23 July 2014

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A Filipino school has been named in honour of East Grinstead after it was rebuilt in the wake of last November’s Typhoon Haiyan thanks to the generosity of town residents.

Cllr Danny Favor and the Filipino British Nurses Extra Care team decided to help their disaster-struck homeland by raising money for the restoration of a multi-purpose building for school children in Jaro, in the heart of the disaster-struck Philippines.

The money was raised at a charity dinner hosted by the Tarana restaurant in Lingfield, by a concert held with Town Council support at Chequer Mead and with donations from Our Lady and St Peter’s in East Grinstead and St Bernard’s in Lingfield.

Some of the money raised has already been spent on buying new fishing boats.

In thanking the town for all its help to his homeland Danny said: ‘On behalf of the extra Care Team and the
entire Filipino community we give our sincerest and endless thank you to everyone for all their kindness and generous support – most especially to Chequer Mead Community Arts Centre, East Grinstead Town Council and the wonderful people of East Grinstead and others who made these projects possible.’