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New Telford school a step closer to completion
Monday 4th July 2011, 3:08PM BST.
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A new £25 million Telford school has moved a step closer to completion after workers finished building its huge domed roof.
A topping out ceremony was held today at the Abraham Darby Sports and Learning Community in Madeley to celebrate the achievement, which puts the school on course to be open in January.
The mass expanse of glass, wood and steal will sit at the centre of the learning community which will cater for 1,050 pupils and will also feature a massive sports and leisure complex, including a pool.
Telford & Wrekin Council chiefs say the learning community has been built to incorporate Abraham Darby Academy as well as Woodlands Primary School.
Pupils from both schools were joined by leader of Telford & Wrekin Council, Councillor Kuldip Sahota, at the ceremony to bury three time capsules on site.
Mr Sahota said: “I am hugely impressed with the new Abraham Darby School and the fact that the Building Schools for the Future programme started under the last Government continues to deliver fantastic new facilities for Telford.”
Heavy equipment moved on to the Abraham Darby Academy campus 15 months ago. After the new learning community is built the old school will be demolished.
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“The mass expanse of glass, wood and steal”
Hope that wasn’t a Freudian slip.
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Has an old Abdam boy i started my school days at Coalbrookdale, when that was the; then Abraham Darby School and Jack Hook was the Head Master,i moved up to the then New Abraham Darby School in Madeley, when the Coalbrookdale school closed.So i saw a few changes,this new style school moden in style with new technolagy will bring Abraham Darby school up to the 22nd centry,i hope all students and teachers enjoy their time there
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Dave Millward
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Another great success for the BSF Project.
Congratulations to all those at T&W Council who were involved in securing the funding for and implementing these fantastic projects before the incoming Tory Government pulled the plug.
The children in the Madeley, Woodside,Ironbridge and further a-field will be reaping the benefits of this investment for many years to come. Its such a great shame that children in other areas, such as Birmingham (which also had massive plans for the BSF money) will not be so lucky!
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Let no one forget that this project was to have been paid for by a notorious PFI deal until the Tories at Telford and Wrekin renegotiated the deal with the Government resulting in the site being paid for by a cash grant from the same Tory led government. Fact, not fiction people. Without the Tories, this site would have cost T&W hundreds of millions over 25 years, just like Hadley Learning community.
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