Members of the Hillingdon branch of Amnesty International are inviting George Orwell fans to join them on a sponsored walk to support the work they do for human rights.

The author, who wrote two of the most famous novels of the 20th Century, Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four, once taught at a school in Hayes.

Now the Fountain House Hotel, in Church Road, but once a private school for boys, Eric Blair was appointed headmaster when he worked there in the 1930s.

It was at the school that he chose the pen name George Orwell before his first book Down and Out in Paris and London was published.

The walk for Amnesty International begins at the Beck Theatre car park in Grange Road, Hayes at 2pm on Sunday, June 22 and ends at the Fountain House Hotel at 3pm.

A short talk on the life and works of George Orwell will be given at the Hotel with refreshments.

Amnesty’s work is wide ranging and includes the exposure of human rights abuses and imprisonment without trial, offering support for those individuals or groups.

It also campaigns strongly on arms control and for an end to the death penalty.   

Les Gillot, of the group, said: "In today’s turbulent world, our work has become even more imperative and our significant successes have inspired us in our efforts to work towards a just and safer world."  

If you are interested in the work done by Amnesty or joining the walk, contact Mr Gillot on 07726302111.