Turf cuttting ceremony at Rhyl School

The Bishop of Wrexham, Rt Rev’d Peter M. Brignall, invited guests to a turf cutting ceremony at the site of the development which will replace Ysgol Mair Primary School and Blessed Edward Jones Catholic High School. It will be called Christ the Word Catholic School, funded in partnership by Denbighshire County Council and the Welsh Government through its 21st Century Schools Programme. The site is next door to both schools and enabling works have already taken place with full works now underway.

The new building is set to open in autumn 2019, with the demolition of the existing school buildings and the remaining external works to the sports/play areas starting once the school building is finished with completion set for summer 2020. The new school will be for 420 full time pupils aged 3-11 and 500 pupils aged 11-16.

Cllr Huw Hilditch-Roberts, cabinet lead member for Education, said: “I am delighted work is progressing on this exciting project and we look forward to working collaboratively with Kier Construction and the Diocese of Wrexham. Both Denbighshire and the Welsh Government are continuing to invest in delivering first-class learning environments for the children and young people of Denbighshire. The capital programme has seen huge investment which will enable a better education environment for our children, a priority for us under our Corporate Plan.”

Bishop Brignall said: “This will be a vanguard school for the Catholic Church and for the county of Denbighshire. I’m delighted to be part of the project and to have taken part in the turf cutting ceremony at this momentous new beginning. This is a great partnership between the Welsh Government, Denbighshire County Council and the Diocese of Wrexham working together to achieve the best for the children. I am looking forward to when the school is open. It will provide not only education, but those other opportunities that a school in the 21st Century and the Church seek to provide, and be part of the whole community.”

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