A WIRRAL high school has received a recycled sports pavilion.

Ridgeway High School in Prenton unveiled their new sports pavilion donated by Peel Ports.

The wooden structure was previously located at Hornby Dock, in the Port of Liverpool and when the site that it was originally on began to be redeveloped in early 2022, Peel Ports were keen to find a new home for the building so it could be reused rather than destroyed.

Ridgeway received the cabin, making use of it as a pavilion overlooking their sports fields by the River Fender.

The sympathetically re-modeled construction and renovation of the building provides the school with much needed additional recreational and teaching and learning space for students.

D Morgan, working on behalf of Peel, prepared the site that the sports pavilion now sits on, making use of the ground previously occupied by the site offices used when Ridgeway High School's new building went up in 2017.

To ensure longevity of the pavilion, Peel also funded a new roof.

It is intended that the sports pavilion will be used every day of the week, either by the school during the day or Glenavon Junior Football Club in the evenings and weekends.

Gavin Sterry, Headteacher, Ridgeway High School, said: "We were delighted to be offered the building by Peel Ports. We have a fabulous new school, however space is tight because of the school's popularity.

“Using this donated building as a sports pavilion means we now have additional facilities for our students to benefit from for years to come.

“Our students are very environmentally aware, always keen for us to reuse and recycle, so the opportunity to take a wooden building that would otherwise have been demolished has been greatly appreciated and plays into our school’s values."