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Mighty Events are delighted to invite all children to attend Mighty Dub Fest on Sunday 21st June free of charge with a paying adult.
They have a fantastic car show planned, along with plenty of entertainment for the whole family. This year’s festival has a pirate theme so don’t be surprised if you spot a few pirates roaming around!
To receive a free child ticket you must purchase at least one adult ticket (£12.50) and add a child ticket to your booking. Enter the discount code MDFALN100 at checkout and the child ticket will be discounted to £0. This offer is valid for advance online bookings only and cannot be redeemed at the gate.
From the Mighty Dub Fest Crew
On a beautiful Friday afternoon, 24th April 2026, 20 pupils from Year 8 visited Foxton Court Care Home to deliver a performance for the residents.
The pupils had carefully selected a varied repertoire, featuring live music performed by soloists and bands, alongside singing and dancing. Each piece was thoughtfully chosen to ensure it would resonate with the residents -music they could relate to, recognise and enjoy.
This special performance formed part of the pupils’ Bronze Arts Award, specifically contributing to the “taking part in an arts activity” component. The experience will serve as a valuable reflection point within their portfolios, highlighting both their creativity and community engagement.
Following the concert, staff kindly provided refreshments, giving pupils the opportunity to sit and chat with the residents. These conversations proved to be one of the most meaningful aspects of the visit, as residents shared memories of their younger days and spoke about the important role music has played throughout their lives.
Creating such a meaningful performance allowed pupils to see first-hand just how vital the arts are within communities – bringing people together, sparking memories and creating moments of connection across generations.
We are delighted to share some fantastic news with our school community: the Morpeth Partnership Schools have been named winners of this year’s Comic Relief Nosey Awards in the Class Act category!
This is a wonderful achievement and a true reflection of the enthusiasm, creativity, and generosity shown by pupils and staff across all our schools. Through fundraising activities, teamwork, and a shared commitment to making a difference, everyone has played a part in supporting Comic Relief’s mission to help those in need.
As part of this recognition, the partnership will also be receiving a trophy—so keep an eye out for it arriving soon!
This award celebrates not only the effort put into fundraising but also the spirit of kindness and community that defines our schools. We are incredibly proud of everyone involved.
You can view the official announcement on the Comic Relief website here:
https://www.comicrelief.com/
Well done to all pupils, staff, and supporters—this is a fantastic achievement!
Newminster Middle School has proudly taken part in a community art project by adopting a Peter Rabbit sculpture for the St Oswald’s Trail, giving pupils a chance to showcase their creativity while celebrating Northumberland.
As part of their Bronze Arts Award, students designed ideas inspired by the Northumberland coastline, linking with the school’s wider Northumberland Wildlife Arts Project. From these, five winning designs were chosen and combined into one final concept, ensuring a collaborative outcome.
Pupils then worked together to paint the sculpture, bringing their shared design to life with care and creativity. The finished piece has been named “LOVE Northumberland”, reflecting both the theme of the project and the students’ pride in their local area.
The school is delighted with the result and pleased the sculpture was completed before Easter, ready to be enjoyed by the
wider community.
Jazz Band Concert
The Jazz Band gave a mini-concert on Wednesday 1st April in the music block. They performed pieces including The Entertainer, Pink Panther, Bourrée, and Cool Blues, among others. Musicians also took turns performing solos, showcasing their individual talents. The concert was a fantastic celebration of the students’ hard work and musical skills. Thank you so much to our fantastic Jazz Band leader and woodwind teacher Racheal Cabey from Northumberland Music Service.
Morpeth Newminster Middle School is celebrating after achieving Artsmark Platinum for the fourth time – the highest honour for arts and cultural education.
Assessors praised the school’s strong commitment to the arts, highlighting its expanded music provision through partnerships such as Northumberland Music, and opportunities for pupils to gain Arts Award qualifications. The school is also recognised as a Trinity Champion School.
Leaders and governors were commended for their strategic support, alongside ongoing staff training and collaboration with other schools and organisations, including work through The Three Rivers Teaching Hub.
Despite funding challenges, the school continues to offer a wide range of performances, clubs and creative projects, while ensuring all pupils can access the arts through targeted support. Its ethos, curriculum design and high student engagement were highlighted as key strengths.
The school also promotes cultural diversity and wellbeing through initiatives such as hosting the Pearl of Africa Children’s Choir and student-led arts activities.
As it celebrates this achievement, the school is now focusing on further developing inclusion and creating more opportunities for students to act as ambassadors for the arts.
This fourth Platinum award reinforces Newminster’s reputation as a leader in arts education.
Art Bytes is a national competition celebrating young people’s creativity. This year, all of Year 5 have had a piece of art entered into the competition. Around 30 pieces were then chosen to be part of the Art Bytes virtual gallery. Selected students from our school have had their artwork shortlisted, and we now invite you to vote for your favourite from our top three entries. Well done to Ted, Ruby and Laura!
You are also able to view other art pieces from the Newminster entries in the virtual gallery.
Voting is open from Friday 20th March to Sunday 19th April:
https://artbytes.co.uk/
The winning artwork from each school will be featured in the Art Bytes Virtual Gallery, and the school with the most overall votes will receive the Community Engagement Award. Every vote helps support our students and celebrates their creativity.
For more information, please visit:
https://artbytes.co.uk/how-to-
On Thursday 12th March, ten Morpeth schools united for a spectacular fundraising event in support of Comic Relief. The event, titled “Morpeth Schools Rock Stars for Comic Relief,” saw staff and pupils transform into rock stars for the day, arriving in a dazzling array
of creative costumes and ready to perform.
The event was organised by the Morpeth Partnership and led by Charlotte Jones, Curriculum Leader of Creative Arts at Newminster Middle School. Planning for the celebration began almost a year ago, when Bronze Arts Award pupils at Newminster started choreographing a fun, child-friendly dance alongside school dance teacher and choreographer Miss Kelly. Together they produced a tuition video, enabling schools across Morpeth to learn the routine in advance.
To ensure everyone felt confident and performance-ready, Miss Kelly also visited each participating school to deliver free dance workshops, helping pupils build excitement ahead of the big day.
Originally planned as an outdoor event, the weather had other ideas. With strong winds and rain forecast, the performances were moved indoors and held in sessions at Chantry Middle School, with enormous organisational support from Miss Hughes. Schools performed in groups throughout the day: the first schools opened the event, followed by Newminster, with Chantry bringing the celebration to a close. The performances were filmed and covered by Objectiv Pictures.
Pupils raised money through sponsorship via a JustGi
ving page, showing how creativity, community and the arts can come together to make a real difference.
Charlotte Jones praised the incredible teamwork behind the event:
“This event has been about bringing our community together through creativity. Seeing so many pupils from different schools dancing, performing and having fun for such an important cause has been wonderful.”
Pupils also shared their excitement about taking part.
A Year 6 pupil from Newminster Middle School said:
“Everyone danced and looked like rock stars! We had lots of fun and raised money for Comic Relief at the same time.”
Ella, Year 4 from Morpeth All Saints, added:
“I really liked the dance that was created by the choreographers. It was so good to go with the other schools and see everyone having fun.”
The organisers expressed heartfelt thanks to everyone involved who helped make the event such a success and, of course, to the pupils across Morpeth for their energy and enthusiasm.
Schools involved
- Stobhillgate First School
- St Robert’s First School
- Abbeyfields First School
- Stannington First School
- Cambo First School
- Tritlington C of E First School
- Morpeth All Saints
- Newminster Middle School
- Chantry Middle School
- Collingwood School (joined online)
Those wishing to support the fundraiser can donate via the JustGiving page:
https://www.justgiving.com/
The Morpeth Schools Rock Stars for Comic Relief event proved that when schools collaborate through the arts, they can create something truly special.
Newminster and Chantry Middle Schools are once again joining forces to bring a spectacular stage production to the community – this year presenting Shrek the Musical.
Following the success of previous collaborations, pupils from both schools have been working hard behind the scenes and in rehearsals to bring the much-loved story to life. With colourful characters, lively songs and plenty of humour, this year’s show promises to be Shrektastic!
Evening performances will take place at Chantry Hall, starting at 6:30pm, on:
Tuesday 16th June 2026
Wednesday 17th June 2026
Thursday 18th June 2026
Tickets will be made available via the MyChild app. Families whose children do not attend either middle school can purchase tickets from the school offices from the beginning of May (cash payments only).
Ticket prices are:
Adults: £10
Children: £8
Ticket sales play an essential role in covering production costs, including licensing, set design, lighting, sound equipment and transport. Any surplus funds raised will be directed to the NMS and CMS Creative Arts Fund, supporting future creative opportunities and projects across both schools.
With months of preparation underway, Shrek the Musical is set to be a highlight of the school year!
