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Support staff from across 51³Ô¹ÏÍø enjoyed a Brazilian Carnival as a thank you for their contributions to the College.

On the hottest day of the year so far, more than 1,400 staff from across 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s campuses gathered for music, refreshment and games around the Queen’s Lawn on the South Kensington Campus.  

The annual party, organised by the , is a chance for colleagues to come together as a community as well as a way for the College to thank staff for their hard work over the year.   This year’s committee chose a Brazilian theme to tie in with the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

The entertainment included a steel band, a demonstration of the Brazilian martial art Capoeira and a performance of the Tropicalia Carnival show.

There were also plenty of activities, some run by staff volunteers, including ‘Library Limbo’, a surf simulator, table tennis, a coconut shy, lawn games and more.

51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Provost, Professor James Stirling, awarded Amazon voucher prizes to staff who had embraced the carnival theme. 

Ruth Newton, from Library Services, was one of the winners.

Other winners included Soraya Jardim-Suarez and Lucca De Silva from Reception Services.

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Photography: Layton Thompson