Timeline
  • 2003

    It marked the exciting start of building the Village Centre with different partners signing up, plus the ...

    It marked the exciting start of building the Village Centre with different partners signing up, plus the busy year saw celebrations for community spirit and learning. January: A snowy Preston Road est ...

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  • 2002

    Two Cabinet heavyweights came to visit the progress on the Estate in October. John Prescott brought the t ...

    Two Cabinet heavyweights came to visit the progress on the Estate in October. John Prescott brought the then Chancellor Gordon Brown, who met residents and staff. He said: "I've seen how PRNDC is enco ...

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  • 2002

    July: There was a £70,000 expansion of the Janet Genter Community Nursery to increase capacity. A creche ...

    July: There was a £70,000 expansion of the Janet Genter Community Nursery to increase capacity. A creche was also opened at the Women's Centre. Preston Road became the first council estate in the coun ...

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  • 2002

    The Home Secretary David Blunkett visited the new BMX and skate park - the £500,000 Trax Project -- built ...

    The Home Secretary David Blunkett visited the new BMX and skate park - the £500,000 Trax Project -- built next door to Foredyke Primary School, and he also launched the Youth Bank, a fund to give out ...

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  • 2002

    1 Pupils from Foredyke Primary School were the guests of Harrods' owner Mohammed AI-Fayed in London after ...

    1 Pupils from Foredyke Primary School were the guests of Harrods' owner Mohammed AI-Fayed in London after he agreed to host a visit by Hull's Children's University, the out-of-school literacy scheme. ...

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  • 2002

    The year of decisions over plans for a new village centre for Preston Road, for environmental improvement ...

    The year of decisions over plans for a new village centre for Preston Road, for environmental improvements, a BMX park and play areas, as well as employment and training schemes. January saw the unvei ...

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  • 2001

    foredyke School celebrated the completion of £200,000 of refurbishment which saw the refitting of classro ...

    foredyke School celebrated the completion of £200,000 of refurbishment which saw the refitting of classrooms, an IT suite, a new reception area and structural improvements. lord Mayor Cllr fred Beedle ...

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  • 2001

    October: The empty nursery at on Maybury Primary School was converted by PRNDC into a community learning ...

    October: The empty nursery at on Maybury Primary School was converted by PRNDC into a community learning centre to provide training in IT, office skills and hoir-dressinq. Courses started for the Autu ...

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  • 2001

    Childcare had been cited as a major need on the Estate and a new community nursery was developed in partn ...

    Childcare had been cited as a major need on the Estate and a new community nursery was developed in partnership with Hull College. The facility was opened in June 2001 and named after campaigner Janet ...

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  • 2001

    By this time, the list of projects had topped 16, according to the first issue of Preston Road News, with ...

    By this time, the list of projects had topped 16, according to the first issue of Preston Road News, with a further 16 to come. Schools were becoming very involved, with breakfast clubs in Foredyke an ...

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