Events at Mowden Hall

Seen at Speech Day 2011: prizewinners, Alexander Armstrong, Old Mowdenians

The Mowden website now works on Smartphones

amo amas amat and all that, and the rest! (et cetera!)

Photos from Saturday 15th January

Pupils have raised an incredible £1010 for COCO

Despite heavy snow all week, Mowden stayed open right up to the exeat

The theme this year was ‘Classical Connections’

Snow has come early to the north east this winter

'I could have danced all night...'

Lots of photos from the first themed evening of the year.

Our leavers looking very grown up on the last night of term.

Barbecue and visit to Stephenson's birthplace

A celebration of 75 years of Mowden Hall. Photos taken on the day.

Lots of fun and some messy games at the Bewick BBQ

People dressed up as London Underground Stations

Over 56 teddies brought their owners and their parents to the picnic

The main course was a delicious and gigantic paella

Meet Pepper, the new puppy and see photos of a sunny weekend

Children were in charge this weekend and chose the theme of Harry Potter

Stephenson House won the House Singing Competition on Tuesday afternoon

"I think I'm turning Japanese!" ... see photos of Sumo wrestling Mowdenians...

The house swimming gala, followed by Karaoke Calamity

Blarney, shamrocks, leprechauns, Guinness Pie and Dublin Bay prawns...

After a day of rugby sevens at Mowden, we got ready for Egyptian fun and games

Four teams met on the top field in bracing weather, after a sumptuous lunch

Saturday night was disco night for the whole school this weekend

5S asked the whole school to bake cakes at exeat

He was a Centurion - he was large and scary; his name was Maximus

Full boarders had the chance to dress up as their favourite TV characters

Singing, dancing, mime, all kinds of talent on show in direct competition...

See photos from the Viennese Masked Ball

The reading competition took place over two weeks

We cheered and sang as the flames grew higher

Wacky dressing up on Saturday night

Fried chicken, bucking bronco, line dancing, lassoo, tin can alley!

Some photos of activities that have been going on

Feverish rehearsals in various common rooms about the school went ahead

Prep School numbers up by 20%

Teddies and their owners arrived in their dozens

The second Francovision song contest

Shiver me timbers!

Several tribes prepared themselves for battle

Strains of the Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves

a star studded array of personalities .....

February is here and so is the snow...

black and white and read all over... dressing up with a difference...

On Friday we awoke to find the grounds covered in fresh snow...

Naworth Castle and Matfen Hall

ready for the second annual talent show, The Mowden Pop Stars Evening

Full boarders Saturday night mime show

The Reading Competition captured some exciting and moving sporting moments

Two Year 5 children stepped forward and took the newspaper torch

Werewolves and all kinds of ghastly characters took their places...

There were flamenco dancers, banditos, Spanish sports stars and even a guest appearance from Zorro!

The first weekend of the school year saw the inaugural Mowden Hall Olympics

Mowden escapes the floods - so far!

We all arrived safely and on time at Sauveterre.

The Nursery held their annual French breakfast today

It doesn't snow much these days - or does it?

Fish 'n chip fashion on Saturday evening was an amazing experience

This was an opportunity to dress up and eat copious quantities of Indian food

The Host was DJ RD (Mr Debil) who introduced our three fantastic judges

Boarders enjoy an evening of amazing Mexican food. Lots of photographs!

There were 20 different controls and you had to find them all in the time of one hour.

New arrival for the Scott-Hardens

On Saturday evening the borders assembled in the theatre for borders sketches

all of the Mowden boarders had a dance competition

Mr Ben Beardmore-Gray takes up his post as Mowden's new Headmaster

Mowden Hall becomes a member of the Cothill Educational Trust