During the 300th anniversary of Churcher’s College, we want to enhance the part that the school plays in the local community.

One key initiative was the planting of Tercentenary Wood for Petersfield, delivering action in the face of the climate crisis our planet finds itself in as well a public space for the whole Petersfield community to enjoy. It also offered every pupil and staff member an opportunity to mark another significant anniversary this year, the Platinum Jubilee, which is encouraging us all to plant a tree to mark 70 years of service from Her Majesty The Queen to the people of the United Kingdom.  

Planting took place across three days on the 8, 9, and 10 February at Penns Place in Petersfield. Pupils, staff, School Governors, parent volunteers and local community supporters who have helped enable this project to take place were all given the opportunity to plant one of 15 different tree varieties, all native to the UK - 1,800 trees in total.

As part of the tree planting efforts, all pupils were asked to decorate a non-bleached, bio-degradable coffee filter with ‘a message of hope’ for our planet which they planted next to their tree!