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School fete - St Pancras
School
Although Brighton’s Jubilee Library won The Observer’s
Ethical Award for Building of the Year last week, St Pancras
School gave them a very good run for their money. They came
second in this prestigious competition to find 'the best ethically
minded UK building project encompassing social inclusiveness,
accessibility, the environment and resource conservation'
with their new arts and science building, The Ark. Inspiration
for the project came from local artist Tom Hammick, the governing
body, staff and pupils. The building took 11 months to construct,
had a budget of £270,000 and was designed by BBM Sustainable
Design. All materials used in the build were environmentally
benign and sourced locally - these include wool insulation;
sweet chestnut for the ‘glulam’ structure; sustainably
managed cedar shingles and geothermal heating.
Now that the Ark has been launched, the school plans to make
use of the unused land behind the new building to create a
new ‘outside classroom’ that will focus on wildlife
and organic vegetables. Funds from its school fete on Sunday
will go towards funding this new venture. The theme of the
fete is ‘An English Country Garden’, children
and adults alike are being asked to dress in theme - as gardeners,
fairies, scarecrows etc. The event is being organized by the
school’s PTA and as Ann Spruce notes “stalls will
include the usual raffle, bric-a-brac, home produce, face
painting and so on. We also have some great prizes, generously
donated by the local business community.” KA
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