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12 The Link Magazine • August 2002

JJ [lC irp'u` iry Plan for north schools goes in
The next stage in the tortuous process of getting new secondary
$(anvkes
schools in North Swindon should be achieved by the end of August
O Fitted bedrooms when Swindon Council submits an Outline Business Case (OBC) to
Specialists in PVCU,
and kitchens the Department of Education and Skills (DfES).
windows, doors and
O Replacement In April the government agreed
conservatories. doors & windows that the council could enter into a
O Laminate floors Private Finance Initiative (PFI) ar-
rangement with a private devel-
O Doors and operworth£58 million. This would
staircases
cover
O Household repairs and • rebuilding Hreod Parkway
general maintenance on one site
Free no obligation quotes • building a new secondary school
at Priory Vale, alongside a.
Tel: 01793 848177 or 770596 Kevin Cook primary school, two special
,22 Ravens Walk, Wootton Bassett, Tel: 814833 or 07776 142981 schools, and community
and sporting facilities to
serve North Swindon
• building three further
Kitchen design & installation
primary schools.
• Computer aided design
Design works, school catering,
• Granite specialist Looking forward to a new school
cleaning and ongoing maintenance John Simpson and Andrew Fleet
• Supplies of leading brands of of the schools for 25 years would
appliances and quality tiles be part of the contract, and also ants at the DfES, it is likely the
• Free quotation and planning possibly the maintenance of the council would advertise the project
service - no obligation already built Abbey Meads and to potential partners in October.
Catherine Wayte primary schools. During 2003 prospective partners
• All work guaranteed
Swindon's education depart- would come up with proposals for
• All work undertaken by ment is currently reviewing sites the schools based on specifications
quality installers
designated for primary schools in laid down by the council, includ-
Showroom at .. . Priory Vale to see if they can be ing provision and community use
33-34 Newport Street, rationalised without compromis- of facilities outside school hours.
Old Town, Swindon installJ ing ease of access from housing A short list of developers would
Tel/Fax: 01793 490036 KITCHEN DESIGN LTD. areas. then be chosen to put forward de-
e-mail: [email protected] The council must prove that the tailed designs and the successful
project is value for money in a company would be chosen by early
further submission to the govern- 2004.
ment. Neil Selby from Swindon's If the current programme is
project management department achieved the new school could be
said council officers have worked open by September 2005.
CJi e oil! closely with the Department of Hreod headteacher Andrew
Education and Skills on both the Fleet said, "the prospects are ex-
PFI bid and the preparation of the tremely exciting. We're starting to
OBC. "Basic need is a fundamen- think about the specifications for
(^^nde^^^^l^x«^1 tal issue in North Swindon. Schools the new Hreod Parkway and we
have to be provided in the new will be involving teachers, gover-
YOUR LOCAL PVC-U MANUFACTURER housing areas and Hreod Parkway nors and parents in the process."
is in urgent need of replacement, John Simpson, education direc-
• Buy direct from as are the special schools at Up- tor from Tribal Group which now
lands and Brimble Hill." runs Swindon's education depart-
our factory
If the OBC satisfies civil serv- ment, said, "the PFI project is an
• We make it and important devel-
we fit it opment during
gy/ our contract and
1
• High security '^ we will be closely
• 10 year guarantee involved to en-
s sure that Swin-
• Lowest prices _. z. don makes the
best use of the op-
portunities pre-
Why not let sented by a £58
us handle million invest-
ment in new
everything buildings."
from start to Abbey Meads School
held a colourful cir-
finish? cus dayfeteon 6 July.
Clowning around
Call today 01793 790944 were Charlotte
Evans, Tim Cook,
or 07973 232435 (evenings and weekends)
Luke Jones, Oliver
The Marsh, Lower Wanborough. SN4 OAS Scott, Ashley
Viveash