Fund-raising for START (Sri Lankan Aid to Rebuild Tangalle) is going international. Dean Lewis, a Swansea solicitor who now lives and works in Hong Kong, organised a sponsored cycling marathon going from Bangkok to Phuket. This raised a magnificent £6,039 for the appeal, which brings the total so far to over £30,000. Jason Crabtree from Narberth Martial Arts Club is holding a Tai Chi course on April 23, 11 am to 2 pm, at the town's Bloomfield Centre. It will cost £15 to take part and all proceeds will go to START. For further information, contact Jason on (01834) 869192 or 07795965582. Two days before, on Wednesday, there will be a concert at Greenhill School in aid of the appeal. The school has a terrific reputation for the excellence of its music, so let's hope you can all go. Meanwhile, the launch of the book 'East meets West' is scheduled for May 18. It will take place at the New Zealand Embassy in the Haymarket, London. The book is a collection of recipes by chefs from all over the world and is being published by Pembrokeshire's very own Accent Press. Many of the chefs who have contributed are household names, such as Nigella Lawson, Antonio Carluccio, Rick Stein and Ross Burden. The book will be packed with some fabulous mouth-watering pictures. START has been taken on by the organisers as one of the three benefiting charities. This means that the charity will receive a percentage from sales of the book. So we all need to go and buy it enthusiastically! The event will be a high profile one, as so many of the celebrity chefs will be there. START will benefit from the publicity it will generate. Details of the book can be found on the Accent Press web-site - http://www.accentpress.co.uk">www.accentpress.co.uk. Don't forget to check out the website for a detailed update on the situation in Sri Lanka. Log on to http://www.startangalle.co.uk">www.startangalle.co.uk
