Week two as Practice Manager in paradise, and things keep getting better. Having been thrown instantly into the task of organising an Open Day, it’s been a busy time here at EHF. Many days of last week were spent convincing locals and tourists alike how much they wanted to come, and the cleaning efforts alone took the better part of a day for 11 volunteers!

For an event designated to begin a 3pm, the local kids starting showing up at about 11am, itching to spend their pocket money. A couple of volunteers got stuck in emergency surgery until we started, so it was a mad rush of re-scrubbing the theatre before anyone could see the mess. But the kids were entirely distracted by Eilidh’s face painting prowess, Gregg’s game inventions and trying to guess the weights of our tiniest kitten and big Mumma for the raffle.

All up we estimate about 100 kids came, and all of them had a blast! A raging success, thanks to the hard work of everyone here, as well as the generous donations and support of quite a few local businesses. We will definitely be having another ‘Esther Honey Party’ sometime soon!