(Fermanagh Herald) (View the Digital Edition online) It’s not easy to imagine a connection between Lough Erne Golf Resort and Mozambique but for four
Fermanagh ladies the prestigious five-star hotel is the perfect venue for a major fund raising event for a building project in this south east African country.
Aideen McGinley, Sheila Gilroy Collins, Barbara Johnston and Joanna McVey are travelling to Mozambique next April as part of an all women team under the auspices of the housing charity, Habitat for Humanity. The team’s challenge is to build 15 traditional huts in a week, using local material and methods, for the country’s most vulnerable group &150orphans who have lost parents to HIV/AIDS.
Aideen and Sheila were part of the first all-women Habitat team from Northern Ireland when they took part in a build in Thailand a few years ago.
Later on, Aideen and Joanna joined another all-women group for a build in Chile. This will be Barbara’s first venture with Habitat and before the team go to Mozambique all four will participate in a Habitat build within Northern Ireland.
Whilst each individual pays her own expenses the team is committed to raise funds for the charity’s work. With this in mind the Fermanagh four are organising a very special event at the Golf Resort on Thursday 14th November. ‘Gourmet Glamour’ will comprise an evening of fine dining and fashion wisdom hosted by style guru, Paula Reed. Paula Reed is Fashion stylist for maxfactormakeover.com, she has been fashion stylist on 10 years Younger, a regular on Project Catwalk in the UK and co-host on Twiggy’s Frock Exchange with the former supermodel. She has held the position of fashion or style director for several fashion magazines and newspapers for the past twelve years. Originally from Limavady, Paula now lives and works in London
Attendees are invited to don their glad rags and after a welcoming drinks reception to relax over a sumptuous three-course meal devised by celebrity chef, Noel McMeel. Noel McMeel is executive head chef of the Catalina Restaurant at the Lough Erne Golf Resort. Formerly executive head chef of Castle Leslie estate and cookery school in Glaslough, County Monaghan, he has earned critical acclaim for his use of carefully sourced ingredients and his modern Irish cooking style. Noel’s upbringing in a farming environment helped to spark his interest in quality produce.
Paula, who is Style Director of Grazia magazine, maintains that any woman can look good at any age. During the evening she will share her style tips and demonstrate how to work the magic. Joining Paula to model will be former Miss Northern Irelands &150 Mary McCartney, Kirsty Stewart and Judith Wilson. Television presenter, Kate Smith will also be in attendance.