Ely couple return home as coronavirus pandemic brings Asian charity mission to an end
An Ely couple managed to catch one of the last flights home from Bangkok after coronavirus brought a charitable mission in south-east Asia to an abrupt end.
Ely pair return to orphanage in Cambodia after raising over £9,000 for ‘dumpster children’
Friends and neighbours in Ely helped Peter Harris raise over £9,000 last year to help transform the lives of orphaned and abandoned children in Phnom Penh, the Cambodian capital, and he has just been to see for himself how the money is being spent.
Ely pair take part in Camino challenge to boost fundraising for ‘dumpster children’
Five days to walk 120 kilometres along the Camino, the pilgrims’ route to Santiago de Compostela in northern Spain - that was the challenge Peter Harris and Liz Sayers set themselves to raise funds for a Cambodian school and orphanage.
REVIEW: Ely Choral Society at Ely Cathedral, Saturday September 26
Audience numbers for Ely Choral Society’s concerts have grown as its reputation has spread way beyond the city so it must have been a little disappointing for the choir to face so many empty seats in Ely Cathedral on Saturday.
