On Friday 25th March, Davenies School in Beaconsfield hosted and sponsored a Poetry Performance Night called, ‘Winter and Ice’. This was a culmination of a terms worth of work where thirty two boys from the very popular Nanook of the North club acted out a series of poems with a very special twist. These ranged from the old masters like Shakespeare to some contemporary poems by Benjamin Zephaniah.
Following the show, was a post-performance cocktail hour where an array of culinary delights and drinks went on sale. The sushi, ‘Aurora Swish’ cocktail and blue champagne proved to be a big hit with the parents and the boys were treated to slush puppies, ice-cream, frappuchino’s and smoothies. Two huskies, Indie and Dexter joined us for the night and were understandably, the main stars of the show. The night was a phenomenal success, 140 tickets were sold with £1,053.00 pounds being raised for Wexham Special Care Baby Unit. This will take the total amount on our Just Giving site to £6860.00.
A consultant from SCBU joined us and was deeply touched by everyone’s sincere generosity. We were contacted by Pippa, the Unit Manager at SCBU and they have decided to purchase a Phototherapy Unit which helps premature babies with Jaundice and a Vapotherm Unit which helps with breathing. These will be dedicated to the memory of Ashley and Jessica and will help many other babies in the future.
An article on the event will be available on Thursday 31st March in the Beaconsfield Advertiser.
