Camels star attraction at Bishop of Salisbury's fundraiser
It's a case of two humps with your tea and cake in the Cathedral Close!
Last updated 5th Sep 2021
The Bishop's Fete in aid of the Salisbury Sudan Medical Link returns today with two camels the star attraction!
The camels belonging to Lady Chichester will be part of the event held in the Bishop's Garden at the South Canonry from 2pm until 5pm.
It aims to raise crucial funds to support healthcare in Sudan and South Sudan, two of the world’s poorest countries.
In 2019 it raised more than £12,600 pounds.
Most of the medications supplied directly combat malaria which is the major cause of the extremely high child mortality rate.
A new country, South Sudan is struggling to emerge from decades of civil wars which have severely damaged the country’s infrastructure. Few Sudanese have had more than the most basic education so the Medical Link trains health workers and particularly midwives to address the distressing level of maternal mortality -one in seven women there dies in childbirth.
In such a huge country travel is difficult with no bus services between villages, to get medical help people walk for half a day or get put on the back of a bike to go to the nearest clinics which are supported by the Anglican Church.
As well as the popular camels there will be stalls selling bric-a-brac, books and DVDs, plants, homemade cakes, preserves, teas to the accompaniment of the Navy Larks Choir and the Amesbury Town band, tombola, games and a raffle.
The event takes place between 2pm and 5pm.