A TROUPE of Maasai warriors from Kenya is to stage a music and dance spectacular at Warrington’s St Elphin’s Church on Thursday to raise money for a charity which supports for a deprived community near Nairobi.
The group – five men and two women – have been touring the UK for 12 years, performing stunning dance routines
They have performed a various venues including the Highland Show, six different county shows, the Cathedrals of Ely (twice), Salisbury and Exeter and performing before Royalty on three occasions.
The tours help the members of the troupe raise money for their families and their community, which is situated some 30 miles south of Nairobi, where life is tough.
Over the years, the tours and the charity (www.osiligi.org ) which they brought about, have seen the lives of the troupe and the families around them, move out of abject poverty, where, for example, water came from
a stagnant pond some five miles away.
Now they have fresh clean water in two points in their community.
The troupe’s success and the spin-off to the charity have subsequently seen the unhealthy kerosene, to light their homes, now replaced by solar lighting, the building of a new church, and, most wonderfully, a new school.
This now has 130 pupils, all sponsored by UK supporters.
Now this coming November they will have a new clinic.
The show starts at 7pm and tickets are available from 01925 632974, 01925 656790, 01925 564408, or online osiligi.ticketsource.co.uk
A TROUPE of Maasai warriors from Kenya is to stage a music and dance spectacular at
Warrington’s St Elphin’s Church on Thursday to raise money for a charity
which supports for a deprived community near Nairobi.
Maasai warriors to perform at parish church
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Experienced journalist for more than 40 years. Managing Director of magazine publishing group with three in-house titles and on-line daily newspaper for Warrington. Experienced writer, photographer, PR consultant and media expert having written for local, regional and national newspapers. Specialties: PR, media, social networking, photographer, networking, advertising, sales, media crisis management. Chair of Warrington Healthwatch Director Warrington Chamber of Commerce Patron Tim Parry Johnathan Ball Foundation for Peace. Trustee Warrington Disability Partnership. Former Chairman of Warrington Town FC.
