A Nantwich school is laying the foundations of a successful future by launching a Buy-a-Brick scheme.
Work on a new classroom at Sound and District Primary School starts in September.
And children have a chance to become a permanent part of the new-build with their names engraved on bricks.
The classroom, funded with a £350,000 Government grant, will create much-needed extra space at the school which has 120 children on its books at present but is growing and expects an influx next term.
It will be built in Cheshire brick in keeping with the Victorian school and its picturesque countryside surroundings.
Pupils past and present, their parents and grandparents as well as anyone who has been connected with the school down the decades are being offered bricks at £20 each with proceeds helping to kit out the new classroom.
Robert Graham, a school governor, said: “Youngsters love their time at Sound Primary School and we often meet parents who were pupils here themselves and have very fond memories of a small, close-knit community where they enjoyed happy times as small children.
“The Buy-a-Brick scheme offers our children a permanent record of their time at school and their parents and grandparents a chance to show their support in a novel way.
“We are excited that future generations and the wider community will always be able to see who was attending in 2012.”
The old mobile was added in the 70s as the school, built in 1876, grew in size and teachers and governors were thrilled to win planning permission for the new-build last term.
Work will involve flattening an old wooden mobile in the grounds to create a new classroom with glass corridor connecting to the main school building.
Mr Graham added: “All the net proceeds of the brick income will be used to kit out our new classroom ensuring all our children have the best resources available to support their learning experience.”
For details on the Buy-a-Brick scheme, call Chair of Governors Martin Balaam on 07553 359549.
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