St Bart's welcomes royal visitor

The Countess of Wessex unveiled a plaque to mark the official opening of the Newbury school's redevelopment

A NEWBURY school welcomed a royal visitor today (Wednesday) to mark the official opening of its new buildings.

The Countess of Wessex visited St Bartholomew's School in Andover Road, where she unveiled a plaque to mark the official opening of the school's redevelopment, which received £32m of Government money through the Building Schools for the Future programme.

The school moved into its new accommodation last November, but The Countess' visit marked the formal opening in a ceremony attended by representatives from the building contractor, Willmott Dixon, architects Scott Brownrigg, staff and pupils from the school and a number of local dignitaries.

During her visit, The Countess was also given a tour of the school, visiting a number of lessons where she saw students of all ages and abilities to see how the new buildings had helped their learning.

For more pictures from The Countess' visit, click on the link below.