{"product_id":"handcrafted-oak-memorial-bench","title":"Together We’ve Grown Memorial Bench — School Oak","description":"\u003cp\u003eSome phrases earn their permanence. “Together we’ve grown” is one of them — and at Duston Eldean, they carved it into a bench. Not a noticeboard, not a display, but something that will sit in the school grounds for decades and carry those words through every passing year and every new cohort of children who sit on it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe bench is built around a central tree, hand-carved in solid oak and painted in the colours of a woodland that feels like a children’s storybook — warm and alive and rooted. The tree is the school. The branches are the children who grew there. The roots hold everything that came before. It’s the kind of design that works as a bench, as a tribute, and as a teaching moment all at once.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIf your school is marking the end of an era, honouring a community, or simply creating a place in the grounds that means something, this is the kind of commission we love. Bring us the phrase, the imagery, the spirit of the place — and we’ll carve it properly. \u003cstrong\u003ePrices include VAT.\u003c\/strong\u003e Schools can \u003ca href=\"\/en-fr\/pages\/contact\" style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eorder on invoice\u003c\/a\u003e — once ordered, it’s confirmed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eKey Features\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHand-carved central tree in solid oak — hand-painted woodland colours\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarved and painted inscription — “Together we’ve grown” (or your own words)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSchool name or location can be added to the design\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFully bespoke — any inscription, any imagery, any school\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChoose your finish\u003c\/strong\u003e — supplied unvarnished as standard, or add three coats of Epifanes yacht varnish for lasting colour and sheen (+£50)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSolid hand-built joinery throughout\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAvailable as 3-seater (160cm) or 2-seater (140cm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eDimensions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThree-seater bench (as shown)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWidth: 160cm | Depth: 60cm | Height: 120cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwo-seater bench\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWidth: 140cm | Depth: 60cm | Height: 120cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eYour Version\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSchools and community groups often come to us with a phrase, a theme, a leaving year, or someone they want to honour. We design collaboratively — sketch, revise, agree — until the bench is unmistakably yours. Lead time is typically 4–5 weeks. \u003ca href=\"\/en-fr\/pages\/contact\" style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eGet in touch to begin.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eFinish\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis piece is supplied \u003cstrong\u003eunvarnished\u003c\/strong\u003e as standard. Left natural, solid oak slowly weathers to a soft, silvery-grey — completely normal for outdoor timber, a graceful way for a piece to age, and with \u003cstrong\u003eno maintenance needed\u003c\/strong\u003e. If you’d prefer to bring out the grain and warm, honeyed tones, choose the \u003cstrong\u003evarnished\u003c\/strong\u003e option (+£50) and we’ll hand-apply three coats of Epifanes, a premium marine yacht varnish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\n\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer; font-weight:bold;\"\u003eMore about the two finishes\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-top:8px;\"\u003eOutdoor furniture takes a real beating from sun and weather. Left natural, an unvarnished piece simply silvers over time and asks nothing of you. A varnished piece keeps its rich sheen for a couple of years; after that the varnish may begin to flake or patch, at which point you can simply re-coat it, or let it weather back to that natural silvery-grey. Either way, your oak is fine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e","brand":"FreeRangeDesigns","offers":[{"title":"Unvarnished","offer_id":55329744945527,"sku":"FRD-BEN-OAK-1027","price":2300.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Varnished (+£50)","offer_id":57222618481015,"sku":"FRD-BEN-OAK-1027","price":2381.48,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0267\/7673\/1729\/files\/together-weve-grown-oak-memorial-bench-6920907.jpg?v=1759411955","url":"https:\/\/freerangingdesigns.com\/en-fr\/products\/handcrafted-oak-memorial-bench","provider":"FreeRangeDesigns","version":"1.0","type":"link"}