Harvey Homes spreads hope with local primary school children

Bespoke housebuilder Harvey Homes has partnered with a local school in Knutsford to run a festive competition in order to raise money for Knutsford charity, Hope Central. 

The team at Harvey Homes, as part of their #AHugFromHarvey community work, challenged the pupils at Lower Peover C.E Primary School to design and decorate a Christmas bauble as beautifully as possible, using the idea of ‘Hope’ as inspiration.

Harvey Homes’ development of 30 homes in Lower Peover is just a few minutes’ walk from the primary school, with the two organisations having previously worked together on other projects.

Hope Central works to bring hope and relieve poverty in North East Cheshire. It runs a food bank as well as having three centres where those in need can access further support. While the team originally wanted to gather food donations alongside the competition, COVID precautions meant that this was not possible, and therefore a Virgin Money Giving page was set-up instead for the pupils and their families to provide donations alongside their designs.

A winning bauble design has now been chosen for each year group, as well as an overall winner:

• Reception: Edward
• Year 1: Aapo
• Year 2: Alfie
• Year 3: Anna
• Year 4: Pippa
• Year 5: Jack
• Year 6: Oliver
• Overall winner: Cici from Year 2

Co-Founder and Director of Harvey Homes, Tom Ratcliffe, said: “2020 has not been the year any of us expected and charities like Hope Central have been fundamental in supporting local communities and keeping spirits up.

“We wanted to try and give them some extra support at this time of year, as well as giving the local school children some festive fun. All the designs we received were fantastic and truly encapsulated the theme of ‘hope’ – something that has been so important to all of us this year. We’d like to say thank you to all the children and parents who have got involved in our competition, for their entries and donations.

“Lower Peover C.E Primary School is a real asset of the local village and a huge draw for many of the families who are interested in the homes at Swan Green.”

Rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted, Lower Peover C.E Primary School, was founded in 1710 and is a well-established and thriving educational setting for children aged 4-11.



Harvey Homes is currently building 30 beautiful family homes in Swan Green, Lower Peover on Middlewich Road. Several families are already living in their new homes, with the development set to be completed in 2021.

The homes at Swan Green range from two-bedroom mews and semi-detached homes to four and five-bedroom detached houses. Contact 0161 468 2728 or email hello@harvey-homes.co.uk for more information. The show home is available to view on an appointment-only basis.