Christmas 2023 Carol Service

In the lead up to Christmas, Southborough students celebrated Christmas with a very special carol service at St Matthew’s Church, Surbiton, presided by Reverend William Allberry.

The service took place on Thursday 21 December and was very much a special event for Year 7 and 8 students. All of the students got the chance to take part in the service, either through singing or delivering a reading – and every single one of them did the school proud!

Beautifully decorated for the festive season, the church was the perfect setting for such a heart-warming and meaningful carol service, which included a wide number of favourite Christmas carols as well as a number of interesting readings and prayers. With a church packed full of Year 7 and 8 parents/carers, the service was also ‘live-streamed’ via St Matthews on YouTube to allow a further 120+ family members to follow the service from the comfort of their own homes/workplaces. 

Suffice to say, the celebration was an incredible success and both staff and parents felt very proud of our Southborough students, who performed brilliantly and behaved impeccably.   

Our Thanks

Our thanks must go to St Matthew’s Church and Reverend William Allberry for kindly hosting the wonderful service and to all the kind parents who came along to support their children. Thank you to our outstanding students, namely Natan C, Jasper J,Elijah A and Max M-   who all delivered their well-rehearsed readings so wonderfully. Thank you to our amazing student and staff choirs who sang so wonderfully. Thanks should also go to the following for organising the carol service: Deputy Head teacher Mr Burns, School Governor Mr Iles and Head of Music Mrs Yendoll. Thank you to Mr Nicholas for playing the organ so superbly throughout the service and to Mr Iles, Mr Howe, Mr Punter, Mr Colbert, Mr Jordan, Ms Weller, Ms Crook, Mrs A Taylor , Ms Correa and Mrs Desai for their fabulous contribution to the choir and orchestra. Thanks also to staff who delivered such meaningful readings, namely Headteacher Mr Smith, Mrs A Taylor and Mr Jordan.

Lastly, thank you to everyone who kindly made monetary donations at the end of each service. The service raised much needed funds for The Children’s Trust, Tadworth.