Charity Highlights

Community film night

In January, John Lyon was delighted to host a community film night for young families from the local community in and around Harrow.

The Boyd Campbell Hall was transformed into a cinema for the evening as families enjoyed a screening of the film “DC League of Super Pets” complete with popcorn and pizza! It was a funny, heart-warming movie, perfect for one of the coldest nights of the year – and attending families were very appreciative of our efforts!

In the current climate, it has been extremely rewarding for the School to show our support for the local community in this way – and we continue to work in partnership with Harrow School and organisations in the area to help make a positive difference to local people. n

Sponsored Swim Week

Swimming was very much on the agenda the week commencing 6th March as pupils swam countless lengths in PE lessons to raise money for the School’s charities, including St Luke’s Hospice and Motor Neurone Disease UK. The week culminated with a 12-hour swimathon on Friday 10th March, with non-stop swimming from 6am to 6pm.

Thanks to the amazing efforts of all the swimmers, including staff and pupils who joined in from our Prep School Quainton Hall, over 15,000 lengths were swum, which equates to over 240 miles covered and a total of £1500 raised. An amazing accomplishment, and a job well done to everyone for swimming their hearts out! n

Supporting the Turkey and Syria earthquake appeal

The Headboy team organised a charity hot chocolate morning in February. Taking place on yet another cold day, it was the perfect way to warm up and raise money for a good cause. As cups of hot chocolate flowed, together the school raised £338 for the Turkey and Syria earthquake appeal.

Alongside this, together with Quainton Hall, we raised over £2000 for the British Red Cross to further help those affected by the earthquakes, bringing our total raised to over £2,300.

The overall amount raised is a wonderful example of the amazing things we can achieve together as a school community and we would like to thank everyone for their generous donations n