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Falcon Weekly News

Week 3  Third Term 2006

Progress at the new Computer Centre 
Brickwork coming up

New Gymnasium  Brickwork reaches first floor

Sports Highlights

Falcon Water Polo Team Beats unbeaten Hilton

Falcon Basketball Team Retains Carvahlo Trohpy

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Left: The programme.  This colourful cover has become a popular souvenir with visitors and touring teams. 

This event proved to be a spectacular success.  It was held to raise money for the First XI to attend an international festival at Bishop's in Cape Town in December.  The event was held over one and a half days, with teams congregating on the Friday evening for a social start to the proceedings.  Teams from Falcon College, Bulawayo, Gweru, Kwekwe, Esigodini, Victoria Falls and Botswana. attended the event.

Accommodation posed no problems for the visitors. There were several camp sites where visitors pitched their tens.....

Left: Some camped at the Bryce Hendrie Swimming pool and,
Right:  Others found the site near the new gymnasium more appealing

Cricket was played on Main and Founders fields through Saturday, and a braai and auction of teams was held that evening. On Sunday, play-offs were held and the final was played between Charlies Angels from Gweru and the Falcon team.  Falcon won to round off a grand week-end.

Right: Part of the crowd enjoying a game.  Everyone had a good time. 
Drinks and refreshments were available throughout the day and the evening braai was very popular.

Everyone had a good time and more than $3.5 million was raised.  The Falcon 1st XI sincerely thank everyone who participated in the event, and particularly everyone who played a part in staging it.  Our special thanks go to Andy and Sue Bint, who conceived the idea, arranged it and saw it through.  It was a magnificent effort.

New Computer Centre (Computer Lab): Work in Progress

Work is in progress at the site of the new Computer Centre behind the Dugmore Memorial Library. The foundation has been completed and a massive 60 tonnes of concrete have already been used. The brickwork has reached the floor level.

Left: The foundation after and 60 tonnes of concrete had been poured in.

and, a week later..................

Right: The brickwork has reached floor level which will be the same as the floor level of the Dugmore Memorial Library

High Performance Davenport Gymnasium
Brickwork reaches first floor.

Despite shortages of steel good progress is being made at the new gymnasium.

Progress at the gymnasium site
The workers in both pictures are standing on the deck to the first floor in the double-storey section of the building

Sports News

Mrs Mnyandu awards the Carvahlo Trophy to her son, Mnyandu, Basketball Captain.  Falcon retained the trophy after a convincing 27-20 victory against the other finalist CBC.

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