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Ref: 245/08 21 July 2008

Celebration At New Crewe Primary School

A celebration has taken place to mark the official opening of the new Gainsborough Primary School in Crewe.

Pupils performed a special concert before invited guests including County Council Chairman Steve Wilkinson.

The new 420-place primary school represents the conclusion of a Transforming Learning Communities project to amalgamate Gainsborough Nursery and Infant School and Gainsborough Junior School.

The £2.75m project to extend and adapt the junior school building has provided six additional classrooms, a nursery and a hall extension.

Work has also taken place to upgrade the kitchen to provide additional storage, cloaks, staffroom, toilets, hard play and car parking facilities.

County Councillor Wilkinson said: “Cheshire County Council believes that all-through primary schools offer pupils the best possible opportunities.

“This major scheme at Gainsborough has created a school with excellent facilities that will provide maximum benefits for pupils for many years to come.

“The project has been an excellent example of partnership working between the County Council, the school, school governors, architects Lovelock Mitchell and our strategic framework building contractor, Willmott Dixon Construction.”

Photo caption: Celebrating the opening of the new primary school are (left to right) Simon Atkinson of Willmott Dixon, Headteacher Julie Smith, County Council Chairman Steve Wilkinson, Ken White of Cheshire County Council Children's Services, Ricky Mills of Willmott Dixon and Jonathan Vose of Willmott Dixon.

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Notes to Editors: For further information please contact County Councillor Wilkinson on 01565 734195 and School Planning Officer Ken White on 01244 972792.