Once again Sandbach School was the place to be as world acclaimed singer Matthew Ford joined John Barber and the boys of his Big Band in their now annual extravaganza.  The event attracts many from outside the School as well as parents and friends and rightly so.  The Band continues to shine despite the departure [...]

  The Comedy Prom’ on Friday 30th September saw lots of new talent emerge. Over 40 boys performed sketches and musical items. Mr Lonsdale reported that the evening was a brilliant success and an amazing array of new talent was on display across the evening.

On Tuesday and Wednesday, 8 and 9th November, the Sandbach School Big Band, following on from last year’s sell out concerts, will be playing host to one of the country’s leading vocalists – Matthew Ford (as seen recently on the BBC Prom 59, ‘Hooray For Hollywood’). Tickets are available from the Schools’ Pupil Reception on 01270 758873 and the main School Reception on 01270 758870 priced £8.

With the departure of ten regular band members, anticipation and expectation was high amongst the audience (totalling over 500 for the two nights) as we welcomed back the fantastic Matthew Ford to sing with the award winning Sandbach School Big Band on 9th and 10th November. They needn’t have worried! Following a horrendous rehearsal schedule [...]

For the fourth time since 2004, Sandbach School Arts took over the Royal College of Physicians in Edinburgh to present Drama, Music, Musical Theatre and an Art Exhibition as part of the 2010 Edinburgh Fringe.  As ever, the logistics were military in scale, working to a self-financed budget of £22,000, assembling a team of over [...]