In a first for Shiplake College we unite our community to celebrate our Founders Day and raise funds for our next phase of development. 

This 36-hour fundraising marathon will take place in person at the College on 1-2 May 2025, but online throughout the world. We will seek to engage as many people as possible from all areas of our community, from current pupils and parents to our global OV community, corporate partners and businesses.

Starts 9am on Thursday 1 October with a race around the world - seeing houses pitted against each other to race around the world - by running, rowing, cycling, skipping, dribbling footballs etc.. 

The Parent's take the baton at 11am as the rowing machines are set up to continue the race, our OV's join the race after our lunchtime and take the baton to the staff for the next leg of the race. 

The Sports Quiz starts at 7pm - where the whole school community will take part in a live quiz with prizes - hosted by xxxxx

We keep going well into the night with teams playing a football, tennis, 

As morning dawns - breakfast is served on the river as our rowers, OV rowers and parents clock up the hours and carry the baton to the Fieldfest festivities.

The touch rugby teams will continue to put the teams through their paces, alongside the cricket and football mini matches. Orb Racing and bouncy castle jumping, skipping and jumping on trampolines - all counting towards the mileage.