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Moreton Prep Voices offered masterclasses, exclusive music trips and
meaningful financial support. For these young
Light Up Oswestry performers, it marked not just recognition, but a
foundation for futures that may yet resonate on
At Oswestry’s Lights Switch-On, it was the far larger stages.
Moreton Prep Junior Choir who illuminated the
evening. Forty-eight pupils from Years 3 to 6
sang Tell Me a Story and All Around the World
with a clarity that momentarily stilled the festive
bustle.

As snow began to fall — perfectly, almost
theatrically — the performance took on a
cinematic glow. More than just carols beneath
the lights, it became a brief, shared moment of
joy: simple, fleeting, and quietly unforgettable.
Friendship Week: Small
Acts, Lasting Bonds

“In a world where you can be anything, be kind.”

At Moreton Prep, those words are more than
sentiment — they’re a school rule, and
never more visible than during our annual
Friendship Week.

Kindness took many forms. Children exchanged
handwritten notes through a “Positivity Post
Rising Voices: Moreton Box”, slipped with encouragement and care. They

Prep Singers Selected for tied friendship bracelets for one another — small
tokens of connection to be worn long after the
Ensemble Exhibition week had passed. Odd Socks Day brought a
flash of colour and fun, celebrating the joy of
difference with every mismatched step. Junior
The Music department proudly announced that pupils also joined online assemblies with the BBC
six remarkable pupils — Esme, Ella, Lilyanna, and the charity 52 Lives, reminding them that
Lowri, Darcy, and Mabel — had been chosen for a kindness links communities near and far.
special singing ensemble exhibition, distinguished
for their vocal range, discipline and promise as Friendship Week was fleeting, but its message
choristers. lingers: that even the smallest gestures — a note,
a bracelet, a smile — can ripple into something
Over five weeks of intensive sessions with singing lasting.
teacher Miss Acland, the ensemble honed their
craft: refining tone, balance and the precision
demanded by true choral performance. What
began as talent was sharpened into artistry.

Their selection coincided with the launch of
Moreton Hall’s ambitious Choral Scholarship
— a programme created not merely to support
singers, but to elevate them. Focused on
the collective power of voices in harmony, it

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