Sport Relief 2012

On May 4, 2012 By

On Friday 23 March 2012, Beech Hall pupils from Reception through to Year 11, once again, took part in Sport Relief and raised a total of £331.27 for the charity.

It was an afternoon that brought the whole School together.  The challenge was to complete a Sport Relief Mile, if not [...]

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BHPA Sizzling Summer Family Party

On May 2, 2012 By

Things are hotting up for this year’s BHPA Sizzling Summer Family Party on Saturday 16 June 2012.  No need to book the babysitter – just bring your family & friends along.  No matter what the weather – it will be a great party!  The ticket price includes food (BBQ [...]

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BHPA Digital Photography Competition

On April 30, 2012 By

The BHPA is delighted to announce that it will be running a digital photography competition for all the pupils in the School from Reception through to Year 11. We are very pleased to advise that Carlton Adkins from Capture Portraits has agreed to judge the event. There will be prizes for the winning [...]

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BHPA Spring Ball

On April 20, 2012 By

On Saturday 24 March 2012, Parents, Teachers and Governors of the School came together for the Annual BHPA Spring Ball at the exciting new venue of the Hallmark Hotel, Handforth.  The theme this year was “The Olympics” and there were some very special guests present, as you can see from the photographs.  The [...]

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Peak Mountain Adventures Climbing Session

On March 26, 2012 By

On a bright and sunny day in March, the Year 5 pupils set off to Windgather Crag, just outside the lovely village of Kettleshulme, for an afternoon of climbing. On arrival the pupils met Dave and his fellow instructors and caught site of the climbing area. The excitable chatting at this point stopped [...]

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A very special visit from Florence Nightingale

On March 22, 2012 By

Years 1 and 2 recently had a very special visitor.  Florence Nightingale travelled back through time especially to describe to us what life was like in Victorian times.  She described the filthy conditions in the military hospitals in Scutari.  She explained how she, and her 38 nurses, changed the terrible conditions against all [...]

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Beech Hall U11 Six-a-Side Football Tournament

On March 15, 2012 By

On Friday 9th March 2012, Beech Hall played host to seven schools for the third BHPA sponsored Six-a-Side Tournament. This year’s tournament was played on a round robin basis – all schools playing each other ensuring plenty of football! The eventual winners were St Gregory’s who just pipped Edenhurst School into second place [...]

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BHPA Fish & Chip Quiz Night

On February 2, 2012 By

On a chilly Friday 26 January 2012, over 60 parents, staff and their friends congregated in the School Dining Hall for the annual Fish & Chip Quiz Night.  Tensions were high as the Yummy Mummies, the Fun Boy 4, the 4 F’s, Pall Mall – to name but a few teams – battled [...]

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Bryony Pearce visits Beech Hall

On January 24, 2012 By

On Friday 13th January a local author, Bryony Pearce, came to school to talk to Year 7 and 8 about her first published novel, Angel’s Fury and explain how she goes about the writing process.

She talked about starting from a central character and how her own experiences in life, such as persistent nightmares [...]

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BHPA Fireworks back with a “BANG!”

On November 23, 2011 By

On Friday 4 November 2011, the BHPA welcomed back it’s Fireworks Display to Beech Hall.  The School looked resplendent washed in a multitude of colours, the grounds were floodlit and the Griffin was proudly emblazoned on the side of the School.  Despite the deluge of rain just before the fireworks were due to [...]

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