Staff and pupils at St Patrick’s Catholic Primary School, Elland are excited to begin the new academic year with a wonderful new sustainable timber-framed outdoor classroom, supplied and built by Bridge Timber. Last year we approached Bridge Timber, who we had worked with previously on a successful outdoor play area for our Early Years Unit, with an enquiry for a new outdoor classroom to further enhance our learning environment for all our pupils and provide a designated base for our Out of School Club. Paul and his staff listened carefully to our needs and quickly drew up plans for a bespoke building which met all our requirements, educationally, aesthetically and financially, working closely with us to successfully match our long list of requirements with our available budget. They were flexible and patient in their approach, building positive relationships with our staff and governors, answering our seemingly endless questions, and adapting the design frequently until we were 100% satisfied with the final construction. Their modern standalone classroom structures were the perfect match to our developing learning needs and providing us with a fantastic environment for our children to learn in. The work was carried out according to our tight time frame of school holiday dates, with Paul and his staff checking on the whole building process as it went along. We now have a bright and airy building where our children love to learn and play. In addition, the feedback from parents has been extremely positive and the school can see real value for money in the final construction. We are now saving up for the next one!