W.O.G.L.E Weybridge Old Georgians Lourdes Experience
W.O.G.L.E is a charity group set up by Old Georgians that organises accompanied holidays to Lourdes, France for the terminally ill and disabled.
Each year we take groups of approximately 50 travellers over to France, including a range of Old Georgians from Dr. Iain Coxon who left the College in 1953 to Greg Falconer who left in 2006.
The group offers travellers the choice of flying, or travel overland by Jumbulance. The Jumbulance is a specially adapted coach equipped with hospital beds, kitchenette and toilet, providing excellent facilities for the group. In Lourdes the group stays in a centrally located hotel which is wheelchair friendly and has all the facilities expected to meet the needs of the group.
These trips are specially organised to provide all the support and care needed to enable unable travellers to be fully involved in a fun week. We have daily group masses in different locations from St Joseph’s Chapel within the Domain, the ancient church at St Savin in the Pyrenees to outside in meadows overlooking the Domain. Daily activities are organised in and around Lourdes as well as excursions to the Pyrenees and surrounding areas. These include visiting spectacular churches and basilicas, trips up the mountains to the beautiful waterfalls at Point Despan and to the sea side at St Jean de Luz.
Each year the Old Georgian’s involved with WOGLE raise funds to supplement the fares of the sick and disabled who are unable to pay the full fare. We also support the younger Old Georgian’s who are studying at university who also find it difficult to pay the full fare; this year our fund raising efforts include the WOGLE West Highland Walk, 95 miles from Glasgow to the foot of Ben Nevis, a horse racing evening and our annual Black Tie Ball at the Hilton Hotel in Cobham.
This year, 2010, we are travelling on the third week of July, if you are interested to learn more about WOGLE; how to get involved with the fund raising or if you or anyone you know may be interested in coming with us please contact Lorna Wilson on lornahelenwilson@hotmail.co.uk or 07881 627707.
