We regret to announce the recent death of Ray Bissill and extend our condolences to his family. Ray had visited Satkaarya and our children in Chennai and has proved, with his family, a stalwart supporter of our work for many years. We were stunned, delighted and a little overwhelmed to learn that Ray has bequeathed £50,000 to Batemans.

This follows on from a donation from the estate of Mary Stark. Mary left some of her estate to her good neighbour and regular Batemans supporter, Chris Glover. He used the unexpected legacy to make a generous donation of £25,000 to Batemans.