FIRST BRICK LAID AT NEW ALYTH PRIMARY SCHOOL

Pupils from Alyth Primary School joined Perth and Kinross Council Leader, Ian Miller and members of the hub East Central Scotland team to lay the first brick for the new building. The event marked the progress made on transforming the school, which is part of the Council’s programme of improvements and upgrades to the school estate across Perth and Kinross. It is the latest project to be delivered by hub East Central Scotland for the Council. The main phase of construction work started in January 2016 and when completed in 2017 it will deliver a new school and improved community facilities. Councillor Miller said: “I am pleased to see this project progressing well as it is very important for Alyth. This is a major investment to deliver a high quality learning and teaching environment for pupils and staff as well as providing modern community facilities for local residents. We are all looking forward to seeing the finished new school open its doors early next year.” Gary Bushnell, Chief Executive, hub East Central Scotland, said: “We look forward to handing over a high quality building next year that provides a bright, modern learning environment, which meets the needs of the community that it serves. This is the third primary school project being delivered by hub for Perth & Kinross Council and follows the successful completion of Oakbank and Crieff primary schools last year.”