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A primary school in Cheltenham has closed today due to a burst water pipe and flooding at the site. Gloucestershire County Council confirmed via its school closures page this morning that Springbank Primary Academy would be shut to pupils on Friday, October 23 due to a burst water pipe and flooding.
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The headteacher at the school, Emma Wale, confirmed the closure, and said that Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service had attended the school this morning to help drain the water, and that staff were awaiting a visit from Severn Trent Water. Want to see more of the stories you love from GloucestershireLive? Then make us your preferred source on Google.
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The primary academy with nursery, run by the Gloucestershire Learning Alliance, teaches 435 children aged 2 to 11. A spokesperson for Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service said: “We were called at 9.18am to a burst water pipe at Springbank Primary Academy, in Cheltenham. “One fire engine, from Cheltenham West, attended the scene and used pumping equipment to pump out the water.
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The stop message was received at 10.07am.” Severn Trent Water has also been contacted for comment. Springbank Academy is not the only Gloucestershire school to be closed today. Dinglewell Infant School and Dinglewell Junior School, in Gloucester, are both also currently closed due to a loss of hot water.
The schools plan to reopen on Tuesday, November 3 after half-term.
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The schools plan to reopen on Tuesday, November 3 after half-term.
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