After a year apart, having been decanted to other schools, the pupils, teachers and staff of Milngavie Primary School were reunited in their newly refurbished school on Tuesday (18 August).
The stunning Victorian sandstone building, standing since 1875, has benefitted from major structural improvements over the last year and re-opened today for the new academic year.
Passers-by will immediately notice the meticulous cleaning job that has brought the sandstone back to its former glory. Also obvious are the new modern windows throughout.
What is not visible are the new roofs which will make such a huge difference to the fabric of the building and the comfort of everyone inside as well as the internal decoration that has brightened each area up.
Leader of East Dunbartonshire Council, Gordan Low visited the school on the first day of term to meet staff and pupils. He said, “It’s great to see the results of the work that has been done to Milngavie Primary and to see how excited everyone is to be coming back after a year away.
“It is a very attractive building which has been significantly improved by the investment that has been made over the last year to replace the roofs and windows, clean up the exterior and redecorate inside.
I can see that pupils and staff are happy to be back home and I hope they enjoy working and learning in their new surroundings. They have been very patient over the last year and I think they will agree that it has been worthwhile.
“I’d like to thank the school communities of St Nicholas’ Primary and Torrance Primary for welcoming the staff and pupils of Milngavie Primary during the decant year and helping them navigate the changes.”
Neil Kemp, Operations Director, from McLaughlin & Harvey said, “It has been a pleasure to work on another refurbishment project with East Dunbartonshire Council and SCAPE Scotland. Preserving the school’s character during refurbishment works is challenging, but one we have enjoyed and succeeded in doing in the tight timescale.”
