Public see new school presentation

Busy evening at the unveiling of the Bishopbriggs Academy plans, to the public, last night at the former High school.

I felt sorry for the architects, they were shocked at the response of visitors, not to the school design, but the Council decision to move its location, against public consultation. The inspirED staff, I spoke to, had yet to meet anyone who agreed with the Council decision (apart from the council employees).

Safety

On a safety question, why are goods vehicle using the main entrance to the school when the 'goods in' access is only meters from the road at the side of the school? I was told that no vehicle entrance could be made here because Caledonian Estates own the strip of land between the school and the road.
Why was money not made available to purchase this land to create a safe entrance for goods?

Design

I pointed out that the first design for a school at Thomas Muir was almost identical to the design for the High school, that was rejected. The architects then provided at least two more designs for Thomas Muir. Why were the architects asked to re-designed for the Thomas Muir site - were they asked to re-design for the High school site? Apparently the Council view was they couldn't re-design on the High school site due to site restrictions - why? The same design, rejected at both the High school and Thomas Muir sites, is being built on the St Ninians site! The architects, like myself, were happy with the design at the High school. For anyone who didn't see it, the design was a fantastic modern school (sadly rejected) but you'll see a similar school being built at St Ninians.

Bishopbriggs will now have a design that, due to site restrictions (architects statement) will be built on land the public decided against. Look back over this site and decide if Bishopbriggs received the best possible outcome.

Last night was the first chance I had to see the schools' new crest - what did you think?