PUPILS from an independent school in Wokingham have taken a trip of a lifetime to Ethiopia.

Children from Luckley House School, in Luckley Road, accompanied a representative from the charity Stand By Me on the 10-day trip to the town of Bekoji during the Easter holidays.

The pupils and staff visited a school which had been adopted by the charity in 2006 to provide education, food, health care and family support to some of the poorest children.

While there, the group helped to redecorate a classroom, build beds, distribute clothing and sanitary products, and PE equipment which had been donated by fellow Wokingham school, Waverley School.

Deputy head Sally Hills, who went on the trip said: "The sports equipment caused great excitement and we had fun working with the children, from kindergarten up to grade eight, playing relay games, football and volleyball each afternoon.

"The students we took out with us were superb. They worked hard, didn't complain about the fact that there were very limited water supplies and spent as much time as they could with the children. Our next group will have a lot to live up to.

"The trip has been both inspirational and humbling for both staff and students and we will hope to run the trip again in two years’ time."