Pixie Lott performs special gig at school assembly
by Ruth Banks: ITV London Reporter
Students at Ravens Wood School in Bromley got a fantastic surprise today when Pixie Lott dropped in to assembly.
The pop star, who experienced childhood in the zone, performed three tracks. However the true purpose behind her visit wasn't to advertise her new single - it was to help a battle calling for obligatory cardiovascular screening for youngsters.
Every week, 12 young people lose their lives to sudden cardiac death in the UK. And 80% of them have shown absolutely no previous symptoms.
Just three years ago Ravens Wood School lost one of its own pupils to sudden cardiac death. Ben Daniels, 15, collapsed without warning while playing football in 2011.
His father Paul has now set up a fund to pay for other students at the school to be screened for heart defects.
And he's confident that Pixie's visit will drive home the importance of screening to Ben's contemporaries.
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