Development Project

Following many months of consultation, demolition, construction and interior work, we are delighted to announce that, other than a few finishing touches, the extension of our facilities at the Wight School has finished!

The aims of the development project included:

Providing an enhanced environment for Harbury Pre-School and its provision of sessional care with:

• Improved access to the building
• A more welcoming entrance
• Improved facilities in a new foyer area
• Improved modern toilet facilities, which are easily accessible
• A more accessible kitchen

Providing a more secure environment by:

• Ensuring a private and secure play area
• A more secure entry/exit procedure

To improve the DDA compliance of the facility with:

• New disabled access
• Disabled toilet facilities
• Disabled access to play area

As well as improvements to the Pre-School facilities, the work also included the demolition of the old toilets to improve access to the car park.

The photographs below tell the whole story!

Photographs taken by Katy Spencer Hammon and Gael Conway

Thursday 3 March 2011

Groundworks dug out for the new extension

Partition wall going up across what used to be resource room to form new disabled toilet

Goodbye wire fence!

Cutting doorway through

Building inspectors

Concrete pads for extension

Groundworks including walls and plumbing

New disabled toilet and a last look inside the old toilet block

Monday 14 March 2011

Demolition of the old toilet block - going…going…going…most definitely gone!

Disabled toilet fitted out and ready to use

Friday 18 March 2011

The development earns a mention in the local paper Leamington Courier

Meanwhile the existing brick extension is tidied up following the demolition work and work continues in preparation for the new extension

Preview photos of the extension (which is being built off-site)

Preparation continues for the extension which arrives in two days!

Wednesday 30 March 6.30am and the extension arrives!

First half

Second half

Both halves being lifted into place

Minor adjustment

A sneak look inside…children's toilets, disabled toilet, corridor, kitchen and resource room

And on the outside…

Velux windows allow light to flood into library and extension, allow the existing library windows to be seen and give cubby holes for coats and storage

Exterior brick work completed

Working party - staff and friends help organise the new space

Day 38 - Saturday 9 April 2011

New extension features on our carnival float “Celebrations”

Work starts on the driveway

Dropped kerb being put in

Tarmac going down

Meanwhile, inside the main room…

…floor taken up and relaid…

…and goodbye to the corner storage cupboards…

…and yet more cleaning!

At last all cleaned and set up, and the children try out the new look classroom

But it's not finished yet…

Freshly decorated and new flooring goes down

Looking into the corner where the cupboards used to be

Looking towards the door to the library

TA-DA!!!