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    Technical Notes 2025, Issue 203 - Hillhead Primary School & Early Years Centre – Scottish Water Supply Issue

    • Report by:

      Greg Bremner – Chief Education Officer

    • TN Number:

      203-25

    • Subject:

      Hillhead Primary School & Early Years Centre – Scottish Water Supply Issue

    • Responsible Officer:

      Gavin Haire, School Planning & Improvement Manager

    • Publication:

      This Technical Note will be published on the Council’s website following circulation to Members. Its contents may be disclosed or shared out with the Council.

    • The Technical Note is to inform Elected Members that Hillhead Primary School and Early Years Centre have suffered a loss of water supply this morning.
    • Scottish Water have confirmed a burst water pipe in the area (Redbrae Road, Kirkintilloch) which has resulted in a loss of all water to both the school and early years centre.  Notification at 9.40am on the Scottish Water website confirmed that a fault was located but repair is still to commence.  This has also been confirmed verbally with Scottish Water and no time frame for repair has been communicated
    • Due to lack of water in the school and early years centre, a decision was made by the Chief Education Officer to close the school at 11am today
    • Parents/carers are currently being contacted to collect their children from the school and early years centre
    • The school and early years centre will reopen on Wednesday 19th November as normal, unless Scottish Water advise repair will not be completed in time.