Netball Youth Camp, Bede Academy, Wednesday 5th April 2023
Matilda the Musical Junior – Tickets, Chantry Hall, 6.30pm
Tuesday 27th June 2023
Wednesday 28th June 2023
Thursday 29th June 2023
Pupils at Newminster and Chantry will be putting on a production of Roald Dahl’s ‘Matilda the Musical Junior’ this Summer.
Tickets will be available for ‘Matilda the Musical’ performances at the school offices from Tuesday 2nd May 2023 (strictly morning break times only). The tickets are priced at £7.00 adult and £5.00 child.
An exciting event in May 2023 will bring together many Morpeth to showcase and enjoy their musical talents.
The event (Morpeth’s One Big Performance), supported by Music Partnership North, will involve fourteen schools from the Morpeth Partnership (Firsts, Middles and High School) and over 400 children. Morpeth’s One Big Performance event will be held in a large marquee on the Newminster Middle School field on Monday 15th May 2023.
The objective of the day is to inspire young musicians by enabling them to see the journey of a musician from beginning to play an instrument to demonstrating what they can achieve with practice!
Each school will perform to each other, and joint activities throughout the day will involve all children in a massed ceilidh and choir, body percussion fun and a quiz.
Morpeth’s One Big Performance hopes to provide a wonderful experience for all involved through the opportunity to make music as a community.
Pupils from Newminster, Chantry and Dr Thomlinson Middle Schools joined the King Edward VI Ceilidh Band to play for an event on Saturday 18th March 2023 at KEVI. The Cheviot Ceilidh was well attended by the local community who danced to music played by the band with Elaine Carter calling the dances.
Prior to the event, the pupils in the joint ceilidh band enjoyed a workshop with local folk musician, Alistair Anderson, on Tuesday 7th March.
“It was lovely to see the Morpeth community come together to enjoy a night of folk music and dancing. Young and old were on the dance floor with smiling faces!”
The Mid Northumberland Chorus are putting on a fantastic concert at St James Church, Morpeth on Sunday 26 March 2023, starting at 7.30pm which has a wonderful mix of mainly Italian and Norwegian music! Please come along, it will be a great night!
The programme includes the hugely varied and dramatic Vivaldi’s Dixit Dominus RV595 accompanied by a professional string orchestra and featuring two fabulous soloists: Jane Burnell (Soprano) and Sophie Clarke (Mezzo-Soprano). In the second half we will be performing: ‘The Rose’ and ‘The Ground’ by Ola Gjeilo, the string orchestra will be performing Two Movements from the Peer Gynt Suite and there will be four solo Grieg songs sung by Jane and Sophie. The final item, with all performers taking part, will be the famous Barcarolle from ‘Les contes d’Hoffmann’ by Offenbach. What could be better! Many tickets are already sold, so please buy yours soon!
Hope to see you there.
Robin Forbes (ex-Head of Music at KEVI)
Sunday 26th March 2023
7:30pm
St. James Church, Morpeth
Tickets £10 each from:
Chorus members
or 01670 788 869
or on the door
Easter Holiday Events, Ashington, Newbiggin and Bedlington Family Hubs
This half term we have a packed half term week Monday 20 – Saturday 25 February in different art specialisms, all workshops are themed for the artist movement POP ART.
- Monday 20 February 10:30 – 1:30 : PRINTING link
- Tuesday 21 February 11:30 – 2:30 : CERAMICS link
- Wednesday 22 February 1:00 – 4:00 : TEXTILES link
- Thursday 23 February 10:30 – 4:30 : 3D link
- Friday 24 February 10:30 – 4:30 : 3D link
- Saturday 25 February 1:15 – 4:15 : FINE ART link
All of the above are for children aged 8 – 15 except Dan Cimmermann’s Saturday workshop which is for ages 10 -15 yrs due to being Lino Printing and the cutting tools used.
We have now added a new booking option for all our children’s workshops you can pre order a pack lunch for them on the day.
All carers that are bringing the children on the workshop day will receive a discount voucher for the day, this can be used either before, during or after the workshop.
Working parents feel free to sit in the café with your laptop during the workshop.
For any further information contact sally@
CEO Simon Taylor of The Three Rivers Learning Trust based in Northumberland, has been awarded an OBE in the New Year Honours List.
You can order your Christmas lunches now!
We all remember, together and alone. From a single name etched on a wall to a national ceremony and the unifying silence of quiet contemplation, Remembrance has many voices.
In English lessons, pupils have been studying the World War 1 play, ‘Journey’s End’ by RC Sheriff, a powerful and moving play. It follows a group of British soldiers on the front line, in the days leading up to the German Spring Offensive, in March 1918, during which thousands of lives were lost.
Pupils were asked to complete ancestral research. Travelling back through time, they have uncovered stories about the contributions their own families made in conflicts from World War 1 onwards.
On Thursday 10th November, pupils paid their respects to their Ancestors, to remember their Service, celebrate their Courage and give thanks for their Sacrifice. They presented 74 crosses to honour their Ancestors, this was a moving moment watched by many families.
Click the links below to listen to our pupils share some incredible stories.
