The vigil was organized after Holly (Y 11) contacted our Principal Carl Howarth following the recent events in Ukraine.During the vigil, Tamsin (Y 13) read the poem 'Home' by Somali-British writer and poet Warsan Shire.

 The Chamber Choir performed ‘Esti Dal’, a prayer for peace composed at the start of the Second World War by Hungarian Composer Zoltán Kodály.

It translates to: “Evening darkness overtook me near the woods, I place my coat under my head as a pillow, I put my hands together to pray to the Lord like this: Oh my Lord, give me a place to sleep, I am weary of wandering, with my journey here, with leaving away from my home, may the Lord give me a good night, may he send me a holy angel, may he grant my heart’s dreams, may he give me a good night.”

The college then held a two-minute silence and the vigil concluded with Holly reading the poem ‘War and Peace’ by Sri Chinmoy.