Well done St Richards children

St Richard's Catholic College pupils this week invited elderly members of the local Blind Association to tea and then looked after them like royalty.

The girls from Years 8-10 were all members of the Interact Club which is a junior version of the Rotary Club, and they were assisted by members of Bexhill Rotary Club as well.

Assistant principal Joanne Calladine-Evans said: "We do all kinds of different charity work, and this is for local charity. The Rotary Club have brought them this afternoon to the school, so acted as drivers to bring them in.

"The pupils have made tea this afternoon and are serving it. I think it is an opportunity to interact with a generation that maybe they are not used to, but also this is about service, I think.

"The other idea is they work across their Year groups, so when they were making the tea this afternoon initially they were nervous, because they didn't know each other, but by the end they were all working in teams.

"I am really proud of them. It is not easy, because it is the end of the day at the end of term, and a lot of them have been out on work experience, and involved in other things, but they are making the effort and giving up their time to be here this afternoon.

"And it is nice to have people from the community come into the school. Quite often, we go out and do things with them, but they don't often come in and meet the pupils at school."

Music was provided by three students who have moved on to GCSEs and came back specially to entertain at the tea party - Emily Ball, Michaela Hendrick, and Anna Graebe.

Joanne added: "I would also thank Ray Dixon of the Rotary Club who has been the go-between for the school and the Rotary Club."