£4.6m facelift puts school in line for award
Canklow Woods Primary, which was opened in December 2009 after the massive revamp, has been shortlisted for the Pro-Yorkshire Awards in the Sustainability category.
Also in the running is Aston Customer Service Centre, which could win the Community Benefit award.
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Hide AdThe Pro-Yorkshire Awards are run by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and regarded as the region’s property “Oscars.”
Canklow Woods is one of several Rotherham schools fitted with eco-friendly features, including a biomass boiler and thermal mass wall.
The building project included six classrooms, an ICT resource area, library and an outdoor amphitheatre.
A total of 56 projects have been shortlisted, ranging from small-scale schemes built by the vision and persistence of one person, through to multi-million pound developments.
Judging is underway and the winners will be announced at a glittering awards dinner in Leeds on May 20.