There is no way to deny that all of our group fundraisers have been a rip-roaring success so far. However, because of the consistently high levels of effort and commitment from almost every single participant of the trip, it has been easy to miss the ones who have had their…

Today was a short and sweet day. Tying up various loose ends and doing some other important things that it were good to get out of the way. We all turned up outside the Hornchurch district HQ around 11 and after a quick ice breaker it was straight down to…

Sunday 1st June, save that date for the second dog show from the GHISP! Come along to Belhus Park with your canine friend for a day of fun with many different events and activities to be undertaken including, pedigree & novelty classes, fastest recall, agility, flyball and other stalls &…

Climbing Everest isn't a casual endeavour . Neither is climbing a cumulative 13,000 feet in a mere 8 hours. Smashing our original estimate today was a fun, active day which kept us on our toes and we also managed to get the community involved!   From an explorer’s perspective, we…

Here's some of our fundraising activities that we plan to run in the future:   Sunday 27th April – Donut Selling at St Georges Day Parade Saturday 17th May - Treasure Hunt Sunday 1st June - Dog Show Saturday 21st June – Barn Dance   Please stay tuned for further details!  

Come along to GHISP's first ever sponsored climb, all in aid of raising vital funds for the expedition to The Gambia this year. With this once in a lifetime opportunity, for the whole family, to climb at Upminster Junior School, or to rally the brave ones that do, we can't…

We met at thriftwood We planned for Gambia Rob dislikes haikus -The Media Team Today, the Upminster and Southend explorers met up to discuss progress being made on the project, use up the spare supplies from the previous days and to get some quality bonding time in between the two…

Roll up roll up for a night of guaranteed entertainment as GHISP holds its very own race night, all in the name of raising funds for the project. Alongside the normal horse and jockey races you'd expect, in true Gambian style we'll also be having Giant African Snail Races to really get…

So here we are, the month of December, now nearing the end of 2013, which can only mean one thing... Just under 7 months are left until we embark on our journey to The Gambia! Following from the scorching success at the dog show in the summer, we've since had…

Another brilliant event to raise much needed funds for the GHISP project! A packed concert night featuring special guests will be put on at  13th October at Upminster Trinity Church. Full details follow:   6pm 13th October Upminster Trinity Church £10 entry with wines and canapes on the intervals  …