Fast Forward With Great Hall

Simon Williams, Development Director

Following a very promising start to our £3.5m Development Campaign for the Great Hall project, the Governors have decided to bring the construction of the the new building forward to the autumn of 2011. Our contractor (Haymills) took control of the site in the autumn half term and the 1966 Theatre is in the process of being demolished (you can watch this process as it unfolds here).  The project team (led by former Deputy Head Dr Austin Jessop) are aiming to complete the build within 16 months, with the new facilities available for pupils in the early months of 2013.

We've had an incredibly positive response from both Old Leysians and parents since the launch of our campaign on March 8th at Goldsmiths' Hall and I'm very grateful indeed to all of those who have so kindly supported the project to date.  Like every building project at The Leys since the school opened in 1875, the successful completion of Great Hall will rely on the generosity of the current generation Leysians and we intend to personally approach everyone in the Leysian community over the course of the campaign.  Do feel free to get in touch at any time (dev@theleys.net) if you'd like to know more about how we're doing!