St John’s hosts Christmas community celebration

St John’s Vice-Principal Mrs Sam Cartland, members of the St John’s Senior Leadership Team and students welcomed over 30 older members of the Marlborough community to a festive celebration dinner on Wednesday 18th December, followed by entertainment from our students.
Guests enjoyed a traditional Christmas dinner, in the company of staff and Sixth Form students, and the meal was served by St John’s students. Dinner was followed by performances from our students and a Christmas Carol singalong.
Pabulum, providers of catering services to St John’s, sponsored the evening and staff and students worked hard to decorate the school theatre, to bring a festive feel to the evening.
Mr Alan Henderson, St John’s Principal, was unfortunately unable to attend the celebration evening, and Mrs Sam Cartland, Vice-Principal welcomed the guests. She said:
“It has been wonderful to be able to open our doors to the wider community and celebrate the festive season together. A huge thank you to our chef, Richard Tiley from Pabulum Catering, and Nelson Williams, the MD of Pabulum who sponsored the event, and to all the staff and students who helped make the evening such a success. I am always impressed by our talented musicians, and we are so grateful to everyone who gave up their time to make the evening so special. We very much hope to make this an annual event and continue to build our links with our wider community”.
The final festive community event at St John’s this December is the annual Carol Service, in St Mary’s Church on at 7pm on Thursday 19th December, where the school’s musicians gather once again for a memorable evening. School breaks up for the Christmas holidays at 12:25pm on Friday 20th December and reopens on Monday 6th January.