Time for a Change

30 September 2016

Time for Change was an historic global event which took place on Thursday 22 September on the 69th floor of The Shard in London to raise awareness of the plight of Africa’s wildlife. The simultaneous event in London, Tokyo and Johannesburg delivered powerful conservation messages and calls to action ahead of the recent opening of the CITES conference, when the world’s attention was focused on tackling the burgeoning illegal wildlife trade.

HRH Prince William delivered a speech to the assembled guests, including four Stoics who were present at the kind invitation of Mr Charlie Mayhew, CEO of Tusk which organised the event. Charlie’s son Tom Mayhew (Lower Sixth, Grafton), John Balcon Perez (Lower Sixth, Walpole) and Imogen (Lower Sixth, Stanhope) and Tilly Fitzjohn (Lower Sixth, Stanhope) were four of the delegates mingling with the patrons, amongst whom were Hugh Fearnley- Whittingstall, William Hague, Andrea Leadsom and David Gower. The highlight of the event was the opportunity for the four Stoics to meet and talk to Prince William about his love of wildlife conservation.

Gavin Moffat, Grafton Housemaster