Borehamwood, UK - Building Work For Jewish School Begins

Borehamwood, UK - A £20 million redevelopment project started to transform the site of the old Hillside School on Hillside Avenue in Borehamwood into a new Jewish high school, Yavneh College, which is due to take its first intake of 90 students in September.

A wall-breaking ceremony attended by the Mayor of Hertsmere, Councillor Ron Gealy, and Rabbi Alan Plancey, from Elstree and Borehamwood Synagogue.
Malcolm Gordon, chair of the school's board of governors, said "the Jewish community is a part of the town and the school will be an important addition to that. We will be part of the Hertfordshire family of schools and we look forward to a good relationship with Hertswood School, in Cowley Hill.

The school will have a synagogue on site which will be made available to the community. And eventually it is hoped the school will cater for 1,000 pupils.