Jessie: "What do you mean, you can't pay?"

Years 7 and 8 organised a charity day in aid of 'Let the Children Live', a charity that works with street children in Colombia to provide them with a better way of life. The fund raising was the pupils' initiative following an inspiring talk given at the end of the Spring Term by Pauline Allen, a representative of the charity.

Wearing home clothes and devouring more than 400 home made cakes, the pupils certainly enjoyed their positive contribution towards the fund raising. The teachers in the upper school had the benefit of a quiet afternoon as the Year 7 and 8 pupils undertook a sponsored silence - a task which some found harder than others.

Fund raising is a serious business for some...

... but not all, Oscar

More than £1000 is expected to be raised and this figure will be added to the £300 raised at the recent performances of 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'. The children hope to be able to hand over a cheque personally to Father Peter Walters, who founded the charity and who hopes to visit Farleigh soon.

	Sunshine, home clothes and home made cakes at break time - a perfect start to the new term