What a gorgeous thing it was to be standing in a church at Christmas, singing congregational carols and enjoying the beautiful singing of our three school choirs, as they each had their moment to perform the pieces they had been working so hard on all term. Despite the Covid enforced restrictions on those able to attend and the wearing of face masks (never fun when singing!) our pupils, as always, excelled themselves and were professional, polished and full of musical joy. 

Ex-member of our music staff Rev'd Tim Clifford Hill led the service for us at St Nicolas' Church in Cranleigh and it served as another reminder of the power of group singing and how much we all gain when we come together to celebrate with music and spoken word. The readers were splendid, the Year 6 House Captains recited their prayers with clarity and the brass ensemble at the beginning was charming.