Ysgol Ffwrnes primary school moved to a new £14.6m building 'off Denham Avenue in December 2014. The original building was located behind Chapman Street with access from New Road. The new building was built by WRW Ltd and was funded by a £10.22m Welsh Government grant and £4.38m from the Local Authority's capital programme. The building features many environmentally-friendly features which include rainwater harvesting, external planting areas, solar panels and renewable energy sources. The school has a two form entry for 420 children, plus a nursery, and will help manage the increasing demand for Welsh medium education in the Llanelli area.'
WRW Ltd were the main contractors for the site, Austin Smith Lord were the architects and CB3 consult were the civil and structural engineers. 'The two storey building provides 17 classrooms, specialist rooms, community rooms, two separate play areas, all-weather MUGA and external teaching areas. The school's imaginative design provides a variety of stimulating learning spaces. Arranged over two stories the design maximises the views to the nearby coastline whilst minimising the building footprint. Courtyards, covered classrooms and a roof terrace have immediate links to classrooms and the ecologically rich woodland setting.'
Ysgol Ffwrnes's new school building has won the following awards: 'CEW Sustainability Award 2015, CEW Awards 2015 ? Highly Commended for Project of the Year, Insider Wales Property Awards Sustainable Development of the Year 2015, LABC Cymru Carmarthenshire Building Excellence Award 2014 ? Winner of Best Educational Building, LABC Cymru South Wales Regional Building Excellence Award 2015 ? Highly Commended for Best Educational Building, Considerate Constructors Scheme National Gold Award'
Sources: http://democratiaeth.sirgar.llyw.cymru and http://wrw.co.uk/ysgol-ffwrnes/
RCAHMW 16th August 2018.