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Introduction
Ysgol Dinas Bran is a Secondary School in Llangollen that caters for 11-18 year old pupils. The existing school consists of a number of buildings dating back to the 1930’s and the site has been added to on an ad-hoc basis throughout the last 70 years.
The school currently utilises the main school hall to serve school dinners from a kitchen and servery located at the hall stage level, it is the only High School site in the County without a dedicated dining facility.
This project will see the construction of a new build extension containing a dining hall and kitchen along with significant refurbishment of existing space within the 4 storey maths block and conversion of the old kitchen area into new music and practice rooms.
Key Elements of the scheme
The project will be worked as 3 distinct phases:
• Phase 1a will see the existing mobiles to the rear of the CDT block demolished and refurbishment of the existing sandwich concourse into 2 permanent classroom spaces of 53.2m2 each, this phase will also see conversion of the site from oil to gas including installation of new gas supply and boilers.
• Phase 1b will see construction of a new build extension in the area formerly occupied by the mobiles, it will contain a dining hall, kitchen and sanitation facilities along with a foyer linking to the existing 4 storey block. Included in Phase 1b will be installation of a lift that will facilitate access to the new dining level as well as all other floors in the block.
• Phase 1c will see the old 6th form changing rooms on the 2nd floor of the 4 storey block refurbished into 2 permanent classroom spaces of 35.2m2 and 72.5m2, the equivalent area on the third floor will also be refurbished to create 2 permanent classroom spaces of 35.2m2 and 72.5m2, in addition the now vacated old kitchen and servery areas will be refurbished to create 2 new music rooms along with 2 new practice rooms.
In addition to the above, a sprinkler system will be installed that will serve the new build and refurbished areas of the existing building. The system has been designed so it can be readily extended in the future.
Benefits of the scheme
Full implementation of the project as outlined above will deliver benefits to the school that include:
• Removal of temporary accommodation;
• Free up the stage & hall for full and appropriate usage;
• Create modern, attractive dining hall;
• Deliver state of the art kitchen;
• Solution to accessibility issues in large area of school site;
• Significant improvement in the standard of accommodation in the Maths block;
• Installation of sprinkler system to refurbished and new build areas.
Budget
The budget for the project is £2.6 million, with funding provided by Denbighshire County Council and the Welsh Assembly Government.
Timescales
Jun 2008 – start on site
Aug 2009 – completion of building works
Sep 2009 – building operational
Latest News
Work commenced in full on Monday 30th June. The main contractor, Paveaways Construction Ltd has now completed Phase 1a of the project which has seen the creation of two new maths classrooms in what was the concourse. Conversion of the site from oil to gas is continuing, as are works associated with installation of a sprinkler system. Phase 1b is now well underway, foundations are complete and the steel is now onsite and will be fully erected by the end of November.
This page was last updated on: 18/11/08