We are looking forward to welcoming lots of our supporters to a special drinks reception on Thursday 8 May at the historic Tallow Chandlers Hall in London.

It will be a chance for hear from Batemans trustee and award-winning conservation architect Paul Crosby, who travelled 18,000 miles by motorbike from our hostel in south India to his home in Cumbria.

Paul has already delivered three sold-out talks in his home town of Kendal. Now he’s heading south!

Book your tickets here. And find out more here.

Another event that’s approaching fast is our annual plant and cake sale in the wonderfully restored gardens of St John’s Church in Chelmsford, Essex on the morning of Saturday 3 May. We hope to see some of our loyal Essex supporters there.

 

Batemans has benefited for many years from the generous support of the Tallow Chandlers Livery Company.

So our team in Chennai was delighted to receive a visit from Jonathan Spence DL, a senior member of the company and also a distinguished Freemason.

The girls entertained Jonathan and his colleagues with special dance and song and a presentation of their life at Satkaarya. Afterwards Jonathan described his experience as “extraordinary and uplifting” and observed that the Trust “makes a meaningful, transforming difference to the girls for whom they care”.

We are delighted that one of our students, Gayathri, is back to normal active life, after undergoing a series of medical interventions for a life-threatening congenital condition.

In total, Gayathri has undergone four major surgeries since joining Satkaarya, but now she is recovering looking forward to starting school soon.

We are very grateful to all the kind people who generously contributed to Gayathri’s cause.