Work starts on new Llanelli school
An old Llanelli Welsh medium school building has been demolished to make way for a new one.
The former Ysgol Gymraeg Brynsierfel has been knocked down to make way for a new £5.5 million state-of-the-art school.
Work is now ongoing on clearing the site of the former school and providing the foundations for the new building.
It will provide first class accommodation and facilities for 210 pupils, plus nursery provision to help meet future demand for Welsh medium education in Llanelli.
The new building will be split level and contain many features of architectural interest.
It is anticipated that work will take around 18 months to complete and children should be able to move into their new home in the Spring term 2011.
In the meantime, the school has moved temporarily into the building at Ynys Las. Ysgol Gymraeg Brynsierfel is the latest school to be built through Carmarthenshire County Council’s £180million Modernising Education Provision programme and is part of the authority’s plan to meet growing demand for Welsh medium education in Llanelli.
It is one of three schools being built in Llanelli at the moment – the others are Ysgol Maes y Morfa and Ysgol y Felin. Plans are also underway for two others at Furnace and Seaside.
The schemes cost a total of around £35million, and between them will provide first class schools for almost 2,000 children.
Education and Children’s Services executive board member Cllr Gwynne Wooldridge said: “I’m really pleased to see such excellent progress being made on the new school for Brynsierfel.
“Every child in Carmarthenshire deserves to have access to the best opportunities and facilities we can provide, and this is what we are totally committed to delivering.”
The former Ysgol Gymraeg Brynsierfel has been knocked down to make way for a new £5.5 million state-of-the-art school.
Work is now ongoing on clearing the site of the former school and providing the foundations for the new building.
It will provide first class accommodation and facilities for 210 pupils, plus nursery provision to help meet future demand for Welsh medium education in Llanelli.
The new building will be split level and contain many features of architectural interest.
It is anticipated that work will take around 18 months to complete and children should be able to move into their new home in the Spring term 2011.
In the meantime, the school has moved temporarily into the building at Ynys Las. Ysgol Gymraeg Brynsierfel is the latest school to be built through Carmarthenshire County Council’s £180million Modernising Education Provision programme and is part of the authority’s plan to meet growing demand for Welsh medium education in Llanelli.
It is one of three schools being built in Llanelli at the moment – the others are Ysgol Maes y Morfa and Ysgol y Felin. Plans are also underway for two others at Furnace and Seaside.
The schemes cost a total of around £35million, and between them will provide first class schools for almost 2,000 children.
Education and Children’s Services executive board member Cllr Gwynne Wooldridge said: “I’m really pleased to see such excellent progress being made on the new school for Brynsierfel.
“Every child in Carmarthenshire deserves to have access to the best opportunities and facilities we can provide, and this is what we are totally committed to delivering.”
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