The Tercentenary Wood – Celebrating 300 Years of Churcher’s College

To commemorate the 300^th anniversary of Churcher’s College, events and initiatives are taking place throughout the year as we recognise and celebrate the contribution that past generations and our current community have made to enable us to be where we are today.

One key initiative is the planting of Tercentenary Wood for Petersfield.

This will deliver 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. 

The planting of Tercentenary Wood will also offer 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 will take place across three days on the 8, 9, and 10 February at Penns Place in Petersfield.

Once complete, there will be 1500 trees planted of 15 different varieties, all native to the UK. 

We will have 1242 pupils planting a tree, along with staff, the School Governors and local community members who have helped enable this project to take place. 

As part of our tree planting efforts, we are asking all pupils to decorate a non-bleached, bio-degradable coffee filter with ‘a message of hope’ for our planet which they can plant next to their tree!

To see how we got on, please see our Planting the Tercentenary Wood story.