Kings Ash Primary School and Community Centre
I toured Kings Ash Primary School with Cllrs John Thomas and Jeanette Richards as well as Governors Wendy Burridge and George Thomson. Kings Ash opened in June 2009 in an astonishing new building and it now has 415 pupils taken from the merged Foxhole Junior and Foxhole Infants and Nursery. I also visited the Community Centre, currently nearing completion, that will then form the final part of the Kings Ash Community.
This project is a tribute to the vision of Wendy, George and Stephen Foy, who together with strong support from local councillors and parents helped to push through an inspirational project with a remarkable design. The atmosphere in the school and the surroundings for the children are outstanding, especially the artwork, ‘Yellow Submarine' and dedicated IT areas. They have just been inspected by Ofsted and are awaiting their results.
Strong communities matter so much, and projects such as this bring so many together. Already there is a long list of community groups booked to use the Centre, which aims to be open from 9am to 10.30pm and even earlier for the school's use. I may have to check in for the intriguing ‘Gossip and Scrabble' group or check my embarrassing dog Penny in for much needed dog obedience classes.
