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Muddy Mayhem Event

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North of Scotland junior tennis players Katie, Katie, Rosie and Niamh, along with their coach Steven Birrell, organised MUDDY MAYHEM – a sponsored assault…

What can £1 buy?

The reading glasses project began late in 2014, when Elius told us that the elders of his church in Iruhuura were struggling to read…

Security Fence for Uphill

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During the first part of 2016, when the McNabb Classroom Block was under construction, it became clear that a good quality security fence was…

48 Hour Fence Loupers

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Trustee Liddy and her husband Calum undertook the 48 Hour Fence Loupers  – sponsored endurance motorcycle event – around Scotland on the weekend of…

Joy of Reading

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Whenever we visit Uphill Junior School we spend time observing classes at all levels of the school. Lessons are delivered in english, the current…

Where is Uphill Junior School?

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Uphill Junior School is located in the village of Iruhuura, in the crater lake hills 35km south of the town of Fort Portal in western Uganda…

Meet Our Supported Pupils (1)

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The first in our series of posts about some of the children being supported in school by the Pupil Support Fund: We first met…

How it Began

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 How it Began’  – the backstory for The Uphill Trust – was written by Uphill Trust Chairman Max for the Dollar Academy school magazine,…