Ffwrnes School in Llanelli opens its doors to pupils
“It's awesome!”...that’s the view of pupils at Llanelli’s latest new school. Ysgol Ffwrnes threw open its doors to pupils for the first time today, months ahead of schedule. The £14.6million primary school has been built as part of Carmarthenshire County Council’s Modernising Education Programme , and headteacher Catherine Lloyd Jenkins was the first to welcome pupils for their first day at the new school this morning. For many, it was the first time they’d laid eyes on it, whilst several older pupils - who have been involved in the design and build stages – were pleased to see the project complete. “There’s been a lot of excitement, but we’re settling in very well,” said Mrs Lloyd Jenkins. The excitement of the day was summed up by year four pupils Austin Jones, Ifan Wheeler and Rowan Morris. Austin, aged nine, said: “It’s nice – I love the smell of it! And the carpets are really colourful.” Comparing it to his old school, which has now been decommissioned, Ifan, eight, s...