On September 21st Extant held a 10th anniversary celebration in the form of a barn dance. The Ibis Hotel Earls Court donated the lavish venue for us to hold the event, Fulham Rotary Club donated funds towards the catering, and Brenda and Vic Godrich of Cecil Sharp House donated their musical and calling skills for the evening.

The band was made up of sighted and visually impaired volunteer musicians, which fused Indian and English traditional folk instruments. Everyone who attended had a great time, with all proceeds going towards Extant’s new youth theatre project for visually impaired young people.

Thanks must go to Orange, Dans Le Noir restaurant Faringdon And the Oval House Theatre for kindly donating prizes for the raffle on the night.

“I had such a brilliant time! I haven’t dance so much in ages!”

“The band was so good, I just had to get up and keep on dancing!”

“It was great to be able to dance with so many other visually impaired people and it didn’t matter if you got it wrong or right, everyone just had such a laugh and such a good time!”