Work starts on new sports hall at Eastbourne school

Work has started on a new two-storey sports hall which is being built at an Eastbourne school.
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The development at St Catherine’s College in Priory Road, which started on Monday, August 1, will see the construction of a four-court sports hall which will have a mezzanine level that will include fitness studios and changing facilities.

The college said it was built in 1958 for 500 students, but now welcomes more than 1,000.

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Headteacher Solomon Berhane said, “It’s great that we have grown from 500 students, but our sports facilities haven’t grown with us.

L/R: Director at Directline Structures Limited Katy Barker, governors David Jeffries and Richard Holste, business manager Madeleine MaynardL/R: Director at Directline Structures Limited Katy Barker, governors David Jeffries and Richard Holste, business manager Madeleine Maynard
L/R: Director at Directline Structures Limited Katy Barker, governors David Jeffries and Richard Holste, business manager Madeleine Maynard

"The school has been trying to get a sports hall for 20 years, so it is very exciting that the building work has started.”

In addition to providing the PE department and students with ‘first-class’ facilities, the sports hall will also be used for a wide range of extra-curricular activities such as trampolining, table tennis, netball and basketball.

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