Sierra Leone Symposium in Birmingham. Public meeting on Wells/Clinic Project. OWL gains charitable status.
Visits to Warwick by Johannes Mallah, Joe Taylor and Angela Koker
Visits to Bo by Tim Knight and Marion Grimwood
Johannes Mallah’s interview at Marlborough
Marion Grimwood’s Report on a Visit to Bo, March-April*
Johannes Mallah’s Speech at OWLA S.E. Conference, Nov.
* Marion Grimwood’s six reports on Medical and School Links are in the archive but not digitised
Bo Wells and Clinic Project started. “Gbotima Development Association”. UKOWLA Conference Sheffield. Exercise books shipped to Bo
Visits to Warwick by Bo Scouts and Sam Kpakra (MP for Bo)
Visit to Bo by Janet Alty & Nick Anderson. Dr Griffiths returns.
Abraham Mensah’s Paper ‘Mayhem in Bo’, Jan
Janet Alty and Nick Anderson, Training in Bo
Seminar in Leamington Town Hall “Warwick District and World Hunger”. Educational forum at Kenilworth School with alumni of CKC, Bo
Visits to Warwick by Abraham Mensa, Moussa Conteh, Tony Sheriff and Momadu Koroma
Dr Griffiths went to work on Bo-Pujehun Project.
Pat Carless’s Report on Health Care, Feb
A.K.Mensah’s Report on a visit to the UK, July-Oct *
* not digitised
Val Davis, Leamington Mayor, sends medicines to hospital in Bo. BBC Radio 4 programme on linking.
Visit to Bo by Pat Carless and by Roger Bates, Verity Smith and 12 Venture Scouts from Dale Street Methodist Church
Visit to Warwick by Fr Patrick Koroma
Venture Scouts Visit Bo – Verity Smith’s recollections
Father Koroma visits Leamington (report by Jane Knight)
Pat Carless’s Report on a Visit to Bo, April *
* not digitised
Public Meeting hosted by Chairman of Warwick District Council in Leamington Spa Town Hall, 200 attended.
Visit to Warwick by Mr Kondo (link with Milverton Primary School), Odette Owada, Joseph Cooper and Ben Smith
BBC interviewed link members in Warwick and Bo for a programme on “Third World Linking”.
Sierra Leone Pack “Living in Bo” produced for Third World Information Centre. Momadu Koroma spoke at AGM.
Shipment of books, medicines etc. Second National Linking Conference (18 Links) at Marlborough.. Contacts with Rotary & Townswomens Guild
Visits to Bo by Jane Knight, Sheilagh Holmes and Dr Paul Gully
Momodu Koroma’s Report on Employment in SL, June
Jane Knight’s Report on a Visit to Bo, May-June
Jane Knight’s Report ‘OWL from the Bo End’, May
Sheilagh Holmes Report on a Visit to Bo, May-June
Dr Paul Gully’s notes on a visit to Bo (with photos)
Life in Leamington’ 38-page booklet as background for Scouts visit to Bo in 1985 (10MB)
Dr Paul Gully’s visit to Bo
Jane Knight and Moussa Conteh spoke about the link on BBC Women’s Hour
Start of liaison with other UK-Third World links- Conference in Oxford where 12 links were represented.
Visits to Bo by Jane Knight, Ann Parker and Bob Crowther. Subcommittees formed for schools and health.
Jane Knight’s visit to Bo, June-July
Bob Crowther and Ann Parker visit to Bo, October-November
Ann Parker’s Report on Education in Bo, November
Ann Parker’s Report on a Visit to Bo, Oct-Nov *
* not digitised
Bo-OWL committee set up. Steering committee under Professor P McAuslan. First AGM for Warwick OWL
Visit to Warwick by Albert Lamin
Visits to Bo by Jane Knight and Colin McAllister
Bo chosen formally as linking partner at meeting with Sierra Leone High Commissioner.
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Frank Judd (former FO Minister) addressed local groups on “Third World” issues
Committee formed to define aims and choose an area
1977 Jane Knight’s visit to West Africa reported in The Courier
