St Charalambos Greek Community School
Luton

 

Past Events

8^th February 2009 St Charalambos day celebrations

The feast day of St Charalambos the Martyr is 10th February.
On Sunday 8th February a celebration, organised by the Church and supported by the school, took place after the Sunday Service.
The students demonstrated their progress in Greek dancing and singing during the celebration.
It was attended by His Eminence Archbishop Gregorios, who took the service.

6^th December 2008 Christmas Fete

Thank you to everyone who donated items, helped on the day and attended the Christmas Fete. We raised over £600, so well done to all the helpers and thank you to all the customers.
Thank you also to the companies who donated raffle prizes:
»Virgin Vie, a goodie bag
»Omega Kids, a Greek song cd and magnetic letters »Lemon Tree, a candle gift pack
»Your Life Through A Lens (Penny Peklivanas), a photo shoot
»Tantu, all over body spray tan
»Comfort Mattress, a 'space age' pillow
Finally, a further thank you to the ladies who came in from outside the school to run the face painting and henna stalls, and who did a brilliant job.

11^th October 2008 The Big Draw - Dancing in St Georges Square

Link to a report on the Big Draw event in St Georges Square, on local-news.tv

On this gloriously sunny day, the pupils of St Charalambos school added to the atmosphere at this event, organised by Luton Cultural Services Trust – Museums Luton, Luton Libraries and the Hat Factory, by bringing a touch of Greek style.

The older boys and girls performed a number of dances in different styles, and the younger ones performed their own showcase dance. The crowds that gathered to watch were impressed with the high-kicking and the school pupils looked very smart.

As Sam, acting as compare for the dancing, said, one thing that Greeks are very good at is making friends, and although the last dance started with just the older children, by the end the crowd was joining in too.

This event gave us the opportunity to share some of our culture and our pride in being Greek, and the weather and location happily came together to give the feeling of a real Greek village square.

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