We have had the most amazing run of weather recently down here on the Isle of Wight, and the gardeners amongst us – not me I stress – are beginning to do rain dances. Odd, but true. But while not sheltering from the tropical rays, or the torrential rain, when it comes, we have been […]
A few months ago, I had a dream. In my dream, we were doing some work with a school
We who are left, how shall we look again Happily on the sun or feel the rain, Without
My daughter Emma is a big cheese in the book blogging world, running the YouTube
‘We had another bad case of shell-shock in. Poor man, he lost his friend near him,
‘I wish those people who write so glibly about this being a holy War, and the
The young men who marched off to war in 1914, driven by a patriotic fervour and confidence
Dulce et decorum est At this time of uncertainty over Britain’s place in the
Every year we remember those who died in the service of their country on what people
I have recently subscribed to a YouTube channel called Book Break, which does a weekly
Gifts for your leavers As you prepare to say goodbye to this year’s school
Easter is an opportunity to show the best musicianship that your church or chapel
No doubt you read in the TES this week about the benefits that music offers to young
We have just completed the reprint of Manor House’s lovely school hymn book, and
So you think you might be interested in a bespoke hymn book for your school? Here
What kind of Leavers’ Book would YOU like your students to keep forever? School
In this guest blog from Godstowe School, Heather Morley tells us how the project
We are always pleasantly surprised that, in this secular age, schools continue to
It’s always very tense when the books arrive back from the printers, as you
As our new British Values series is launched today at a special schools’ event
There was a bit of a buzz in the office today as the advance copies of our new British
The decision to publish a brand new hymn book for Catholic schools emerged during
The opening line of the Benenden school hymn is traditionally belted out by the girls
When Magoo Giles contacted us about the possibility of doing a Leavers’ Book
I first went into Charterhouse Chapel as a young boy to hear my eldest brother singing
An independent survey of teachers’ attitudes commissioned by Gresham Books into
Take a look at the ideas below, they will help you build your school’s British
We recently had a lovely meet the author day with the children of the Rosary Catholic
Another jolly day out celebrating the Queen’s 90th birthday, this time at Shalfleet
This post is on the quintessential carol for Epiphany: ‘As with gladness, men of
Perfect for Twelfth Night, ‘It came upon the midnight clear’ by Edmund Hamilton
Next up is ‘Joy to the world’ by Isaac Watts, to the tune ANTIOCH by Lowell Mason
It’s worth remembering that, in ecclesiastical terms, the Christmas season lasts
In this post we’re taking a trip across the pond for a hymn that (you may not have
As little paper poppies begin to grace lapels, we enter the Remembrance season. So
In this post we’re dealing with two real heavyweights in the world of music and
In this post we turn to the fine hymn-writing tradition of Wales, with a look at
Not ones to shy away from controversy, in this post we’re looking at ‘Stand up,
In this post we’re looking at that old favourite of Evensong, ‘Glory to thee,
Church musicians owe an enormous debt to Sir David Willcocks, who died aged
In this post we’re looking at that hoary old chestnut of Harvest-tide: ‘Come,
First of all, many thanks for all your feedback on our last post. We love hearing
A warm welcome to Hymns for All Seasons. To kick things off, we’re focusing on
