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The event will feature performances, workshops, demonstrations and a marketplace for people of all ages to participate in and enjoy.

It will see students and staff drumming continuously from 7am to 7pm. The money raised will go to children's hospice, Julia's House, and towards a new samba drum kit for the school's music department.