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Climbing Club Conquer Peak District Heights
Tuesday, 21 May 2013
For the first time this year The Abbey ran a whole weekend of rock climbing. Many girls are now learning to climb at Reading’s Climbing Centre and the weekend was a great way of getting out an experiencing what rock climbing is all about &ndash......
Construction begins on The Abbey's all-weather sports surface!
Wednesday, 15 May 2013
Earth-turning ceremony marks start of all-weather pitch construction at The Abbey School Wednesday 15 May 2013: The start of work to construct an international size all-weather sports surface at The Abbey School was today marked with an earth-turnin......
Checkmate for opponents as Louise becomes English U16 girls' chess champion
Thursday, 9 May 2013
Abbey School Fifth Form student Louise Head has checked all her opposition in becoming English Youth U16 Girls Chess Champion. A rising star in the chess world, Louise has also been asked to represent England in the forthcoming World Youth Chess......
Records tumble as Abbey swimmers make a splash at GSA Championships
Thursday, 2 May 2013
The Abbey swim squad had outstanding success at the GSA South Central Schools Swimming Championships on Wednesday 1 May. The under 13 team led the way, beating nine other schools to win their age group. The under 15 team were narrowly beaten into......
Celebrating a special friendship: Uganda Assembly
Tuesday, 30 April 2013
‘Friendship’ was at the heart of a special assembly held by the Abbey Senior School to officially welcome Mrs Mary Mutebi, Headmistress of Bishop Kivengere School (BKGS) in Uganda, to the school. At the same time, the school also......
Olympic Bronze medallist Alex Danson leads inspirational evening for Abbey sportswomen
Monday, 29 April 2013
“Inspiring the next generation” was the theme of The Abbey’s 2013 Sports dinner, and who better to do so than a member of Great Britain’s bronze medal-winning women’s hockey team? Alex Danson, who plays for TeamGB and......
