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Ackworth School Easter Gathering is one of three key touchpoints for Old Scholars during the school year (along with Founders Day and Celebration Day (previously known as Open Day)). All Old Scholars, retired staff and families are welcome to stay in school for the long weekend, visit for a day or just a couple of hours. Easter Gathering 2027 runs from lunchtime on Friday 26th March to after breakfast on Tuesday 30th March.
If you are staying for less than the full weekend, please complete a booking form for each daytime or overnight you require. If you are booking for the full weekend, please use the 'Full Weekend' event to book instead. If you wish to pay a Single Room Supplement to guarantee a room to yourself, see option on Events page to book this as a separate add-on ticket.
There are three payment options for Easter booking:
Following booking, we will be in touch if any clarification or checks are needed about accommodation, access or dietary requests.
As it takes shape, the Easter programme will be shared on here, by email to attendees and on social media.
The tickets currently available on here are at the 'Super Early Bird' rate. This pricing will go up to 'Early Bird' and then 'Late' as shown in the table below:
Easter Gathering has been taking place in school for close to 150 years. It is a time to relax, meet up with old friends and make new ones. Old Scholars, partners, their children and grandchildren appreciate being back in school’s beautiful surroundings, take part in long-established events (including Quaker Meeting, Quiz, Pop, Music Concert, running the Badsworth), eat (very!) well and just hang out together. There are many families who return every year and others who return alone or with family a few or many years after leaving school.
It can be daunting coming back after a long time, but it is a really friendly atmosphere and a lot of those returning have been encouraged to do so for the first time because of a formal or informal reunion for their school year. This can be at any time, but is particularly encouraged for years ending in a zero or a five!
In 2027, we are encouraging those who left 2, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40 (etc!) years ago to talk to their contemporaries and come back together. Contact Rachel Belk, Development and Engagement Manager (rachel.belk@ackworthschool.com), or Sal Wright, Easter Secretary (aosaeaster@yahoo.co.uk), to discuss your questions and ideas about a reunion. You can also speak to Rachel for help with contacting people from your year.
Our AOS President leading this year's Easter Gathering is Nick Smith (AOS 1970-1974). He took over as president at Easter 2026 from Trudy Seed (1970–1977).
If you have any questions about Easter Gathering 2027, please contact Sal Wright, Easter Secretary, on aosaeaster@yahoo.co.uk or 07825 704074 or Rachel Belk, Development and Engagement Manager, on rachel.belk@ackworthschool.com or 01977 233626.
Ackworth School,
Ackworth,
Pontefract,
West Yorkshire,
United Kingdom,
WF7 7LT.
