Learning Programme

Integral to the main event is the Community & Education Programme, which will open to all schools and community groups in Worcestershire in September 2026. We invite schools, youth clubs, community groups and children’s services to get involved and share the amazing experience of Peter Rabbit™ in the warrens of Worcester.

Smaller Peter Rabbit sculptures accompany our large Peter Rabbit sculptures, exhibited in cosy nests within Friary and Chapel Walk and selected shops within the city. The smaller sculptures complement and add value to the main art trail, showcasing the creativity of groups within our community.

Once the trail has drawn to a close, the colourful sculptures will be returned to their creators as a permanent legacy of their involvement with Peter Rabbit™ in the warrens of Worcester.

Applications for this scheme are now open via a Bunny Ballot. The ballot will close at 5pm on Friday 18 September 2026. Successful schools and groups will be notified on 23 September 2026.

The Bunny Ballot entry is via completing an Online Ballot form.

Following unprecedented interest in our Community & Education Programme previously, we want to ensure our small sculpture sponsors are chosen in the fairest way possible. So, this time, schools and groups must enter a Bunny Ballot, for a chance to take part in the trail. 

The Bunny Ballot entry is via completing an Online Ballot form.

The Bunny Ballot is a random draw for schools and community groups, to be a part of the Community and Education Programme associated with the Peter Rabbit™ in the warrens of Worcester Art Trail. The programme provides supported learning activities, alongside a Medium-size Peter Rabbit sculpture, that will be a part of an art trail around Worcester City Centre in the summer of 2027. Following a Farewell Event at the end of the summer, the smaller sculptures will return to the schools and community groups that decorated them, as a lasting legacy to their involvement in the trail. 

There is no guarantee that your application will be successful. Entry into the Bunny Ballot does not automatically entitle applicants to a sculpture, but to a place in the draw. 

Applications for this scheme are now open via a Bunny Ballot. The ballot will close at 5pm on Friday 18 September 2026. Successful schools and groups will be notified on 23 September 2026.

The Bunny Ballot entry is via completing an Online Ballot form.

The Bunny Ballot entry is via completing an Online Ballot form.

The Ballot opened on Monday 23 February 2026 and close on Friday 18 September 2026 at 5pm. 

Successful applicants will be notified by email by 5pm on Wednesday 23 September 2026. 

Once the Ballot closes, entries will be checked for duplications to ensure only one entry per school/ group is entered into the Ballot. Each individual school/ group entry will then be assigned a unique number. These numbers will be entered into an online randomiser, which will select the successful entries. 

Only one entry per school/ community group will go into the ballot, however all those who entered that particular school or group will be notified by email.

Depending on the option selected on your Bunny Ballot form, will depend on when payment will need to be made, as follows:

Self-Funded £800
Buy your sculpture outright, with no fundraising commitment. An invoice will be issued in September 2026, payable within 7 days.

Fundraising Pledge  £1,300
Commit to raising a minimum of £1,300 for St Richard’s Hospice (£650 by the end of January 2027 and £650 by the end of September 2027). If not enough funds have been raised, an invoice for the outstanding amount will be issued.

Sponsored by a third party £1,100
A business or individual can sponsor your sculpture on your behalf. An invoice will be issued in September 2026, payable within 7 days. 

Yes, there will be lots of ways that your community will be able to be involved with the Peter Rabbit™ in the warrens of Worcester!

We will be working on ideas and suggestions over the next few months and sharing these will everyone who has expressed an interest in the Community and Education Programme.
Whilst it won’t involve decorating a Peter Rabbit sculpture for the trail itself, there will be whole school/group activity suggestions, so you can still feel very much a part of this city-wide initiative and fundraiser for St Richard’s Hospice. 

Community & Education Programme Timeline

February 2027
All participating schools and groups will be invited to a ‘Learner Programme Inspiration Event’. Schools and Groups will join a workshop, where we’ll showcase how to maximise learning, marketing, fundraising, exposure and engagement opportunities throughout the trail. Each Peter Rabbit sculpture will be issued with a Learning Programme Pack which will include design inspiration for the sculpture and guidelines for materials to use. 

March 2027 
Peter Rabbit sculptures will be available for schools to collect from a location in Worcester City Centre. 

March-May 2027
All the smaller Peter Rabbit sculptures are decorated by schools and community groups in readiness to be displayed in and around the warrens of Worcester. Decoration themes can be chosen by the school/group. Full details and ideas are within the Learning Resource Pack which will be issued with each bunny. 

April 2027
Deadline for completing an online ‘Design submission form’ so we can create a plaque and include details of each sculpture on the Warrens of Worcester website and app, as well as in other promotional material.

Early May 2027
All sculptures must be returned, in readiness for the trail. 

12 July 2027 
Official opening of the Peter Rabbit™ in the warrens of Worcester Art Trail – 10am

12 July 2027 – 5 September 2027
For 8 weeks, all Peter Rabbit sculptures will be displayed around Worcester city centre, with bunnies located within Chapel & Friary Walk and selected shop windows/locations, forming a free public art trail. 

September – October 2027
All the sculptures are brought together for one last time, at a ‘Farewell Event’, which is a ticketed event, open to the public. Visitors have the chance to say a final farewell, before the sculptures head off to their forever homes. 

From Mid-October 2027
All small Peter Rabbit sculptures will be available for collection from a Worcester city centre location, where they will return to the schools and community groups who decorated them, creating a lasting legacy of involvement in the Warrens of Worcester. 

Schools and Groups collect their sculptures from a Worcester city centre location – by prior appointment ONLY.

The small Peter Rabbit sculpture goes home to the school/ group who decorated them, as a lasting legacy of their involvement in the Warrens of Worcester, whilst the large sculptures are auctioned in October, to raise vital funds for St Richard’s Hospice, to help us continue our care.