Having recently arrived back from one of the Ayrshire Fiddle Orchestra's most successful tours yet, we are going to be taking part in The Great Scottish Run to help raise funds for the Hout Bay Music Project. We were delighted to be able to spend a day with the young people of the project where we shared with them Scottish music and learned some of their own South African music - not to mention a highly competitive football match before the rehearsal began.
The Hout Bay Music Project, based in the township of Hout Bay just outside of Cape Town, was founded in 2003 and aims to provide children from historically disadvantaged backgrounds the chance to learn a musical instrument. Since its humble beginnings, the project has given hundreds of children the chance to play music and continues to grow.
The project is constantly in need of funding to continue providing tuition and to ensure the upkeep of musical instruments. Hopefully through some fundraising back home in Scotland, we will be able to help them meet their target and ensure the continued support for the young people of Hout Bay.
You can donate as little as £2 and this can go a long way to helping us reach our target. We would be grateful for any donations you could make.
Who is taking part?
2.5k (3rd October 2015): Jaye McKeown, Ronan McHugh, Niamh McHugh, Jacob Cairns, Eilidh Morrison, Rosie Morrison, Alice Ridley, Miriam Gill, Rhea McTaggart, Katie McAlpine, Lucy Teenan, Daniel Teenan.
10k (4th October 2015): Fiona Welsh, Lars Robertson, Hattie Greig, Robbie McGhee, Bethany Walsh, Juliette Walsh, Andrew Walsh, Sean Morrison, Anna Morrison, Jamie Candlish, Elspeth McLaughlin, Jane Hunter, Megan Espie, Isla Stevenson, Ella McMeechan, Craig Hogg, Matthew Terras, Eve Blaikie, Ross Collier, Fergie Collier, Lauren Collier, Bruce Carmichael, Ciaran McHugh, Monica McCrorie, Douglas Clark, Alistair Murdoch, Niall McHugh, Max Stewart, Scott Jamieson, Maja Robertson.
