Tag: Cramlington

James Nichol talking to students

CLV and year 6 students spellbound by James Nicol

We were delighted to welcome y6 students from Eastlea, Northburn, Cragside and Hareside primary schools to the JLV for a spellbinding author event with bestselling children’s author, James Nicol.  James is the author of the Apprentice Witch series of books which are currently being adapted into a TV series.     James talked to pupils about his… Read more »

Students performing an ensemble piece from WWRY

Music & Theatre Productions rock your socks off in sensational We Will Rock You!

March the 21st saw the opening night to a 3 show stint of this year’s Music & Theatre Productions annual production and what a show it was!  It was liberating for our cast to break free and feel under pressure as they tackled the updated musical which has now been touring worldwide for over 21yrs… Read more »

One of our best Author visits yet! Critically-acclaimed performance poet and author Dean Atta shares stories with CLV students

Students in y9 were treated to a visit from the critically-acclaimed performance poet and author Dean Atta as he celebrated the launch of his second novel, Only on the Weekends. Dean is one of the UK’s leading poets and LGBTQ+ activists. He explained that, growing up, he could not find characters in books with whom… Read more »