--- title: "Celebrating Sir David Attenborough’s 100th Birthday" url: "https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-05-08-celebrating-sir-david-attenborough-s-100th-birthday" school: "St Barnabas Primary School, A Church of England Academy" --- We are holding a number of open days for children due to start primary school in September 2027. Please see our admissions page for further details. Everyone welcome! # Celebrating Sir David Attenborough’s 100th Birthday ![](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/images/news/3B287F25-D9D2-4510-BCFA-3FC2FE9390DC.jpeg) 8 May 2026 Today, we celebrated the 100th birthday of David Attenborough during a special worship. We talked about how many of us recognised his voice from nature documentaries we had watched before. Mrs Ham read the book Little People, BIG DREAMS: David Attenborough to help us learn more about his life and the important work he has done to care for our planet. We also watched a special Newsround celebration about David Attenborough’s 100th birthday. During worship, we enjoyed watching a video created by Cidari which showcased all the different ways Cidari schools, including St Barnabas, have been helping to care for the Earth. The video included examples such as using reusable containers, switching off lights, using less electricity, litter picking, bird watching, wearing green and blue for Earth Day, taking part in Travel Tracker and sorting rubbish into the correct bins. We loved watching the video and spotting our own faces on the screen. To finish our worship, the whole school sang “Happy Birthday” to David Attenborough to celebrate his amazing contribution to protecting and caring for our world. ![](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/images/news/3B287F25-D9D2-4510-BCFA-3FC2FE9390DC.jpeg) [Worship](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/tag/worship) [Climate action / Sustainability](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/tag/climate-action-sustainability) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/imagecache/100x100c/news/activitymore-9B1D9646-512B-461B-889A-EB054D5874A8.png)](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-05-07-year-3-class-worship-exploring-the-kind-stranger) Previous ### [Year 3- Class Worship- Exploring 'The Kind Stranger](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-05-07-year-3-class-worship-exploring-the-kind-stranger) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/imagecache/100x100c/news/activitymore-54298B35-55D3-4E0D-A3BB-1F0D4DD8D593.png)](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-05-11-year-3-english-prediction-and-discovery) Next ### [Year 3- English- Prediction and Discovery](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-05-11-year-3-english-prediction-and-discovery) ### Personal Development - [News](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news) - [Events](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/events) - [Photo Gallery](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/photo-gallery-category/our-gallery) - [Calendar](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/calendar) - [School Council](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/school-council) - [Attendance](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/attendance) - [Fundraising](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/fundraising) - [Extra Curricular Clubs](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/clubs) - [Little Leaders](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/little-leaders) - [Visits and Visitors](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/visits-and-visitors) - [British Values](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/british-values) - [Protected Characteristics](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/protected-characteristics) ##### Location Knowlesly Road Darwen Lancashire BB3 2JA ##### Contact Us 01254 702996 ##### Stay Connected - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/stbarnabasce/) - [X](https://twitter.com/stbarnabasce) © Copyright 2021–2026 St Barnabas Primary School, A Church of England Academy School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)