Quilt Winner is – Anna Heddon from Exeter, 2nd prize £100 Derek Conibear of Crediton and 3rd prize £50 Sara Jane Crump of Cullompton, BOAT Trustees wish to thank everyone who bought draw tickets and Barbara Gaskell for her generosity
Grand Tractor Draw 2016 – The Winner is
The Tractor Draw took place at Newbury Tractor and Machinery Autumn Show on Sun 9th Oct. Paul Sawatzki who donated the tractor made the draw, and the winner of the Tractor was Matthew Collett from Crediton. A formal presentation will
25 years of supporting farming communities in Africa
From East Africa to South East Devon; senior managers from agricultural training institutes and rural development projects from Kenya, Tanzania and Malawi have just completed an intensive six week training programme at Bicton College. The delegates, who are supported by
2016 BOAT Institutional Management & Business Management
Eight mature students joined us for the six week accredited course which started on the 20th of April. Five were from Kenya, two from Tanzania and one from Malawi. From Kenya: • Catherine Mwangi, Executive Director, Anglican Development Services
Asante Sana BOAT
Josephine Yongo, who attended the Bicton Overseas Agricultural Trust course, Institutional Management and Business Planning (International) in 2014, took the time to send BOAT a Thank You card on behalf of Michele Ostertag, Executive Director and Founder of the Rafiki
Prince Helps Revive 30-Year Link With Remote African Village
Old friendship ties between Sidmouth and a remote community in Malawi have been rekindled in time to celebrate a 30-year link. It is thanks to one overseas student visiting Bicton College to take part in an agricultural course that Sid
BOAT Grand Draw 2015
Thank you everyone who bought Draw tickets this year to help keep BOAT afloat. The Draw was arranged by South East Devon Rotary and took place on 24th November and the £1,000 first prize winner was Natalia Michelak of Cullompton,
2015 course on Institutional Management & Business Planning
On Saturday 26th September, delegates who attended the 2015 Institutional Management & Business Planning course held at Bicton College were recognised for their achievement along with Bicton’s Higher Education students at a graduation ceremony in Otterton, Devon. Although not present,
Trustee to Cycle the ‘North American Epic’
Viv Horton shall be cycling the North American Epic from Anchorage in Alaska to Mexico City from 9th of July until 1st of November 2015, an interesting variant on the usual West – East crossing. The distance is 10,000 kilometres
New fundraiser 2015 – Win this Quilted Throw
Win this quilted throw kindly donated to BOAT to raise funds, £1 a ticket, for books of tickets at £5 a book apply to: BOAT Secretary 8 Slade Close Ottery St Mary EX11 1SX for tickets by Mon 26th Jan