Thank You!
This page is a shout out to all the people and organisations who've raised money for or donated to the Hatherop Big Build. Their support and generosity is bringing us closer to our goal of raising £1.5m for essential building development at Hatherop Primary School.
Fundraisers
On 18 July, school dad and governor Michael Birnie took on an incredible 24-hour cycling challenge in aid of the Big Build. Riding an 11km loop through Hatherop, Fairford, Quenington and Coln St Aldwyns again and again, he covered an astonishing 352 miles in total!
Michael has already raised more than £5,000 for the project and was given a hero’s welcome on his return. A fantastic achievement — thank you, Michael!
On 31 May, Year 3’s Heidi Forbes became the youngest girl ever to complete the National Three Peaks Challenge — conquering Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon in just 22 hours and 23 minutes! She was joined by her brothers Otis and Heath and her parents Rob and Helen. Together they raised money for both the Big Build and the new Astro pitch at Farmor’s. Well done, Heidi and family!
Earlier this year, Hatherop pupils rose to the ‘Grow-a-Fiver’ challenge — turning a simple £5 into an incredible £10,300 for the Big Build! From baking and bracelet-making to mountain climbs, bike rides and even a full school disco, the children showed amazing creativity and determination.
A huge well done to every pupil who took part, and thank you to the Growth Hub for donating the starter fivers and to Midas Communications for matchfunding. A brilliant team effort!
On 3 May, the "School Dad Scullers" rowed an incredible 314,509 metres — that’s 195 miles — in a 24-hour rowathon! Cheered on by friends and locals, the dads raised a fantastic £6,200 for the Big Build, smashing their £5,000 target. The event also marked the lively start of the Coln Village Party. A huge thank you to Chris White for manning the barbecue, The New Inn for donating a keg of Butty Bach, and Yvette Kirk, Nick Brett and the Coln Stores team for their amazing support.
On 18 January 2025, The Barn Theatre in Cirencester hosted a one-off live performance of The Weakest Link in aid of the Big Build, with the show’s original quizmaster Anne Robinson at the helm! The evening proved a huge hit, even catching the attention of ITV News, who came along to film a special feature — including a hilarious interview with the Queen of Mean herself. A brilliant event, and a big thank you to everyone involved!
Brrr! This photo is of Skylark TA Fiona Ward and fellow walkers Grace Ward, Josse White, Sarah Monk, Nadia Baker and Sam Key at the summit of Ben Nevis in September 2024. Together, the group raised more than £1,000 for the Hatherop Big Build, obliterating their original £500 target. Amazing effort!
Ahead of the second half of the summer term, Year 4's Maggie set herself the challenge of reading one letter for every pound of the Big Build fundraising target. She finished her epic 1.5m-letter readathon with time to spare, raising a very impressive £832 in the process. Well done, Maggie!
On 15 June, Emma, Erin, Freja, Olivia, Ollie (Pugh) and Willow took part in the 'colour run' hosted by Ampney Crucis Primary and raised a whopping £555 between them! A superb effort by the children, who joined pupils from neighbouring schools to run laps around the school field while being covered in a rainbow of powder paint and taking on an obstacle course to boot. We hope it was as fun as it looked!
In May 2024, Ava, Emma, Freja, Heidi and Ophelia became the Hatherop Big Build's first fundraisers, making £57.20 between them baking all sorts of delicious goodies while earning their Brownies charity badges at the same time. Great effort girls!
Over the summer half term, Year 6's Luna climbed Snowdon via the most challenging of the many routes up the mountain, raising a fantastic £353! Despite heading off to secondary school in September, Luna is keen to help raise as much money as she can for the Big Build to enable future year 5 and 6 pupils to move out of the temporary Elliot Building. Thank you so much, Luna!
Donors
On behalf of Hatherop Primary School and the Big Build team, we would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to the following people have have supported our campaign. If you have donated money and your name is not appearing in this list, then please don't hesitate to get in touch to let us know. Equally, if you would like to have your name removed then please drop us an email at fundraising@hatherop.gloucs.sch.uk.
Individuals
Toby Abbott
Peter Alberto
Annabelle Bowring
Clive and Nancy Bowring
Guy and Caroline Bowring
Hugh and Milly Bowring
Lucinda Ash
Corinne Bailey
Helen Bailey
Susy Bailey
Alex Balster
Sebastien Bamsey
Rachel Barker
Josh Barrett
Annabelle Barton
Merry Baskin
The Beatties
The Beazleys
Jonathan Beckitt
Cynthia Betteridge
Wendy Birkby
Kate and Michael Birnie
Moyra Birnie
Ryan Birnie
Pinkham Blair
Ricky Bobby
Kathryn Bond
Angie Bray
Christina Brewer
Rob and Kats Broadbent
Victoria Broadbent
Liz Brookes
Thao Bui
Heather Cameron
Lydia Canton
James Carbone
Jane Carroll
Luke Carroll
Val Carroll
Tom Carson
Gilbert Chalk
Ginette Chalmers
Karen Clark
Reece Clark
Kevin Clarke
Beth Clayton
Lisa Clayton
Adam Coates
Rosie Cogill
Ben Connolley
Robert Cooper
Marie Corfield
Vanessa Coryndon
Christopher Coulton
Louise Cowan
Rowan Cranwell
Paul Crouch
Lucy Cullen
Jackie Cullum
Bruce Currie
Harry Cunningham
Mark Davies
Janet Davies
Naomi Davies
Katy Dawson
Jessica Dean-Smith
Alastair Deighton
Karen Downing
Don Downes
Stephanie Duckworth
Lucy Duff
Alison Dugdale
James Duncan
Mike Eckersley
Janet Edwards
Michael Edwards
Clive Elliott
John Emma
Jane Emmerson
Ana Evans
Ellen Ewens
Rayment Family
Suja Faure Walker
Demelza Field
Charles Fisher
Paul Fisher
Martha Flood
Anthea Forbes
Nick Forbes
Rob and Helen Forbes
Judy Francis
Andrea Friend
Jon Gardiner
The Garners
David Gibson
Lyndall Gibson
Josephine Goodinson
Sarah Grant
Lynsey Gray
Michael Gray
Sam Gray
Catherine Green
Charles Green
Jenefer Greenwood
Pim Gregory
Aimee Grierson
Juliana Grose
Richard Hadfield
Angela Hamlin
Taryn Hancock
Rowan Harder
Andy Harper
Phil Harris
Fraser Hart
Andrew Hartley
Lucy Hayes
Jack and Bella Heathcoat-Amory
Marion Hebblethwaite
Olivia Henriques
The Hewitts
Emily Hickman
Katie Hickman
Edwina Hicks
Edward Hobday
Justin Hodgkinson
Jo Holland
Kate Holroyd Smith
Graeme Holton
Jon Hooper
Flora Howard
Nigel and Angie Hugh-Smith
Adam Hughes
Jenny Insch
Alasdair Jeffrey
Lucy Johnson
Nick Jones
Peter/Norma Jones
Polly Kennedy
Anna Marie Kennedy
Sam Key
Jim Kinch
Neil Kinch
Charlotte Kinderman
Kim Kirby
Sara Kitchen
Sophie Kolczak
Sarah Landafont
Sarah Lauder
Rob Lawes
Zach Lebovitz
Tracey Legg
Philip Ley
Val Lee
Jane Lewis
Davina Liddel
Tom Lincoln
Jack Lindsay
Yonnie Lui
Jane Lynch
Charlie M
Camella Main
Philippians Main
Robert Main
Margaret Malet
Sarah Mangham
Flavha Mann
Miranda Mason
Helen McHollan
Claire McIntosh
Debbie Mackenzie
Josh McKenzie
Caroline McShane
The Merkins
Virginia Morales Segura
Ria Nash
Louisa Nevill
Henry Nevill
Helen Owen
Stephen Paterson
Suzie Paton
Myles Pemberton
Ben Perkins
Rory Perkins
Samantha Perkins
Frances Phillips
Lou Phillips
Lizzie Pitman
Ben Platts
Patricia Platts
Sam Platts
Steven Platts
Thomas Platts
David Powell
Sarah Prescott
Rebecca Prior
Gillian Pritchard
Lorna Pugh
Ollie Pugh
Emma Purdy
Sue Pymer
Tamsin Ramm
Colin Rank
Emily Reading
Jo Ris
Lord Howard of Rising
Andy Robb
Kate Roberts
Jon and Romina Roche
Lexi Russell
Dave Ryland
Karen Savile Platt
Dan Sayers
Freddie Sayers
Naomi Sayers
Nadine Scaysbrook
Mark Schofield
Neil Seager
Joe Searby
Kathie Sedgwick
Michael Sedgwick
Phillippa Sharpley
Mary Simpson
Geoff Sinclair
Chris Smith
James Smith
Suki Sollis
Mike Stranks
Ankita Srivastava
Michael St Aldwyn
Sam Starbuck
Adam Stones
Marie-Ann Stromback
Eddy Stratford
Louise Suchak
Jacqueline Sykes
Megan Taylor
Sarah Taylor
Andrew TC
Charlotte Thomas
Claire Townsend
Rory Trevethan
Stuart Turnbull
Davina Turner-Perkins
Alex Usher-bolton
Anthony Van Oss
Ben Vesty
Rosy Vesty
Tom Waite
Heather and Christian Walker
Fiona Ward
Just Wase
Diane Watson
Lisa Weeks
Daniel Weller
Nicola West
Nick Wheeler
Miriam Whitney
Victoria William
Aaron Willis
Katie Wilson
Paul Wilson
Kim Winney
Doug and Romilly Withington
Dawn Wood
Polly Woodhams
James Woollam
Jacqueline Young
Organisations
John Armitage Charitable Trust | The Dent-Brocklehurst Family Charitable Trust | The Mercers' Company | Hill & Valley Tennis Club | Lock Studios | Arkell's Brewery
In-kind support
Gloucester Asbestos Ltd for carrying an asbestos survey for the Big Build free of charge
The Keepers Arms in Quenington for giving all proceeds from the 2024 Christmas quiz to the Big Build
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The Barn Theatre in Cirencester for hosting a one-off production of The Weakest Link, featuring Anne Robinson
Sponsors
Kokoro | Mind, Body, Renewal
Minster Cleaning (Oxfordshire)
The Environmental Dimension Partnership
Moore Allen & Innocent