Help us make our school buildings as special as the people inside them
Campaign totaliser - Phases 1 & 2
Figures are as of 31 January 2025. For a more detailed breakdown of costs and money raised, click here.
"The UK is in the midst of a school buildings crisis, with Hatherop Primary among those affected. As a community, we need to act now to secure the future of our school.”
Taryn Hancock, Headteacher
Fundraising news
Entrepreneurial spirit runs wild at Hatherop Primary with "grow-a-fiver" initiative
A new fundraising project has sparked the schooldchildren's imagination as they gain a taste for entrepreneurship while raising money for the Big Build. Under the "grow-a-fiver" initiative, every child at Hatherop Primary has been given £5 by The Growth Hub Cirencester with the goal of growing it as much as they can by the end of the Easter break. Click here to find out more.
Nina's Ridgeway Challenge
Year 6, Nina is taking on an exciting challenge to cycle 60km along the Ridgeway to raise money for the Big Build. Over two days, she will tackle bumpy, off-road tracks from Avebury to Goring, camping out overnight along the way. It won’t be easy, but every pedal stroke will help support the Hatherop Big Build. Please support Nina's fantastic efforts!
24 hour rowathon
Starting at 4pm on 2 May, dads Ben Platts, Doug Withington, Hugh Bowring and Rob Forbes will be doing a non-stop 24-hour rowathon in aid of the Hatherop Big Build. The “School Dad Scullers” will be doing the sponsored row on an indoor ergometer set up in a pop-up gazebo in Coln Stores’ café garden, with the dads taking it in turns to row in one and two-hour stretches.
The final one hour will also mark the start of a May Bank Holiday village party at the shop, running from 3pm to 7pm on Saturday 3 May. The community event is being very kindly supported by the Coln shop and will feature a BBQ and bar, plus plenty of stalls and fun activities for children.
Next events
Thank you!
£50,000 donation keeps Phase 1&2 plans on track
Big Build supporters have been bowled over by the extraordinary generosity of the John Armitage Charitable Trust, which has donated an astonishing £50,000 to the campaign. The Trust is a charitable foundation committed to "helping people help themselves". Its support for the community-led Big Build will certainly do just that, putting us within touching distance of reaching the target for Phases 1 & 2.
The Barn Theatre hosts the Weakest Link!
On 18 January, Cirencester's The Barn Theatre staged a one-off performance of the iconic TV quiz show, with the legendary Queen of Mean, Anne Robinson, asking the questions and putting the celebrity contestants through their paces. Our greatest thanks to the theatre's owners Ian and Chrissie Carling and artistic director Iwan Lewis, to Mighty Productions, to Anne and to everyone else involved in putting on an unforgettable evening. More to follow.
