New £7m sixth form centre takes shape

7:49am Wednesday 6th March 2013 in News

WORK on a new £7 million sixth form centre is on track for a September opening, school bosses have said.

Bolton School is to get a state-of-the-art facility, bringing boys and girls together under one roof for the first time in the school’s 497-year history.

The building will be called The Riley Centre in honour of former pupil Ian Riley, who has been a driving force in making the centre a reality and is the lead benefactor.

The centre will provide modern teaching facilities for 400 sixth form students, with a common room, a cafe, offices for sixth-form staff and an exhibition room.

It will also have glazed walkways linking to existing school buildings.

Pupils in Years 7 to 11 will continue to study in the main school building, and all pupils will be able to use a computer room and other facilities in the new centre.

The school’s girls’ division headteacher Sue Hincks said: “We are looking forward to welcoming both our own year 11 students and those girls and boys who join us in the sixth form from other schools.

“This wonderful centre will open in September and will provide students from both boys’ and girls’ divisions with a hub for social activities and study, allowing us to retain single sex teaching while creating an environment in which boys and girls will study and relax together.

“We are indebted to alumni and friends of the school, whose vital financial support has allowed us to realise such an ambitious project which will benefit so many future generations.”

The new sixth form has replaced parking spaces, so 54 spaces were created in a temporary car park on the school grounds near Tudor Avenue.

The school has now asked Bolton Council if that car park can remain permanently.

A school report to the council says: “There have been no objections or complaints from residents in this location, since the car park came into use. It would help to alleviate the onstreet parking at Chorley New Road and elsewhere around the school site.”

The council is aiming to reach a decision by April 14.

Comments (7)

10:13am Wed 6 Mar 13

sunfun says...

More inconsiderate and illegal parking, by inconsiderate and condescending parents at drop off and pick up times, this development should never have been allowed, “Old school tie and Bolton Council?” Bolton school a so called charity has outgrown its site.
More inconsiderate and illegal parking, by inconsiderate and condescending parents at drop off and pick up times, this development should never have been allowed, “Old school tie and Bolton Council?” Bolton school a so called charity has outgrown its site. sunfun

1:04pm Wed 6 Mar 13

Cathryn C says...

Nobody's using this new car park on Tudor Avenue anyway. All the contractors (was Seddons, now James Mercer Ltd) clog up Mornington Road with their vans parked half up on the pavement and have done since this work started. Bolton School couldn't give a fig about it, why should they? Their coaches line up outside the school on double-yellow lines every morning and afternoon causing traffic chaos but do we ever see a traffic warden?
Nobody's using this new car park on Tudor Avenue anyway. All the contractors (was Seddons, now James Mercer Ltd) clog up Mornington Road with their vans parked half up on the pavement and have done since this work started. Bolton School couldn't give a fig about it, why should they? Their coaches line up outside the school on double-yellow lines every morning and afternoon causing traffic chaos but do we ever see a traffic warden? Cathryn C

8:14pm Wed 6 Mar 13

aardwolf says...

sunfun wrote:
More inconsiderate and illegal parking, by inconsiderate and condescending parents at drop off and pick up times, this development should never have been allowed, “Old school tie and Bolton Council?” Bolton school a so called charity has outgrown its site.
knobhead.
correction, jealous knobhead.
[quote][p][bold]sunfun[/bold] wrote: More inconsiderate and illegal parking, by inconsiderate and condescending parents at drop off and pick up times, this development should never have been allowed, “Old school tie and Bolton Council?” Bolton school a so called charity has outgrown its site.[/p][/quote]knobhead. correction, jealous knobhead. aardwolf

8:16pm Wed 6 Mar 13

aardwolf says...

Cathryn C wrote:
Nobody's using this new car park on Tudor Avenue anyway. All the contractors (was Seddons, now James Mercer Ltd) clog up Mornington Road with their vans parked half up on the pavement and have done since this work started. Bolton School couldn't give a fig about it, why should they? Their coaches line up outside the school on double-yellow lines every morning and afternoon causing traffic chaos but do we ever see a traffic warden?
boohoo
[quote][p][bold]Cathryn C[/bold] wrote: Nobody's using this new car park on Tudor Avenue anyway. All the contractors (was Seddons, now James Mercer Ltd) clog up Mornington Road with their vans parked half up on the pavement and have done since this work started. Bolton School couldn't give a fig about it, why should they? Their coaches line up outside the school on double-yellow lines every morning and afternoon causing traffic chaos but do we ever see a traffic warden?[/p][/quote]boohoo aardwolf

8:24pm Wed 6 Mar 13

aardwolf says...

Cathryn C wrote:
Nobody's using this new car park on Tudor Avenue anyway. All the contractors (was Seddons, now James Mercer Ltd) clog up Mornington Road with their vans parked half up on the pavement and have done since this work started. Bolton School couldn't give a fig about it, why should they? Their coaches line up outside the school on double-yellow lines every morning and afternoon causing traffic chaos but do we ever see a traffic warden?
In fact the lines are single not double so it is perfectly acceptable for a coach to wait there for a short period of time. I hope you don't drive with eyesight like yours...
[quote][p][bold]Cathryn C[/bold] wrote: Nobody's using this new car park on Tudor Avenue anyway. All the contractors (was Seddons, now James Mercer Ltd) clog up Mornington Road with their vans parked half up on the pavement and have done since this work started. Bolton School couldn't give a fig about it, why should they? Their coaches line up outside the school on double-yellow lines every morning and afternoon causing traffic chaos but do we ever see a traffic warden?[/p][/quote]In fact the lines are single not double so it is perfectly acceptable for a coach to wait there for a short period of time. I hope you don't drive with eyesight like yours... aardwolf

11:29pm Wed 6 Mar 13

sunfun says...

aardwolf wrote:
sunfun wrote: More inconsiderate and illegal parking, by inconsiderate and condescending parents at drop off and pick up times, this development should never have been allowed, “Old school tie and Bolton Council?” Bolton school a so called charity has outgrown its site.
knobhead. correction, jealous knobhead.
I am not jealouse, just P@@@@ off with traffic delays and people who think they are above the law
[quote][p][bold]aardwolf[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]sunfun[/bold] wrote: More inconsiderate and illegal parking, by inconsiderate and condescending parents at drop off and pick up times, this development should never have been allowed, “Old school tie and Bolton Council?” Bolton school a so called charity has outgrown its site.[/p][/quote]knobhead. correction, jealous knobhead.[/p][/quote]I am not jealouse, just P@@@@ off with traffic delays and people who think they are above the law sunfun

9:44am Thu 7 Mar 13

Cathryn C says...

aardwolf wrote:
Cathryn C wrote: Nobody's using this new car park on Tudor Avenue anyway. All the contractors (was Seddons, now James Mercer Ltd) clog up Mornington Road with their vans parked half up on the pavement and have done since this work started. Bolton School couldn't give a fig about it, why should they? Their coaches line up outside the school on double-yellow lines every morning and afternoon causing traffic chaos but do we ever see a traffic warden?
In fact the lines are single not double so it is perfectly acceptable for a coach to wait there for a short period of time. I hope you don't drive with eyesight like yours...
You mention "a short period of time". As you appear to have crowned yourself Boss Troll of the Rules of the Road on this site I'll ask you for clarification, would you consider 45 minutes to an hour to be a short period of time? Because I wouldn't and I doubt the majority of the people trying to negotiate the Chorley New Road traffic chaos between 8am and 9am and 3.30pm and 4.30pm would.
[quote][p][bold]aardwolf[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]Cathryn C[/bold] wrote: Nobody's using this new car park on Tudor Avenue anyway. All the contractors (was Seddons, now James Mercer Ltd) clog up Mornington Road with their vans parked half up on the pavement and have done since this work started. Bolton School couldn't give a fig about it, why should they? Their coaches line up outside the school on double-yellow lines every morning and afternoon causing traffic chaos but do we ever see a traffic warden?[/p][/quote]In fact the lines are single not double so it is perfectly acceptable for a coach to wait there for a short period of time. I hope you don't drive with eyesight like yours...[/p][/quote]You mention "a short period of time". As you appear to have crowned yourself Boss Troll of the Rules of the Road on this site I'll ask you for clarification, would you consider 45 minutes to an hour to be a short period of time? Because I wouldn't and I doubt the majority of the people trying to negotiate the Chorley New Road traffic chaos between 8am and 9am and 3.30pm and 4.30pm would. Cathryn C

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