Light Music an’ Eats 2

St Joan of Arc rocked on Saturday night as a group of sixth formers and ex-students put on Light Music an’ Eats 2, an evening’s entertainment in aid of the school charity Udayan, a home in Calcutta for the children of leprosy sufferers.

Some of the musicians had visited the home last year, among them James Dodds of Malvern Way Croxley Green and Chris Ridley of Highfield Way Rickmansworth. The mastermind behind the whole event was Grace Stacey of Blacketts Wood Drive, currently in the upper sixth and one of the party heading out to India in February to spend time at Udayan helping with the children and strengthening the bond.

St Joan’s has been associated with Udayan since March 2004. Since then the students have raised many thousands of pounds, with Saturday night alone generating just over £3,000.

Udayan, a home, school and hospital, is run on donated funds by an Englishman who started it 36 years ago at the suggestion of Mother Teresa.

Headmaster Peter Sweeney says: “We are immensely proud of these students, past and present, who somehow managed to meet up during the summer holidays to put together this superb programme of music. Their commitment to Udayan is quite remarkable. The evening was well supported and an immense success. In certain parts of the world there is still a stigma associated with leprosy and, but for the home, Udayan’s children would be living in desperate conditions.”

Pictures are available of the event. Click here to view them.