Our fundraising for this year’s Good Shepherd Appeal on behalf of the Catholic Chidlren’s Society reached its climax on the last Friday of term. At lunchtime, the prep school joined the senior school for a simple, frugal lunch of bread, cheese and fruit. Later on in the day, the Welsford Hall was transformed as the Upper Prep set out the stalls for their businesses, which had been in preparation throughout Lent. Staff, parents and younger pupils were hugely impressed by the variety of business ideas that the children had come up with, with sweetie kebabs, cakes baked to order and chocolate fountains attracting particular interest. Other businesses offered hand-made designer jewellery or impromptu hairdressing, colouring competitions and raffles and guess-the-number-of-sweeties-in-the-jar (won by Mr Berry, using the wisdom of crowds!). A number of children used this as a eco-friendly way of recycling toys, books and CDs, and particular credit goes to Hannah, selling beautifully printed copies of her own poems, and Saskia, who drew Manga cartoons to order. A number of children’s businesses have been running throughout Lent from home, but the Bazaar itself raised over £420 for this excellent cause.

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