Congratulations to Richard Pitcairn Knowles, our octogenarian runner in the London Marathon. Despite lack of training due to an Achilles tendon problem, he “limped to the finish” – as he puts it – in 6.32 hours . Bravo. He would like to thank all the VMT supporters who kindly contributed to over £5,650 in aid [...]
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The Venkatraman Memorial Trust provides and improves educational facilities for children and young people in the Indian fishing village of Kovalam, near Chennai in Tamil Nadu.
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Richard Pitcairn-Knowles completes London Marathon for VMT aged 80
April 30th, 2013The High School is inaugurated
February 27th, 2013The inauguration of the first phase of the new high school, comprising six large classrooms, took place on 23 January. The second storey is now nearing completion and in June the first 350 pupils will move into the school. Eventually, when the “arms” either side have been added, it will accommodate a thousand pupils. The [...]
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