All-weather play for Raetihi School
Alarge, open play area that will be dry all winter and out of ultra-violet light' s harmful rays is being created at Raetihi School. The idea to build the cover has been around for some time, said principal Grant Fountain, with serious studies into its feasibility starting two years ago. Covered play areas are now common in schools, but not on the scale of this project. The cover is a light weight structure, 33
metres long by 16 metres wide and 15 metres high. The framing is of zinc aluminium alloy, similar to that used in some " garden sheds, and 70 per cent of the roofing will be clear to let in sunlight. The structure will cost $96,000, with half the money coming from the Ministry of Education, $20,000 from the Lotteries Commission, $10,000 from the Dudding Trust and $5000 from the Raetihi School Centenary Committee.
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Ruapehu Bulletin, Volume 14, Issue 685, 6 May 1997, Page 1
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151All-weather play for Raetihi School Ruapehu Bulletin, Volume 14, Issue 685, 6 May 1997, Page 1
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