THE Wokingham Borough Council (WBC) has been nominated for a national award for its architecture projects.

The council was shortlisted for the 'Client of the Year' award recently, which is awarded to schools, universities and local authorities that show passion, direction and innovation in a new build or refurbishment.

The projects being put forward to the council include the expansion of Addington School, Woodley, two new schools to be built in North Wokingham and Arborfield, and the replacement building for the Dinton Activity Centre in Hurst.

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Cllr John Kaiser, executive member for finance and housing, said: “As a local authority it’s a real honour to be recognised in this way – we do the ‘bread and butter stuff’ of building schools, leisure centres, and roads, none of which are generally thought of as exciting.

"But, it is exciting – we are investing £1billion in infrastructure across the borough.

"We are investing nearly £100million in creating primary school places and nursery provisions in the borough, which is largely funded by developer contributions.

"As a local authority we are committed to building all our projects with the best possible outcome for the school and pupils, whilst also making sure we work towards our objective of being carbon neutral by 2030."

Cllr UllaKarin Clark, executive member for Children’s Services, said: “In Wokingham borough, we value all our children.

"We know they are our future and it is our responsibility to give them the best start in life by giving them a solid education.

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"And education is not just about the teaching, although of course that is important. But the buildings that children spend their school days in are just as important.

"We believe in investing in our school buildings and these new facilities are state of the art and something we can be proud of as a borough."

Winners will be announced at the Education Estates Digital Awards Ceremony on Thursday, October 15.

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