Latest News

Here you will find links to the full list of latest news items from Mowden Hall. Each links to another page on the website. You can also click on the thumbnail images.

• Big Bop
  Mowden's Disco Divas excelled themselves on Saturday
• Rawthey Run
  Sixteen Mowden children took part in the annual Rawthey Run hosted by Sedbergh School on a very wintry day
• The Lady High Sheriff
  The Lady High Sheriff of Northumberland addresses the school in assembly
• Chinese New Year
  We all sat down to duck pancakes and other obscure Chinese side dishes
• Boarders Ceilidh
  Lots of fun on Sunday afternoon
• Longridge Towers 2012
  There were over 200 children taking part in the Longridge Towers cross-country competition from eight different schools
• Theatre Royal - Year 4
  Year 4 children enjoyed a visit to the Theatre Royal in Newcastle
• Strictly Come Dancing!
  Photos of fun on Saturday night with Mowden' version of 'Strictly'
• Farewell to our leavers
  Three pupils and four GAP students said goodbye to us as we left for the Christmas holidays
• Good news for Mowden Biathletes
  A number of children have won through to the National semi-finals
• The Worst Kids in the World
  View and order rehearsal photos of 'The Worst Kids in the World'.
• Pre-Prep Xmas Drama
  Photos of the Pre-Prep productions 2011 - on-line order form for prints available
• 1st XV's last match
  Mowden 1st XV ended the season with an emphatic victory over Durham School
• French Club - La Fête de Noel
  Junior French clubs combined for Christmas snail tasting!
• Matfen Christmas Concert 2011
  Our annual Christmas Concert in the magnificent Great Hall at Matfen Hall
• Dance groups perform in assembly
  The modern dance groups performed in front of the school
• Lego Club Christmas Challenge
  Lego Club members had to create a Christmas model
• Maximus, the Roman Soldier
  Maximus, the Roman Centurion returned to Mowden between shifts up on Hadrian's Wall
• Cake Stall for Charity
  The Cake Stall raised £1,000 for our selected charity, "Give Hope"
• Goodbye Mr Craft
  We were sorry to say farewell to our Gappy, Will Craft, who returned to Australia this weekend
• Carol Singing at Acomb Court
  Choristers and musicians visited Acomb Court, Hexham to start the Christmas season with some carols and songs
• Unbeaten Colts last match at Austin Friars
  Photos from the last match of an unbeaten season
• A Night at the Mowden Opera House
  The Grand Society Ball at the Royal Mowden Opera House
• Pottery
  Mr Scott came to show the art scholar group how to turn pots on a wheel
• Bede's World: Year 5 Trip
  we found out what life was like as a monk and what jobs they would do
• Quail, Quail eggs and Manna from Heaven!
  Discovering what Moses and the Israelites’ diet in the desert really tasted like
• Year 7 visit the Baltic Art Centre
  Year 7 pupils at the Turner Prize Exhibition and workshop
• Regional Biathlon in Hexham Nov 2011
  A group of Biathletes went to the Wentworth Centre in Hexham
• Noah
  A play based on the story of Noah and the flood, performed by Year 7.
• Mowden Reading Competition 2011
  Finalists from each prep school year group competed in front of the school
• Netball Tour to Yorkshire and Derbyshire
  A weekend playing netball and trying exciting outdoor activities
• Rugby Tour to Scotland
  Rugby matches at Cargilfield, Ardvreck and Glenalmond and some climbing in Aberfeldy
• Hockey coaching with Carolyn Bircher
  Carolyn Bircher came all the way from Glenalmond to coach hockey
• Gliders with Mike Jeffers
  Mike Jeffers from Glenalmond taught how to make real paper gliders
• Mowden Mastermind Round 4
  Round 4 of Mowden Mastermind on Sunday evening
• Brass and Singing Workshop
  A great variety of songs, pieces and brass instruments performed by young Mowden musicians
• Classics Day at Fettes College
  A group of Year 7 pupils went to Fettes with Mr Weldon. See Matthew Ridley's photos of the day
• Year 8 at The Baltic
  Year 8 visit The Baltic Gallery in Gateshead to see the Tate Turner Prize exhibitions and do some print work
• Rugby v Cundall Manor
  The Firsts, Colts and Under 10 rugby teams played Cundall Manor
• U 13 netball v Cundall Manor
  Action photos from the two senior netball matches against Cundall Manor
• North of England Rugby Trials
  Five boys took part in the North of England Prep Schools trials at Giggleswick
• Under 10 and Under 11 v Durham Choristers
  Mowden Hall Under 11 and Under 10 netball v Durham Choristers
• Sunday afternoon Nov 6th
  A beautiful afternoon; wide game, fun on the playing fields and in the woods and Pepper's photo shoot!
• Mowden Mastermind
  The third group of first round contestants faced their questions under the spotlight
• Bonfire Night 2011
  There were perfect weather conditions for the bonfire and fireworks tonight
• Colts Rugby A and B v Bow Durham
  Both Colts A and B took to the field against Bow, Durham at Mowden
• Hockey U 11 A and B v Hunter Hall
  The Under 11 girls played hockey against Hunter Hall at A and B level
• 1st XI Hockey v Marden
  The 1st XI girls came away with a convincing victory, scoring freely in the second half
• The Four Keys
  Rehearsal photos of 'The Four Keys' and 'The Chance of Eternal Life' performed just before Half-Term
• Pre-Prep Cross Country
  Mowden Pre-Prep invited Longridge Towers to a cross country event
• Hockey v S Anselms
  The 1st XI hockey team drew 0-0 with a strong S Anselms side, on tour from Bakewell, Derbyshire
• 1st XV v S Anselms
  Mowden struggled against a strong attack from the touring side from Bakewell
• Fencing Club
  En garde! See Miss Holloway's fencing club saluting, attacking, parrying, lunging; Corps-à-corps: touché!
• Geoffrey Boult scholars' talk
  Geoffrey Boult, Headmaster of Giggleswick, visited Mowden on Sunday
• Robolympics
  *New photos added! The robotic obstacle race, a game of robotic football and a sumo challenge!
• Mowdeni Brothers Circus
  Roll up, roll up, come and see the fabulous Mowdeni Brothers, one night only, at Mowden Hall!
• Mowden Colts v Aysgarth
  A thrilling and closely contested match in which Mowden came from behind...
• Tuesday Golf and Tennis
  As the evenings draw in, the golf season is nearly over but evening tennis goes on
• Mastermind 2011: Round 1
  That familiar music struck up as the lights dimmed. The four candidates waited nervously....
• Mowden 1st XV v Harton
  Photos of Mowden 1st XV rugby v Harton
• Art Club
  Artists are flocking to Mowden Art Club on Thursday evenings
• Netball v Belhaven and Austin Friars
  Photos of recent Netball matches at all age levels
• Wednesday Activities
  A selection of activities going on around Mowden on a Wednesday afternoon
• Colts v Sedbergh
  Photos of the Colts rugby match at Sedbergh
• Art Scholars' Workshop with Mr Sharp from Uppingham
  Simon Sharp spent the afternoon with Mowden artists
• Year 4 and 5 meet author Cressida Cowell
  A lucky group of dragon seekers met Cressida Cowell in St Boswell's
• Mexican Night
  Tacos, chillies, enormous sombreros, and some very long moustaches
• Tree School Scientists at Mowden Hall
  Scientists from the Natural History Museum and Old Malthouse at Mowden
• Mr and Mrs Bailey at Mowden
  Year 7 met Mr and Mrs Bailey, in preparation for Sauveterre
• Concert Band Practice
  Concert Band and Brass group start work on new pieces
• 3K's Trip to La Chaumière de Sauveterre
  Mrs Kay accompanied the Year 3 children for 4 days in France
• New Hockey Strip
  See the 1st XI hockey girls in their smart new hockey strip!
• Scholarship and C.E. success
  Scholarship and CE Success - Best Results Ever with 6 Academic Awards
• Mowden v Durham Choristers
  Photos of Colts and 1st XV's first matches of the season
• The Corbridge Challenge
  Wave after wave of Mowden boarders kept arriving in Corbridge...
• Year 4 Seahouses Expedition
  Photos of Year 4's exciting weekend on the Northumberland coast and at the Farne Islands
• Year 5 Expedition to Kielder Water
  Year 5 children doing a great range of activities in mixed weather!
• Geography Field Work at Alwinton
  Year 8 River Studies on Thursday to gather data for Geography projects
• Trip to Lightwater Valley
  All the boarders travelled to Yorkshire for a day at Lightwater Valley theme park
• Alice In Wonderland
  Strange characters appeared through the rabbit hole on Saturday and great fun was soon to follow...
• Break time
  Meet some new faces at break in the prep school
• Games practices for all
  A lovely sunny afternoon at the start of the new season for rugby, hockey and netball players
• Year 4 September 2011
  Mowden's newest arrivals in Year 4
• Leavers' Dinner 2011
  Photographs of the Leavers' Dinner on the final night of the Summer Term.
• Year 6 Expedition
  We set up our tents in a field in the Cheviots...
• National Athletics Finals
  Three hopeful athletes set off for the Alexandra Stadium in Birmingham
• Pre-Prep Entertainment
  Dress-Rehearsal Photographs of the 'The Land of the Silver Birch' - July 2011
• Tree School - 2011
  Five days in Dorset at the Old Malthouse learning a huge amount about plants, DNA, preparing specimens...
• Foundation Stage Bicycle Day
  Foundation Stage children enjoyed a bicycle day
• Leavers Play 2011
  Photos of the Leavers Play - June 24th
• Leavers Expedition 2011
  Photos of the Year 8 expedition to the Lake District after CE.
• Under 10s Cricket and Rounders
  Recent Under 10s action on the cricket and rounders fields
• Year 4 and Year 5 Art Gallery Trips
  Art visits to galleries in Newcastle and Gateshead
• Sports Day 2011
  A washout narrowly avoided although brollies and waterproofs were very evident
• Mowden Art Auction
  Fund raising event for The Louis Dundas Centre for Children’s Palliative Care at Great Ormond Street Hospital
• Nursery Sports Day 2011
  Photographs of the recent Nursery Sports Day events
• Durham Dynamos 2020
  Mowden boarders lead the players onto the pitch and form a guard of honour
• La Chaumière, Half term trip
  Another group headed off for La Chaumière de Sauveterre
• Paris Trip
  Nous sommes allés à Paris par le train!
• Year 7 Cumbrian Expedition
  at Howtown we set off to walk 6 miles
• Scholars Play 2011
  Photos of the Year 8 Play - Philoctetes
• Year 4 Play - May '11
  Photos of 'The Fourth Princess'
• ANZAC evening
  Fun, games and food with our Aussie and New Zealander GAP students
• Fishing at Chollerton
  An afternoon fishing on the North Tyne
• Durham Cathedral
  Year 5 trip to look round Durham Cathedral
• Colts and Under 9 Cricket
  Some photos taken at Terrington
• House Singing Competition 2011
  Bewick win this year with "Doe a Deer"
• House Swimming Gala
  Stephenson won the swimming gala
• Fettes Orchestra Day
  Mr Fowlds drove a group of musicians up to Edinburgh
• Year 5 meet Charlie Higson
  Year 5 Back from The Dead!
• Rock and Roll Dreams
  Elvis wigs, leathers, 57 Chevy, slick-back hair, poodle skirts
• Royal Wedding
  A Mowden Street Party, thanks Mrs Hutchinson's kitchen staff
• La Chaumiere: Year 5
  The first of two Year 5 groups left for France with Mrs Knight
• Biathlon National Finals
  Three girls went to Crystal Palace for the finals
• Medieval Banquet and Games
  The Banquet was served in the Great Hall and lists set up next door
• Easter Egg Competition
  Wonderfully imaginative ideas for egg decorating
• Rock Hall Run
  Mowden won the Junior Trophy at the Rock Hall Run
• HM Football Tournament - 2011
  ...much stretching and groaning as middle-aged muscles...
• Uppingham Skills March 2011
  We stayed overnight in houses and met up in the Sports Centre
• Reception at Mossknowe, Gretna
  The musicians entertained invited guests to a mixed selection
• Comic Relief 2011
  Lots of fun on Red-Nose Day, with some amazing costumes!
• Mowden Netball Tournament
  Under 11 netball team wins Mowden Tournament
• French Breakfast
  The Nursery tucked into their breakfast
• Year 5 - March 11
  Photos of the Year 5 Play, 'A Grimm night for Hans Christian Andersen'
• Lost in the Forest
  Photos of the Trip to Slaley Forest
• House Football Tournament
  Senior and Junior teams played against each house
• Under 9s football victories!
  The A and B teams both won at Austin Friars
• Colts rugby training with Falcons
  Three Newcastle Falcons players came to coach the under 11
• Sauveterre - February 2011
  many outdoor activities and excursions
• Pre-Prep French Dress Up Day
  Bienvenue! C'est la journée francaise!
• Boogie Nights
  lasers, limbo and Mowden's top 50 chart favourites
• Falcons coach sevens squad
  Newcastle Falcons Chris Pilgrim and Charlie Amesbury at Mowden
• Bede World
  we dressed up in monks' clothes which were called habits
• British Schools Regional Biathlon Final
  Biathlon victory puts girls through to National Finals!
• X-Country 10-11
  Good results in this year's event at Sedbergh
• Theatre Royal visit
  we saw the building, backstage and underneath the stage
• Burns Night
  The Immortal Memory, haggis, Scottish reels
• House XC Jan '11
  The four houses warmed up for the annual event
• Year 7 - Panto 2010
  Photos of the 2010 Year 7 Panto
• Christmas Productions
  We enjoyed putting on Nativity and Pantomine productions
• Choir at Acomb Court
  The Mowden Choir sang at Acomb Court Retirement Home
• Ambassador's Ball
  The evening started canapés in the reception room...
• Junior French Club
  Now you can see how Year 6 enjoyed the snails!
• Rugby Tour: Malsis and Skipton R.F.C.
  The 1st XV travelled to West Yorkshire for their 2010 tour
• Children in Need Spotty Day
  All the pupils and staff came to school in their spots
• Fantastic Fluorescence!
  A fabulous festival of fantastic fluorescence on Saturday evening
• 7D in Edinburgh
  7D visit an Edinburgh art gallery and the Fettes Classics day
• Rugby
  Some photos of recent rugby matches at Mowden
• Netball Match Reports and photos 2010-2011
  Read reports of netball matches and see some action photos
• Year 8 Plays - Oct 10
  Photos of the Year 8 Plays - October 2010
• Cross Country
  Pre-Prep fun cross-country event
• The Big Knit
  Ingrid Wagner came in specially to teach us how to do big knitting
• La Chaumiere
  Ten Year 3 boys and girls travelled out to France
• Year 5 Expedition
  Year 5's trip to North Northumberland
• Sauveterre - Sept '10
  We arrived on Thursday evening and met pupils from Ashdown and Cothill
• La Chaumiere de Sauveterre
  La Chaumiere de Sauveterre is nearing completion to be ready for September
• Tuesday Activities
  List of Tuesday Activities on offer for the second half of term