Isle of Man - Tristan da Cunha Bus Service Introduced

Stalwart Tristan da Cunha Association member Ken Rogers, became fascinated by the Tristan community as a boy in the Southampton area during the islanders' sojourn during their volcanic exile. He and his wife Fran have attended all the recent residential Tristan Association Annual Gatherings and have already booked for the April 2008 Southampton event.

Ken works on the Manx buses and arranged this picture of himself by the spoof Douglas - Tristan da Cunha service as it prepares to depart on 25th October 2007!
Thanks Ken

The Flore Commonwealth Flag Project and Fellowship Scheme
The Tristan da Cunha flag flies proudly with others of the Commonwealth and British Overseas Territories outside the Millennium Hall in Flore, Northamptonshire. This photograph from Johnnie Amos was taken in November 2006. This project is understood to be unique to Flore, since the Commonwealth Institute, which used to fly all these flags in London's South Kensington closed in 1996.

Flore also runs a Fellowship Scheme to provide education or training for young people from the Commonwealth or British Overseas Territories. We will put in a link to their website when it is developed.