Work progressing well on the refurbishment of the existing buildings at Ysgol Glan Clwyd
Work continues on the refurbishment of the existing buildings at Ysgol Glan Clwyd. This work is part of the overall project which is jointly funded by the Council and the Welsh Government through its 21st Century Schools and Education Capital Programme.
Since the turn of the year the contractors Willmott Dixon have been undertaking refurbishment to the existing school buildings, which has formed phase 2 of the project following the completion of the new extension in December 2016.
Part of the existing building was handed back to the school at the start of May and there has been great progress made in the last month with the newly refurbished classrooms and the new link corridor due to be handed back to the school this week.
Early next month, there will be an event to mark the start of the demolition of the old 3 story teaching block.
To keep up to date with the progress of the project, visit our Education blog.
Plans progressing for new Llanfair DC school
Work has been progressing well with the proposal for the new Category 2 (bilingual) school for pupils aged 3-11 in Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd. If approved, this project will be jointly funded by the Council and the Welsh Government through its 21st Century Schools and Education Capital Programme.
A range of surveys have been undertaken on the proposed new school site over the last few months. Meetings were held with school staff, governors and the Church in Wales in order to finalise the proposed internal and external layout for the new school in preparation for the pre-planning consultation period which is currently underway.
A pre-planning consultation event was held at the end of June 2017 at Llanfair village hall. Parents, staff, pupils and residents attended to view the proposed plans and provide feedback prior to the final application being submitted for consideration by Denbighshire’s Planning Committee.
See images below of the proposed layout for the new school
All relevant documents are available to view on the consultation pages of the Council's website throughout the consultation period which ends in early July 2017.
Work progressing on the new schools development for Rhos Street School and Ysgol Pen Barras
The site of the new schools development for Rhos Street School and Ysgol Pen Barras has seen good progress with the completion of foundations and structural steel.
Recently work has started on the installation of structural insulated panels and roof cladding and this has enabled the shape of the new building to appear on the Ruthin landscape and a beam signing ceremony has taken place at the site of two brand new schools being built in Ruthin, marking yet another significant milestone in the project’s history.
Work is well-underway at the Glasdir site on the outskirts of the town where replacement school buildings for Ysgol Pen Barras and Rhos Street School are being built, to replace their existing ageing and not-fit for purpose facilities.
It’s expected that the new schools will be open in the Spring of 2018.
The overall cost of the project is estimated to be £11.2 million, with the project funded by Denbighshire County Council and the Welsh Government through its 21st Century Schools and Education programme.
Denbighshire based Wynne Construction is the contractor appointed to work on the project.
Councillor Huw Hilditch-Roberts, Cabinet Lead Member for Education, said: “This is another prime example where Denbighshire is working towards providing the best educational facilities for our children and young people, as well as future generations.
“This is an ambitious project and people passing the site on the outskirts of the town will see the landscape changing on virtually a daily basis. It’s great to see the project progressing so well and excitement is building amongst the school communities, as they will have great facilities which they can be extremely proud of.
“Seeing the faces of the children attending the beam signing ceremony shows that anticipation is building and we cannot wait to see the youngsters settling into their new surroundings”.
Updates are also available on the Education blog.