A busy weekend saw Moreton Hall again hosting the annual Shropshire Festival of Verse and Prose and we were delighted to see the return to full competition after the Covid restrictions of recent years opened the doors to large numbers of children and young adults from throughout the region.

Competitive classes included public speaking, verse reading, poetry recitals, duologues, solo drama pieces, readings from the Book of Common Prayer and sight reading.

Shropshire Festival organiser and Head of Spoken English at Moreton Hall, Merriel Halsall-Williams commented: “They all worked very hard. It was lovely to see so many parents.”

Seventeen Moreton pupils were placed first and three winning pupils (Lizzie, Sophie and William) will represent the school in the National Finals of Thomas Cranmer in Liverpool on the 25th February 2023.