Wind
turbine brings fresh start for school
20
January 2004
Teachers, parents and councillors are celebrating the start of a
£2.1 million project to create a new school for children,
run by wind and sun power.
The
existing 50 year-old building at Wistaston Green Junior School,
constructed entirely out of aluminium, was only built to last
15 years. Work on a pioneering multi-million pound school that
will benefit hundreds of children in Crewe begins this week.
The
plans include a 30ft wind turbine that will power school computers,
solar panels and rain water collected on the roof will be used
to flush the toilets.
The
building has been funded by a Government grant after persistent
lobbying by councillors and Crewe and Nantwich MP Gwyneth Dunwoody.
Headteacher
Peter Hawxwell has been teaching at the school for more than 20
years and been involved with the campaign for a new school for
more than a decade.
He
said: "We are tremendously excited about the move and can't
wait for the work to begin."
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