A GROUP of girls from a school were treated to a trip to London.

The girls from Gable Hall School, Southend Road, Corringham, went to the city for International Day of the Girl at the Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London.

The event highlights the amazing achievements of women and girls across the world and calls for gender equality.

Karina Latham, head of drama at the school said: “I was really proud of them.

“All pupils came away buzzing from the experience.”