Programme Information
The following letter was included with the programme:
Dear Easter Gatherer,
Please find enclosed the Final Programme for Easter 2009. You’ll see lots of familiar activities in addition to some new ones and we hope that you’ll join in as much as possible and have a fun-filled weekend. I’m sure that you have all been busy preparing your acts for Pop this year.
During Easter Weekend you will be asked to fill out a questionnaire. I would ask that you do this as honestly as possibly to enable me to shape future Easter Gatherings. All returned questionnaires will be entered into a prize draw – lucky winners will be announced in the Annual Report.
If there are any pianists who will be in school for Sunday Evening Reading this Easter, and who would be happy to play the piano for the 2 hymns in the meeting house, please do make yourselves known to me before Easter Sunday! I am also looking for volunteers to run arts and crafts activities during the weekend – the activities are prepared and ready to go, but will need a responsible adult to monitor the materials and explain what to do.
Dennis Parker is retiring after 19 years of organising the Local Walk on Easter Sunday. This is an outstanding commitment to the Easter Programme and I know that many of you will have been walking with Dennis and would want to join me in thanking him. Mike McRobert has kindly agreed to lead the walk that Dennis has prepared for this Easter, but I am looking for someone to take over for future Easter Sunday rambles. If anyone is interested, please feel free to contact me.
Finally, I will be heading up north for Easter on Wednesday 8th April, so if you need to get hold of me after Tueaday, please use my mobile number or email address as I will not receive letters or be able to access landline messages until after Easter weekend!
Looking forward to seeing you all next week!
Best Wishes,
Sal & The Easter Team!
Programme Details
| Friday 10th April 2009 | ||
| From 1250 | Lunch | GDR |
| 1400 | Board Games | Centre Library |
| 1400 | Film Matinee – The Easter Egg Adventure | BSH Common Room |
| 1600 | Refreshments | Centre Library |
| 1630 | Children’s Easter Egg Hunt – UNDER 11s ONLY | Centre Library |
| 1815 | President’s Welcome | Centre Library |
| From 1830 | Dinner | GDR/BDR |
| 1915 | Children’s Film - TBC | Common Room |
| 1930 | Quiz | GDR |
| 2100 | Nominations Committee | HR |
| 2200 | Adults’ Film - TBC | BSH Common Room |
| Saturday 11th April 2009 | ||
| From 0820 | Breakfast | GDR/BDR |
| 0930 | Devotional Meeting | Meeting House |
| 1000 | Ackworth Old Scholars’ Association Committee Meeting | Fiction Library |
| 1000 | Big Ball Football | The Green |
| 1000 | Easter Egg Painting | Art Room |
| 1030 | Coffee | Centre Library |
| 1100 | Move to Music with Shirley Day | Gymn |
| 1130 | Pointless But Fun! | The Green |
| From 1250 | Lunch | GDR/BDR |
| 1400 | School Today with Jeffrey Swales | Music Centre |
| 1400 | Rock-It Ball! | Sports Centre |
| 1500 | Tea | Centre Library |
| 1530 | Bring ‘N’ Busk! | Centre Library |
| 1530 | Children’s Drama Workshop – UNDER 11s ONLY | The Gymn |
| 1700 | The Annual General Meeting of the Ackworth Old Scholars’ Association | Fothergill Theatre |
| 1700 | Children’s Party including Tea & Film | BSH Common Room |
| 1800 | Formal Dinner including wine which has been anonymously donated this year. SMART NOT CASUAL | GDR/BDR |
| 1930 | After-Dinner Speech with Chris Rengert | Fothergill Theatre |
| Followed by Coffee | Centre Library | |
| 2100 | Easter Auction | GDR |
| Sunday 12th April 2009 | ||
| From 0920 | Breakfast | GDR/BDR |
| 1000 | Easter Bonnet Making | Art Room |
| 1045 | Meeting for Worship | Meeting House |
| 1100 | Click, Edit & Exhibit with Elspeth Moore | Meet Centre Library |
| 1130 | Coffee | Centre Library |
| 1200 | Moroccan Misadventure with Chris Banks | Music Centre |
| From 1250 | Lunch | GDR/BDR |
| 1300 | Local Walk | Meet GDR 1230 |
| 1400 | Teen Spirit with Elspeth Moore | Meet Centre Library |
| 1400 | Off The Rails?! with Jeffrey Swales | The Barn |
| 1500 | Tea | Centre Library |
| 1530 | Easter Bonnet Parade | The Terrace |
| 1600 | Egg and Spoon Race | The Green |
| 1630 | Roll Me Over! | The Green |
| From 1720 | Dinner | GDR/BDR |
| 1800 | Children’s Film - TBC | BSH Common Room |
| 1900 | Evening Reading: Address by Martin Dickinson | Meeting House |
| 2000 | Easter Team Challenge | GDR |
| 2130 | Coffee | Centre Library |
| 2200 | Adults’ Film - TBC | BSH Common Room |
| Monday 13th April 2009 | ||
| From 0820 | Breakfast | GDR/BDR |
| 0900 | Easter Art Competition | Art Room |
| 0930 | Devotional Meeting | Meeting House |
| 1000 | Badsworth | Meet Inn’s Yard |
| 1030 | Coffee | Centre Library |
| 1100 | Move to Music with Shirley Day | The Gymn |
| 1100 | Hockey | Cricket Pitch |
| From 1250 | Lunch | GDR/BDR |
| 1400 | Sports Finals throughout the afternoon | |
| 1400 | Teen Spirit with Elspeth Moore | Meet Centre Library |
| 1500 | Big Ball Football | The Green |
| 1530 | Refreshments | Centre Library |
| 1600 | Poetry Hour with Eunice Mortimer | Fiction Library |
| 1600 | Cricket for All | The Green |
| 1700 | Orienteering | Centre Library |
| From 1800 | Dinner | GDR/BDR |
| 1900 | Pop! | Fothergill Theatre |
| followed by Grand Finale | BDR | |
| 2030 | Coffee | Centre Library |
| followed by Beetle Drive | BSH Common Room | |
| 2200 | Adults’ Film - TBC | BSH Common Room |
| Tuesday 14th April 2000 | ||
| From 0750 | Breakfast | GDR |
| ALL RESIDENTS MUST BE OFF SCHOOL PREMISES BY 9AM AT THE VERY LATEST | ||
| Swimming Times: | |||
| Friday | 1400 - 1700 | ||
| Saturday | 0730 - 0830; | 0930 - 1300; | 1400 - 1630. |
| Sunday | 0830 - 0930; | 1030 - 1300; | 1400 - 1700. |
| Monday | 0730 - 0830; | 0930 - 1300; | 1400 - 1700. |
| Tuesday | 0700 - 0800 | ||
Splash Time Happy Hour every day in the pool 1200 – 1300 & 1400 - 1500
