Chris Bray

A new Community Sports Hall is a step nearer at Teignmouth Community College. Money was allocated for advanced design work at Devon County Council’s Executive meeting on the 26^th February, when the County’s Capital Programme budget was agreed.

 Welcoming the move, local County Councillor and Executive Support member Chris Bray reminded the Executive that he and Cllr Cox had hosted the leaders of DCC and Teignbridge at a site meeting in June 2006, at which the local councillors had pressed the case for a new Sports Hall for the school. At that time the budget was not available from DCC, but Cllr Bray has continued to work with the school, DCC and Teignbridge to progress the project.Cllr Bray said, “Teignmouth
Community College are anxious to become a Specialist Sports College and yet it is one of only two Community Colleges in Devon without a dedicated Sports Hall.  I am therefore particularly pleased that the Lib Dem Administration at County Hall has set in train the process which will hopefully deliver first class facilities for our local pupils and also possibly the local community in the near future.”Executive Portfolio Holder and Kingsteignton Councillor, John Smith, who is responsible for all children’s work in Devon - including the school building programme - said,  “I am delighted that I have been able to make provision in the budget for two school based sports centres.