Chronicle 687

ST EDWARD’S CHRONICLE

Dates for the Diary

You are warmly encouraged to make a note of the following important school events, most of which are open to parents. If you are not able to attend in person some of these events will be recorded – details will follow in E News. You are warmly encouraged to make a note of the following important school events, most of which are open to parents. Please note that some of these dates are provisional – further details and confirmation of dates and times will follow in eNews. If you are not able to attend in person some of these events will be recorded.

The Edinburgh Fringe Festival MONDAY 5TH – SATURDAY 10TH AUGUST Cup & Dagger Productions performs Honk! at theSpace @ Niddry Street, Edinburgh Book at edfringe.com Zoom Briefing for International Parents FRIDAY 13TH SEPTEMBER Rugby: 1st XV v Merchant Taylors’ School FRIDAY 13TH SEPTEMBER The University of Oxford RFC, Iffley Road The Steeplechase THURSDAY 26TH SEPTEMBER The annual cross-country races are preceded by Academic Briefings for Shell and Lower School parents; lunch and the Autumn Parents' Briefing for all parents. Steeplechase Tea will be served by the Martyrs Pavilion for race spectators Launch of Teddies UP! SATURDAY 5TH OCTOBER Academic enrichment sessions for local primary school children House Bumps WEDNESDAY 9TH – FRIDAY 11TH OCTOBER The tradition of bumps races returns to Teddies with Houses competing on the River Thames over three days The Shell Plays SATURDAY 12TH OCTOBER Zoom Briefing for International Parents MONDAY 15TH SEPTEMBER, 12 NOON Boys' Rugby Showcase: 1st XV v MCS FRIDAY 19TH SEPTEMBER, 5.30PM The University of Oxford RFC, Iffley Road Weekend Headliner: The Music of James Bond SATURDAY 20TH SEPTEMBER, 7.30PM Olivier Hall The Steeplechase THURSDAY 25TH SEPTEMBER The annual cross-country races are preceded by Academic Briefings for Shell and Lower School parents; lunch and the Autumn Parents’ Briefing for all parents. Steeplechase Tea will be served by the Martyrs Pavilion for race spectators. House Bumps WEDNESDAY 10TH – FRIDAY 12TH SEPTEMBER The tradition of bumps races returns to Teddies with Houses competing on the River Thames over three days.

The Ballet Recital SUNDAY 3RD NOVEMBER A Festival of Fireworks SUNDAY 3RD NOVEMBER The School Musical: Our House WEDNESDAY 20TH – SATURDAY 23RD NOVEMBER The School Carol Service in Chapel SUNDAY 1ST DECEMBER The London Carol Service WEDNESDAY 4TH DECEMBER St John the Baptist Church, Holland Road W14 8AH The Bands’ Concert SUNDAY 19TH JANUARY The Choral & Orchestral Concert SUNDAY 2ND FEBRUARY House Plays MONDAY 10TH – WEDNESDAY 12TH FEBRUARY The Spring Dance Shows TUESDAY 4TH – SATURDAY 8TH MARCH Spring Parents’ Briefing FRIDAY 14TH MARCH St John the Baptist Church, Holland Road, W14 8AH The Bands Concert SUNDAY 18TH JANUARY 2026 The Choral & Orchestral Concert SUNDAY 1ST FEBRUARY 2026 House Plays MONDAY 9TH–WEDNESDAY 11TH FEBRUARY 2026 The Spring Dance Shows TUESDAY 3RD – SATURDAY 7TH MARCH 2026 Spring Parents’ Briefing FRIDAY 13TH MARCH 2026 The Chamber Concert SUNDAY 23RD NOVEMBER, 7.30PM Recital Room The School Carol Services SUNDAY 30TH NOVEMBER, 4.00PM AND 6.00PM Chapel The London Carol Service WEDNESDAY 3RD DECEMBER, 6.00PM

Girls’ Friday Night Lights Hockey Showcase FRIDAY 10TH OCTOBER, 7.00PM Oxford Hawks The Shell Plays SATURDAY 11TH OCTOBER, 7.30PM Olivier Hall Shell Parents’ Q&A FRIDAY 17TH OCTOBER, 11.30AM–1.00PM Recital Room The Oxford Ceramics Fair FRIDAY 24TH–SATURDAY 15TH OCTOBER Olivier Hall

The Ballet Recital SUNDAY 2ND NOVEMBER, 4.00PM AND 8.00PM The North Wall

A Festival of Fireworks FRIDAY 7TH NOVEMBER, 6.00PM Upper 1 The School Play: Macbeth WEDNESDAY 19TH– SATURDAY 22ND NOVEMBER

Cover image: Cover image: Angus Wager, Oscar Evans-Pollard, Rowan Campbell, Blake Maddox, Emilia Stringer and Leyna Traboulsi in Our House . Photograph by Callum Keith