A regional daily reporter has headed out on a fundraising mission in Africa to help revamp a school.

After months of fundraising Eastern Daily Press reporter David Blackmore, left, has set out on his journey to a remote village school in Namibia.

The 24-year-old will join a group of volunteers who are flying out to the Tubusis settlement in the Damaraland region of Namibia, to spend 10 days sprucing up Tubusis Primary School.

He has raised £4,350 to be able to take part in the project which will see funds going towards bowel cancer research charity the Bobby Moore fund.

Said David: “I am really looking forward to travelling out to Namibia and hopefully we will make a huge difference to the lives of all the pupils at Tubusis Primary School as well as the surrounding area.

He added: “The building that houses the library is in a really bad condition and requires a major revamp including the installation of new floors and proper furniture, the conversion of part of the library into a computer room and the provision of books to stock the library.

“As well as completing all of this work, there is also scope for the project team to create a football pitch on the school grounds, something we take for granted here.”
The project at the Namibian school will involve a major revamp of the library, including installing new floors and converting part of it into a computer room, along with general repair to buildings and possibly the creation of a football pitch.

It will be the second international project David has been on, having flown out to South Africa last March with 40 volunteers, which included former professional footballers Luther Blissett and George Parris, to revamp Sandberg Primary School.

One of David’s biggest fundraising events saw him hop on a static exercise bike and pedal the equivalent of King’s Lynn to Calais on April 14.