John Battle Opens New Primary School Building At Hawksworth Wood

John joined Lord Mayor of Leeds Neil Taggart to open the newly refurbished Hawksworth Wood Primary School on 24th June.

John said, "Hawksworth Wood Primary School embodies the vision of what a community primary school can achieve. An excellent headteacher, committed staff, and school governors with vision are doing more than running a school, they're rebuilding community.

“The refurbished buildings are absolutely superb, with all kinds of creative work going on in every classroom, and in the school garden, but what really impresses me about the school is the spirit of welcome.”

John enjoyed the children's presentation, particularly the enthusiastic singing of "the Community Song" by the whole school.

The refurbishment frees former school buildings to be a new community centre. It will provide flexible early education and childcare, family support and rooms for training and education - aiming to be a community resource which can be used outside nursery hours for a range of other projects. Park Lane College, the Primary Health Care Trust and Social Services will all run services in the centre.

In the last few months Hawksworth Wood Primary School has won a merit award, and an environmental education award - the Stan Kenyon Memorial Challenge.