More from the Beam Signing Ceremony

More from today's beam signing ceremony @RhylHigh and @WillmottDixon pic.twitter.com/C73DFzEGcZ

— Ysgol Tir Morfa (@TirMorfa) May 22, 2015

Beam Signing Ceremony

Mrs Edwards, Mr Thomas and pupils at todays beam signing ceremony at the new @RhylHigh School @WillmottDixon pic.twitter.com/si2AVAk4Qu

— Ysgol Tir Morfa (@TirMorfa) May 22, 2015

Art Work

Our pupils have been busy designing and painting the beautiful art work (shown below) that will be put on display today around the Rhyl New School site. Lead by Mrs McDermott, most classes have helped contribute to the brilliant display.

Browse through the slideshow below using the left and right arrows

Company boss helping

School Update

Work is now well underway on the Rhyl New School. Willmott Dixon, the contractors of the new school, started on site in October 2014 and the last few weeks have seen the piling works progressing well, with over half of the 300 piles now in the ground. Work will take another two weeks. We would like to apologise to local residents for the noise and disruption that this work has caused.

The £25 million development will be located on the existing Rhyl High school’s playing fields, and will accommodate 1,200 pupils, as well as providing a base for 45 pupils from the nearby community special school, Ysgol Tir Morfa.

The project is being jointly funded on a 50% basis by Denbighshire County Council and the Welsh Government, through its 21st Century Schools and Education Capital Programme.

Official Turf Cutting Ceremony

Mrs C Edwards (Headteacher), Mr P Thomas (Assistant Headteacher)
with Adam C and  Ellie H at the ceremony

The sun came out yesterday ( Monday 10^th November) at the official turf cutting ceremony on the site of the new school development in Rhyl.

The £25 million development will be located on the existing Rhyl High school’s playing fields, and will accommodate 1,200 pupils, as well as providing a base for 45 pupils from the nearby community special school, Ysgol Tir Morfa.

The project is being jointly funded on a 50% basis by Denbighshire County Council and the Welsh Government, through its 21st Century Schools and Education Capital Programme.

Willmott Dixon, the contractors of the new school, started on site in October 2014 and the new school will be ready to open their doors to its students in early 2016. The demolition of the existing school buildings and the remaining external works to the sports/ play areas will commence once the school building is finished with completion set for the latter part of 2016.

Councillor Eryl Williams, Cabinet Lead Member for Education said “This is an exciting era in the history of the new school. Work has already commenced on site, but we wanted to mark this important milestone with an official turf cutting ceremony.

"The new school is great news for future generations of pupils, as well as the continued regeneration of Rhyl. The state of the art facilities that will be provided in the new school demonstrates the Council's continued commitment to providing the best possible start for our children and young people in modern surroundings".

Minister for Education and Skills, Huw Lewis said: “This significant investment in Rhyl High School is fantastic for future generations of pupils, staff and the wider community.

“Our 21st Century Schools programme is a real statement of our belief in our young people. We are committed to providing them with the best possible opportunities to access the most up-to-date facilities which, in turn, will help them to realise their full potential”.

Services at the leisure centre are not affected by the works and it is business as usual. All current access points to both the school and leisure centre will be maintained.

Press Release Update

13^th October 2014

 

Building work is set to begin this week on the Rhyl New School site. The £25m development will be located on the existing Rhyl High school’s playing fields, and will accommodate 1,200 pupils as well as providing a base for 45 pupils from the nearby community special school, Ysgol Tir Morfa. The project is being funded by Denbighshire County Council and the Welsh Government 21^st Century Schools and Education programme.

The new school will be ready to open their doors to its students in early 2016. The demolition of the existing school buildings and remaining external works to the sports/ play areas will commence on completion of the new school and is due to be completed in the latter part of 2016.

Councillor Eryl Williams, Lead member for Education said “It is really exciting to see this significant project starting on site, it is great news for the school and also the town of Rhyl and its continued regeneration. The state of the art facilities that will be provided in the new school demonstrates Denbighshire County Council’s continued commitment to invest in the counties schools.”  

In regards to services at the leisure centre access will not be affected and its business as usual. All current access points to both the school and leisure centre will be maintained.

 

Keep an eye on the Denbighshire website, the education blog, the schools website and a noticeboard at the leisure centre for updates on how the construction works are progressing over the next few months.