Go to the Morning Mirror website and see pics of the Twelfth Avenue bridge under water!! Well go next week cos I have not put it up yet, gone fishing But with the luck of the Irish, the clouds cleared, the sodden ground dried just enough to allow for the erection of tents Just in case and those magical Irish men who have performed in Bulawayo so many times, took to the makeshift stage on the Girls' College sports field.
The Blarney Brothers have been livening up Parties, Beerfests, Bar mitzvahs and other South African and Zimbabwean gala events with their unique blend of traditional and contemporary sing-along, dance-along hits. The community was suffering from three sad and sudden deaths and our spirits were at an all time low, nothing that a little bit of old Irish Blarney could not repair!! As our revered President said, "none of us white Zimbabweans who were born in Zim are indigenous"?
We danced and sang our sadness into a little black corner and many of those wonderful old Irish Ballads came flooding back. Songs like "Galway Bay" Of course when they sand "We all stand together" it made us realise just what steadfast community we are and will always be.
A community that has stood together for many decades and will continue to stand together for our country, our children and our commitment to justice and peace. Sharon and Gary Fury and the Girls' College Fund raising team did an amazing job and they are to be commended on this spectacular event. We lo forward to the next visit by the amazing Blarney Brothers. Please keep your original tickets for admission. We were extremely disappointed to have to cancel this event and I would just like to thank the Bulawayo public for their fantastic support.
As you know this is a charity fundraiser event to keep our offices open in Bulawayo for The Cancer Association. We thank you for your patience and co-operation. Peter Rollason will be the compere. Shirley Smith, Neville Ford, Dumisani Nyoni and a host of other talented artists will be keeping us entertained.
