Thanks to everyone who contributed to our Inktober competition. There were some great entries. Here are some of the best submissions!
This week, Year 10 and 11 students enjoyed a trip to the Port of Blyth. They took part in a team challenge in the afternoon, having to prepare and present their ideas to the rest of the group, very professionally!
The staff from the port made several comments about how impressed they were with their team work, professionalism, and innovative creative ideas.
2 teams were given a prize of £15 Amazon vouchers as they were joint winners.
Well done to all who took part!
Healthcare Science have an exciting opportunity for Year 10-13 students – it is a virtual work experience programme that pupils can complete at their own pace during half term 24th October – 4th November 2022 (around 10 hours).
There are only 300 places nationally, so we would encourage those interested to apply asap! Closing date for applications is 19th October.
Full details can be found on the Springpod website.
Check out our tariff and combo deals below, available now in our new look ‘World Kitchen’! For more information on our catering services, visit the OUR FOOD page.
– Friday 29 July 2022 Major Line Closure between St James and Tynemouth
Improvement Works – Major Line Closure
From Saturday 16 July to Friday 29 July no trains will run in either direction between St James and Tynemouth. This is to allow for the complete removal and replacement of Tanner Bank bridge, vegetation and overhead power line work.
Local bus services will be accepting Metro tickets and passes in the affected area. A list of these services is available below. Bus timetables. There will also be an early morning bus, the M1 that will do one journey Monday-Friday, Tynemouth to Monument (stopping at the usual replacement bus stops). The timetable and stopping points are available below. There will not be a replacement bus service 900 running.
Trains will be running to all other stations but may not be to usual timetable. Please check train times before travelling.
If you’re planning on using the Shields Ferry during the Major Line Closure please note evening crossings will not take place between Monday and Saturday for two weeks from 11 July.
Your journey will take longer so please leave extra travel time. For help planning your journey call 0191 20 20 747 (lines are open Monday-Friday 9.00am-5.00pm or use the Live Travel Map.
Road and pavement closures
Tanners Bank will be closed under the Metro bridge to road vehicles and pedestrians for eight weeks, 20 June to 12 August 2022. Tynemouth Road next to the bridge will be closed to all road vehicles for two weeks, 16 July to 29 July 2022 (pedestrian and cyclist access will be possible).
A selection of photos from our Class of 2022 leavers’ prom this week. See you in August for results day!
After two years of remote video auditions and online shows, Marden’s Got Talent made a triumphant return to the school building this week, with a packed sell out show in the auditorium.
The students on show were fantastic, with video submissions mixed with live action talents including singing, karate, Rubik’s cube, circus skills, piano and more!
Here’s a montage of footage and photos from the evening:
On 13th July, Newcastle-based education charity Hand Of, pupils of North Tyneside Schools and Ex-Easter Island Head – a Liverpool-based experimental music ensemble – will present Coastal Explorations at the Whitley Bay Playhouse.A collaboration with three secondary schools (Norham, Marden and John Spence) the Coastal Explorations project has seen year 8 pupils learning about the North East coast and building their own Aeolian instruments – instruments played by the wind.
Alongside these pupils, Ex-Easter Island Head and GCSE music students have created an impressionistic exploration of the Northumbrian coast in sound; tracing a journey from Holy Island to Newcastle city centre by way of brass, voice, piano, electric guitar, percussion and other instruments in a ten piece ensemble.Coastal Explorations mixes the otherworldly, alien sounds of aeolian flutes, harps and chimes and recordings made by the pupils along the coast into a collaborative and ambitious performance piece. Drawing on the pupils’ local environment and the critically acclaimed instrumental and compositional approaches of Ex-Easter Island Head, the piece is a unique journey through experimental sound and the environment.
Program:
Wednesday July 13th
Whitley Bay Playhouse
Whitley Bay Playhouse
Doors 7pm, start 7:30pm
First half: 7:30 – 8:00pm: Ensemble performance by year 8 pupils + a short set from Ex-Easter Island Head
Interval: 8:00 – 8:20pm
Second half: 8:20 – 9:00pm: World Premiere: Coastal Explorations for ensemble, electronics and field recordings
First half: 7:30 – 8:00pm: Ensemble performance by year 8 pupils + a short set from Ex-Easter Island Head
Interval: 8:00 – 8:20pm
Second half: 8:20 – 9:00pm: World Premiere: Coastal Explorations for ensemble, electronics and field recordings
Tickets £5, available on Eventbrite: https://www.
About:
Hand Of is a charity that gives children and young people unique creative opportunities to work alongside professional artists, musicians, archivists, academics and more.
Their projects harness the arts, heritage and education sectors to create a cultural education, which allows children and young people to create artistic responses to their experiences and understanding of the places they call home.
Ex-Easter Island Head are a UK-based musical collective composing and performing music for solid body electric guitar, percussion and other instruments. Active since 2009, their unique approach to re-inventing the electric guitar through mechanical preparations and extended playing techniques has seen them perform throughout the world with their music receiving critical acclaim from the likes of The New York Times, The Wire, Pitchfork and the BBC.
“Free flowing genius” – The Guardian
