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Work starts on sports hall
24 January 2008
Building work has started on a new £1.4million sports hall to improve life for pupils in Buxton.
The new facility at St Thomas More Catholic School is needed because the existing hall is small and has to be used as a gym, assembly hall, dining room and exam base.
It is not suitable to host sports matches and does not have enough room to assemble the whole school in an emergency.
Cllr Barbara Wilson, Derbyshire County Council cabinet support member for schools, joined pupils and staff at a sod cutting ceremony to mark the start of building work.
Cllr Wilson said: “We’re committed to promoting healthy and active lifestyles for youngsters in Derbyshire schools.
“Pupils at St Thomas Catholic School deserve the type of facility enjoyed by other students and we’re delighted that work has begun.”
It is expected the new sports hall will take 30 weeks to build, meaning it should be ready for the start of the 2008/09 academic year.
The project had been delayed when a residents’ association submitted a village green application for land at Brown Edge Road which the county council wants to sell to cover the cost of the building.
The land cannot be sold until the application has been considered. Derbyshire County Council has loaned the cash required, with the Nottingham Roman Catholic Diocese agreeing to underwrite the amount.
If the village green application is unsuccessful, the county council will revert to its original plan to use money from the sale of the land to pay for the sports hall.
DIG IN: (from left) Josh Delight (14), Councillor Barbara Wilson, Derbyshire County Council cabinet support member for schools, and Sean Rooney (15).
(REF:SB.24.08)
Building work has started on a new £1.4million sports hall to improve life for pupils in Buxton.
The new facility at St Thomas More Catholic School is needed because the existing hall is small and has to be used as a gym, assembly hall, dining room and exam base.
It is not suitable to host sports matches and does not have enough room to assemble the whole school in an emergency.
Cllr Barbara Wilson, Derbyshire County Council cabinet support member for schools, joined pupils and staff at a sod cutting ceremony to mark the start of building work.
Cllr Wilson said: “We’re committed to promoting healthy and active lifestyles for youngsters in Derbyshire schools.
“Pupils at St Thomas Catholic School deserve the type of facility enjoyed by other students and we’re delighted that work has begun.”
It is expected the new sports hall will take 30 weeks to build, meaning it should be ready for the start of the 2008/09 academic year.
The project had been delayed when a residents’ association submitted a village green application for land at Brown Edge Road which the county council wants to sell to cover the cost of the building.
The land cannot be sold until the application has been considered. Derbyshire County Council has loaned the cash required, with the Nottingham Roman Catholic Diocese agreeing to underwrite the amount.
If the village green application is unsuccessful, the county council will revert to its original plan to use money from the sale of the land to pay for the sports hall.
DIG IN: (from left) Josh Delight (14), Councillor Barbara Wilson, Derbyshire County Council cabinet support member for schools, and Sean Rooney (15).
(REF:SB.24.08)
