Letters

The Desert Divas Team from Bahrain is delighted and thrilled to have raised more than GBP10,000 for breast cancer charities upon completing the recent Moonwalk in London.

The team was comprised of nine residents and former residents of Bahrain. Soo Windsor, Dionne Williams Rennie, Phoebe Rennie, Jo Reed, Jackie and Grace Herbert, Maria Carpenter, all completed the Full Moonwalk of 47km and Eibhlin and I did the Half Moonwalk of 27.2km.

This entailed starting in different groups from Clapham Common before midnight and walking all over London and finishing back in the morning. All participants (including the men!) had to wear decorated bras with a Roaring Twenties theme.

If you can imagine 20,000 walkers comprising of about 70 per cent ladies and 30 per cent men setting off at different intervals and speeds, it is a logistical nightmare, but as this was the event’s 20th anniversary, they had had a lot of practice!

Full credit must go to the organisers and the hundreds of volunteers and supporters. Together with the police they made sure all the roads and routes were safe and that everyone was supplied with water during the journey.

I am full of admiration for the girls that did the full Moonwalk. That is a long way and kudos to everyone for finishing!

What also was amazing was how much of London you saw during the walk from Big Ben, Westminster, Buckingham Palace through the East End, Belgravia etc. And how can I forget the sound of nightingales singing at 4.30 in the morning though not in Berkeley Square!’

A huge ‘thank you’ to everyone who supported us and we were also glad to wave and wear the Bahrain flag during our walk which also received a fair bit of attention.

Jonty Crosse, by email.

Editor’s note: For more information and to show your support visit  www.moonwalklondon2017.everydayhero.com/uk/team-desert-divas

Congratulations to Al Malkiya for winning the VIVA Bahrain First Division, as highlighted in a recent back page of GulfWeekly. As a football loving expat I have visited the village ground and found the team exciting to watch and their supporters’ friendly, noisy and great fun.

If you enjoy experiencing live football take a trip to their ground or the national stadium next season, it makes a welcome change from watching the action only on the small screen!

Roger, Saar.

Please kindly find details of the Bahrain Writers’ Circle events during the month of June. Newcomers are welcome to join!

Our monthly meeting will take place on Monday, June 12, at 7.30pm at Umami restaurant, Block 338 area in Adliya, followed by the Bahrain Writers’ Poetry Circle Meeting on the following evening at the same time and place.

The Bahrain Writers’ Creative Workshop will take place on the following Monday.

Date: June 19, 2017 (Monday)

For information contact 39574795.

Claudia Hardt,

Bahrain Writers’ Circle.