Wales First Minister Eluned Morgan will be asked to officially open Ceredigion’s new £16.3m 240-pupil Welsh-medium 3-11 school early next year, senior Ceredigion councillors have agreed.
At Ceredigion County Council’s Cabinet meeting of November 5, members were asked to make nominations for people to officially open Ysgol Dyffryn Aeron, the extension and refurbishment works undertaken at Cardigan Primary and Secondary Schools, and the All-Weather Pitch at Plascrug Leisure Centre.
Last May, Ceredigion County Council’s Development Management Committee supported an application to build the new school on a greenfield site at Dyffryn Aeron, Felinfach, on the road from Aberaeron to Lampeter.
The £16.3m school, being built by built by Wynne Construction, is 70 per cent funded through the Welsh Government’s Sustainable Communities for Learning Programme.
A ceremony was held to note the start of works last year, with councillors, officers, pupils from the local schools and contractors present.
Ysgol Dyffryn Aeron will open to pupils during 2025 with an official opening proposed for March, Cabinet members heard.
Detailing the other two developments, a report for members said: “Extension and refurbishment works have been carried out at Cardigan Primary School and Cardigan Secondary School as part of the Sustainable Communities for Learning programme, with funding approved by Welsh Government.
“The intention is to hold an official opening ceremony in the near future and Cabinet is requested to nominate and approve an appropriate person to officially open the extension and refurbishment works at both schools. “
The All-Weather Pitch at Plascrug Leisure Centre has been developed and funded by Welsh Government Sport Wales Grant; the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and Ceredigion County Council, with the intention to hold an official opening ceremony in the near future.
Following a proposal at the November 5 meeting by Leader Cllr Bryan Davies, members agreed First Minister Eluned Morgan would officially open the new school.
Nominations for the other two openings included Chairman of the Council Cllr Keith Evans.
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