully treaded, conservationists, amateur conservations, professional personal agenda drivers, local residents and powerful Aboriginal conservationists almost brought to complete halt the construction. Why? Because the huge pond created by the Homebush Brickworks’ quarry and its surrounding vegetation was the home of the endangered Green and Golden Bell Frog. In the corridors of NSW power, in little and large meeting rooms, wannabe do-gooders joined the faithful and others in the war against engineers, builders, architects, the money counters, the NSW government, the Sydney Olympics Committee and the Minister for the Olympics, Bruce Baird. In the end, Baird, who is a pretty sensible and easy-going bloke with tons of experience, won the day and the frog’s habitat was saved. So, to date, the frog has enjoyed the protectio...

  Dar Institute Not just Wine, Women and Song (I have no idea the occasion of the following speech, suffice to say it would have been a long time ago. Regardless, it remains a valuable and nostalgic document which provides insights into the sports men and sports women of the Dar es Salaam Institute. I hope you enjoy and share it. Perhaps it was 1969 or 1970.)   I am indebted to Angelo D’Souza for providing me with the material. I am saddend that I was not able find photos of some of the folks mentioned. Perhaps, some kind person will send them to me.   By Francis Menezes,   MANY PEOPLE (me included) tend to equate the Dar Institute with “Wine, Women and Song.” This is all very well, up to a point, but on closer scrutiny, one notices an important factor missing from the equation. That factor is sport. Look at it how you will, for sheer all-round good calibre performances in sport, year in and year out, the D I could very well be envy of every other c...

NO ONE actually has any idea how long our COVID hell will last but rest assured they will be talking (if there anyone left to do the talking) about for many decades to come. In 30 or 40 years, if COVID does disappear, our current living hell will be the stuff of history books. Fortunately, thanks to the every improving electronic communication, there will be almost real-life experiences for future students of the COVID. Perhaps, the first things they will learn about are the many mistakes government around the world made when the unknown COVID-19 began claiming its first victims. By 2050, will someone have actually provide proof of where and how the world was non-stop virus bombed. They  will by then, and we will long before that, analyse the mistakes and successes, day to day, as long as the Hell lived on earth. Will our world be remembered more for the bungling and mismanagement of the war against COVID, or the world's final victory? I am assuming our current living Hell will con...

  I know there are some folks who would like to forget that they were ever associated with Eastleigh ... on the other hand there is quite a lot to be proud of and celebrate. As part of the tribute to the St Teresa's parish and schools, I would like to register the names of the parents who helped build something that fills us all with a lot of pride. Please send me the names of your Mums and Dads to skipfer@live.com.au The people of St Teresa’s Eastleigh This is not a list of contributors, just the people of the parish Or the children who attended one of the schools. Parents and siblings of Victorino Fernandes Mr and Mrs Soares and family The Britto family David, Hubert, Phillip, Ruby D’Souza and their respective families Peter Barbosa Sr Trifa De Souza, siblings and parents Robert Fernandes and family Olive, Leandro, Alex, Alba, Bertha, Marjorie Fernandes and family Magnie Almeida and family Servelio, Irene Britto and family Simon and Annie Fernandes and...