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School design embraces children to encourage learning

Toothill’s new primary school got the seal of approval from TVs Grand Design presenter Kevin McCloud who visited on 13 July to cut the
ribbon to offi cially open the building.
Members of the school council architect Tony Currivan, who tric scooter to symbolically bring Windmill Hill, and Shaw Ridge,
gave him a conducted tour, meeting conceived the £4.5 million low him to the front door, courtesy of which expanded to take in children
staff and parents on the way, whilst energy building with colleage Nic Swindon’s new courier service from Salt Way after it closed, will
admiring the circular design, the Newland, he said the design was EcoLink. open in September.
light pouring in from the courtyard ideal for a school. “It has a lovely After the visit arranged by The Coun Nick Martin commenting
garden and the sedum roof. cloistered feel which embraces Link, headteacher Martyn Cowell on the controversy that marked the
In the garden developed by you. I imagine children and adults said, “Kevin is such a lovely down to school reorganisation programme
children with the guidance of teach- feel protected here; it’s a formative earth bloke, the way he approached in 2005 said the council had deliv-
ing assistant Debbie Allen, Kevin environment.” the children, parents and staff was ered on its promise to build new
chatted to children about growing To thank him for coming to the just perfect. We’ll remember his visit schools in the area. “There were
their own food in the raised beds. school, Kevin was presented with for a long time.” many objections at the time and
Kornelia Konwa, 10, said, “he liked an Alessi Merdolino toilet brush. Toothill Primary School is the feelings were running high, but I
our courgettes and tomatoes and I “It seems wacky, but I just love the fi rst of three schools to be replaced hope people will recognise the high
pointed out the bird boxes attached design,” he said. in West Swindon. Millbrook, which quality of new schools built, staffed
to the walls of the school.” Before cutting the ribbon, Kevin brought together Freshbrook and by excellent people.”
Talking with Swindon Council was given a quick ride on an elec-

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