Sherston Old School

#Royal visit to #Sherston Old School, #Wiltshire

A few months ago I had the pleasure of being the official photographer for HRH Prince Charles’ visit to Sherston old school in Wiltshire. With several press boys and girls there I was privileged to be the only photographer to accompany HRH into the building on his visit to Sherston old school.

Sherston old school is a great community project helped by The Princes Countryside Fund, one of Prince Charles’ charities. To find out more about the fund and to see how you can help please click here. To read the ‘Sherston Cliffhanger’ and all about the Royal visit please click here. To see the images I took on my first visit to Sherston old school please click here.

In the meantime here is one of my favourite images from the visit, I just love the enthusiasm of the little boy in the middle! Wiltshire followers of my blog please keep a look out in your county magazines for more of my images from the visit.

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Sherston Old School – My First Prince’s Countryside Fund Project

A couple of weeks ago I photographed my first commission for the  Princes Countryside Fund, a Victorian School in Sherston, Wiltshire. The school had closed in 2005 when a new school was built for the children of the area. The old school sat  empty with the fear of it being converted into flats until it was acquired by the village by Sherston Old School Community Interest Company (SOSCIC) and Wiltshire Council gave planning permission that allowed the building to be used to provide a range of goods, services and activities for the good of the community. With the help of grants including one from the Princes Countryside Fund the school is now open with a bustling community spirit and includes a fabulous Post Office and general stores, office space for IT and marketing companies, a wine seller and a group of hair dressers soon to move in.

To find out more about Sherston Old School project please click here.