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New look for Holly Lodge Girls' College
WORK is complete on the construction of the new £7 million Holly Lodge
Girls' College in West Derby in Liverpool. The scheme has seen a new main
teaching block built comprising new humanities classrooms, arts, music and drama
spaces including an activity hall, and a 6th Form centre with a central atrium
and café area.
It forms part of the Liverpool Schools Investment Programme, devised as a rescue
package following the scrapping of Wave Six of Liverpool's Building Schools for
the Future (BSF) project, and one of the Mayor of Liverpool's key pledges.
The funding, a combination of City Council and Government money, was negotiated
as part of Liverpool's City Deal, and is seeing at least 12 schools receive
investment; with work on 10 already underway or complete.
The aim at Holly Lodge has been to reduce the number of school buildings, some
of which were over 100 years old and unsuited to delivering a modern curriculum.
Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson said:- "This is great news for current and
future pupils at Holly Lodge and will help transform their education. This
investment in Holly Lodge Girls' College is much needed to make sure pupils get
the most out of their learning, as the old school had simple become unmanageable
in terms of the number, quality and location of the buildings."
The scheme includes a small extension to the existing sports hall with new
administrative offices, and a new look reception located along Mill Lane.
There is also a new ½ sized floodlit artificial grass
pitch which will be made available to the local community.
Headteacher Julia Tinsley said:- "Our pupils and staff absolutely love our
new buildings and we simply can't wait to start teaching in them. We have been
really anxious to make sure that the new buildings enhance the beautiful campus
on which the school is built, and maintain the unique character of Holly Lodge.
As well as getting much needed new accommodation and ICT facilities, it will
also be a much more environmentally friendly school and will cost us less to
heat, maintain and repair."
The new building is arranged in proximity to the 5 buildings which are being
retained, greatly reducing lost teaching time as a result of pupils having to
walk long distances between lessons.
Around a ⅓ of the existing site at the front nearest Queens Drive will be
sold when the work is complete, to help contribute towards the costs of the
Schools Investment Programme.
The work has been carried out by Kier Construction, with 85% of it subcontracted
to firms in Liverpool and a further nine percent to those in the City region.
More than 100 apprenticeships have also been created through the schools
investment programme.
John O'Callaghan – MD of Speke based Kier Construction - said:- "Teamwork
and collaboration were key to successfully delivering Holly Lodge Girls College
on time and on budget, and we are very much looking forward to working on future
projects with the School Investment team in 2015 and beyond''
Pupils will move into the buildings in January, ahead of an official opening in
March 2015.
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A brand new radio station is just Magic
WITH shows presented by Christine Bleakley, Denise Van Outen, John
Barrowman, Claire Sweeney, Rick Astley, Kim Wilde and more Magic is a brand new
radio station for Southport and the nation with a 'good-mood'
music playlist from Queen to Adele, Michael Bublé to Marvin Gaye, Take That to
ABBA and George Michael to Bruno Mars.
The music is designed to relax and help brighten your day, combined with award
winning presenters and special programmes that feature the best of the 80's and
Soul and Motown. As your day winds down the 'Mellow Magic'
playlist helps to soothe you every evening.
Actor, singer, dancer, TV personality and West End star, Denise Van Outen brings
her warm style to your speakers, waxing lyrical and connecting with her audience
through the music she plays. From new British talent George Ezra to classics
from Lionel Richie, Denise's show brings her infectious fun filled personality
to her Saturday afternoon show from 1pm.
Saturday presenter Denise Van Outen said "We are starting the Magic New
Year with a bang! We really hope you can join us with some good mood music and
we promise to keep you smiling all week."
Legendary 80's pop stars turned presenters Kim Wilde ('Kids in America',
'Chequered Love') leads her request show and Rick Astley ('Never
Gonna Give You Up') gives his unique take on your favourite Magic music
and movies. Both hit the airwaves on Sunday with Kim from 10am and Rick from 1pm
to 3pm.
Christine Bleakley, the much loved television host and personality, will make
her radio debut with a 1 hour programme dedicated to a special celebrity guest
each week. She will host up front, intimate, 1 on 1 chats, interspersed with
select pieces of music chosen to illustrate their life and career. Phillip
Schofield joins as the 1st guest from 11 January 2015 and you can listen in to a
new guest every Sunday afternoon from 3pm to 4pm until March 2015.
John Barrowman, star of Doctor Who, Torchwood, Arrow, musical theatre and the
top 40, will also kick off his new programme on 11 January 2015 and will be
heard every Sunday from 6pm. John's unique style, humour and energy will propel
entertainment driven features to delight, engage and make you smile.
The multi-talented Claire Sweeney will bring her love of musical theatre to the
airwaves with a special musicals show. Amidst an illustrious career on stage and
TV, Sweeney most notably starred as 'Roxie Hart' in the musical
Chicago. She will review, interview stars and cast members and recommend the
very best performances in the West End as well as playing a mix of Magic tracks
and musical hits on Sunday afternoon from 3pm to 4pm in March and April 2015.
Hear your favourite 80's tracks with Magic
80's on Friday nights with Gary Vincent who'll be accompanied by super-star
guests from the 80's before heading behind the scenes with Jo Parkerson every
Saturday at 3pm on The Green Room, which showcases the very best celebrity
interviews and news. Angie Greaves takes you to Magic's Soul Town from 6pm,
bringing the very best of Motown and Soul with regular interviews and special
guests.
Throughout the week, Magic's signature 'good-mood' playlist begins
its flow on Early Breakfast with Martin Collins, to interim Breakfast Show
presenter Nick Snaith at Magic in the Morning, then Mid-mornings with Gary
Vincent, Afternoons with Angie Greaves and the the infamous Mellow Magic with
Danny Pietroni.
Richard Allinson has joined the Magic line up from BBC Radio 2, presenting Magic
Drivetime Monday to Friday and you can also look forward to hearing Richard on
other programmes throughout 2015.
Magic will launch in Southport on DAB from the
5th of January. In order to receive the station's digital frequency, make sure
you re-scan your DAB radio to get the most up to date stations. For more
information on how to do this, head to:-
GetDigitalRadio.com/retune.
Check out:-
Magic.Co.UK for more
information, full presenter and show line up.
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