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Amenities.—These have been provided at many of the schools in
the form of garden borders at Infants' and Junior Schools, seats
in playgrounds, mesh fences to railings and boundary walls, turfing
of lawns, play tables and seats, sealing of floors of hall, gymnasium,
dining room, classroom and staff rooms, exhibition panels on walls,
toy cupboards and wall shelving, sandpit and a platform for stage
plays at various schools.
Central Kitchens.—The buildings and apparatus have been
maintained in good order and improvements made to hot water
installations.
Further Education.—The play area at the Marsh Street Youth
Centre has been re-surfaced and floodlit for evening play and the
exterior re-decorated.
Gymnasia.—Several of the halls in Secondary Schools have been
equipped with gymnastic apparatus, as climbing ropes, wall bars, etc.
Heating.—Existing systems have been maintained. A new
system provided at the Forest Road Junior and Infants Schools. New
boilers at 3 schools, gas fires, and space heaters at other schools and
Central Kitchens. Owing to long deliveries now experienced when
ordering new boilers, oil-heated radiators have been made available
to meet emergencies which arise.
Lighting.—Artificial lighting has been improved by raising the
wattage of lamps in certain cases, and the installation of fluorescent
lighting in 9 schoolrooms.
Maintenance.—All the educational properties are up to a good
standard of repair. Annual vacuum cleaning of newly decorated
premises is carried out in order to maintain general cleanliness.
Windows are cleaned inside and outside on 5 occasions each year.
A defective floor in a classroom has been renewed and the external
pointing to the walls of part of one school renewed before internal
decorations are put in hand.
Playfields.—These are maintained by the ground staff in a
satisfactory condition. Special contract works have been carried
out to provide new fences, lay down newly acquired land for playing
purposes and to renovate certain worn sections of play areas.
A new Canteen has been built at the North Walthamstow
Sports Ground, a new playing field acquired in Billet Road, an
existing pavilion repaired at Salisbury Hall and the Air Raid Shelter
there and at North Walthamstow Sports Ground converted into
ablution blocks for both sexes with sanitary accommodation and hot
showers.
Three tennis courts have been provided.