HYDE HEATH INFANT SCHOOL

Weedon Hill, Hyde Heath,  Amersham  HP6 5RW

(Head teacher:  Julie Moulsdale)

School website - www.hydeheath.bucks.sch.uk  e-mail office@hydeheath.bucks.sch.uk

November 7th 2008 - opening of major new facilities by Irma Dolphin

On Friday 7 November 2008, Julie Moulsdale, Headteacher at Hyde Heath Infant School, welcomed families and friends of the School to an official ceremony to celebrate the completion of a building project which began in April 2008.  A long-standing resident of Hyde Heath village, Mrs Irma Dolphin, who was a pupil at the School from 1915 to 1926, was delighted be able to perform the formal opening ceremony by unveiling a plaque over the new staff room.   

The School has been completely refurbished, to include an additional third classroom and a brand new staff room.  The premises have been newly carpeted and decorated throughout, with additional storage facilities inside and out, and new staff toilets.  A magnificent new entrance has been created at the front of the school, using named bricks sponsored by families and friends.  This is a very fitting acknowledgement of the strength of local support enjoyed by the school. 

Much of the work was completed during the Summer term whilst the school was in full operation.  Seeing the building works happening around them certainly added to the children’s broad and balanced curriculum. 

This was an enormous project for a small village school, and it would not have happened without generous support from so many people, including parents (especially the School Parents’ Association), friends, Hyde Heath Village Shop and Little Missenden and St Andrew’s Churches.  However, the main benefactors of the project were Bill & Vi Williamson.  Bill lived all his life in Hyde Heath village and attended the school in the early 1900’s.   Bill and Vi left generous bequests to various Hyde Heath village organisations, including the School, and the School Governors have now been able to make full use of the bequest for the benefit of the children of Hyde Heath - present and future.   

The current pupils entertained their visitors with songs and a poem specially written for the occasion, and enjoyed a Celebration Cake made by Mrs Margaret Dunn who is a friend and former Governor of the School. 

Visitors were able to view the new facilities after the opening ceremony - a nostalgic time for many former pupils, parents and staff. 

Mrs Moulsdale emphasised the importance of the School as a part of Hyde Heath’s thriving community, and the significance of this project in securing the future of the School.  The School is almost full at present, and looks forward to continuing to welcome new pupils from the village and the surrounding area each year.

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