Ribbon-cutting celebration marks reopening of fire-hit Suffolk primary school
A ribbon-cutting ceremony has taken place to celebrate the reopening of Otley Primary School following a fire in the school’s toilets just before Christmas. The fire, on Monday December 9, started in the ground floor and spread to the roof, requiring 11 engines from across Suffolk to extinguish the blaze. Following the fire, pupils were […]
‘Huge milestone’ at Suffolk school as it officially opens new Year 6 block
A Suffolk primary school has officially opened its new Year 6 classroom block following a major redevelopment of the site. The £750,000 project at Martlesham Primary Academy, funded by Suffolk County Council, has seen a range of improvements to the school. These include the construction of a new Year 6 block, with cloakroom and toilet […]
Construction progress at Grace Cook Primary & Pre-School
Orwell Multi-Academy Trust is celebrating the start of construction for the new primary and pre-school in Stowmarket. In April 2021, Suffolk County Council received planning permission to build the new school, which is to be named Grace Cook Primary School. The new school will be located within Northfield View housing development, previously known as Chilton […]
Planning granted for new primary and pre-school at Chilton Leys in Stowmarket
Suffolk County Council has received planning permission to build a primary and pre-school to serve the new housing development at Chilton Leys in Stowmarket. The new 210-pupil primary school and 60-pupil pre-school will open in September 2022 to provide sufficient school places for local children and help support the new housing developments in the area. […]
How council is setting the standard for innovative care homes of the future.
Central Bedfordshire Council (CBC) is working on its first care home build project in nearly 50 years. The Hockliffe Road Care Home will sit in the centre of Leighton Buzzard, on the site of a recently demolished Magistrates Court and Police Centre. Building Information Modelling (BIM) is at the heart of the digital transformation across […]
Works starts on new Bungay SEND school
A 1930s middle school in Bungay is being transformed into an all-new school for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) by an Ipswich-based design and build collaboration. Suffolk County Council has commissioned designers and consultants, Concertus, to convert the existing school building in Hillside Road, Bungay, into a permanent 80-place […]
Major works completed at Bildeston Primary School
Over the last 12 months, Bildeston Primary School has been transformed into a bright, modern-looking school for students. The school has had its roof renewed which included stripping back the existing roof, new cut to falls insulation and new roof lights. The removal of a tank room in part also improved the external look of […]
New Sir Bobby Robson School celebrates first major construction milestone
R G Carter invited project partners and guests to celebrate the first major milestone in the construction of the new Sir Bobby Robson School in Ipswich. A ceremony was held to mark the first installation of the timber panels that were lifted into place as part of the main structure for the new social, emotional […]
