The New Dingwall Academy

The New Dingwall Academy

April/May 2006 Archive

*Wednesday 31st May 2006* Click the link below to see the colour options for the New Academy. New Academy colour options Please note: 1.Tthe file is large (1.4Mb) therefore a broadband connection is recommended. 2.If you are having problems opening the file you can download a free PowerPoint viewer by clicking HERE The latest panorama photograph, taken this morning, shows how the site is progressing.

*Friday 2nd June 2006* Today's photographs show the extent of the foundations (below) and the Rector Mr MacKenzie finalising the position of his new desk!


*Thursday 8th June 2006* The major excavations in the foreground are to redirect a main drain. In the background the remains of the old PE shed demolished to make way for the new bus terminal.

*Wednesday 28th June 2006* The panorama photograph below shows the steady progress of the contractors delivering many tons of hardcore creating a the foundations for pedestrian traffic before pile driving onto the bedrock below to support the main structure. The picture below shows another load being delivered to be levelled onto the white membrane below.

*Tuesday 25th July 2006* Pile driving was originally scheduled to start on 8th August but to avoid any disruptions to lessons in the new session the contractors brought the schedule forward and started at the beginning of the holidays. The photograph on the right shows the first steel pile being driven in. The New Academy will be supported by around 700 steel and concrete piles each resting on the bedrock below. The contractors aim to have all 700 piles in place before the new session starts. Some of the concrete piles in situ are shown below.