ISSUE 42 - 4 FEBRUARY 2008

NOT THE LANGSIDE BLOG

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GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY - 1st FEBRUARY 2008.

The Groundbreaking Ceremony, to signify the start of the new build by Balfour Beatty, took place on Friday 1st February. The programme for the event is published overleaf and hopefully that gives you a ‘flavour’ of the event.
65 external partners attended and along with Langside staff and students over 100 people participated at the event. The crowning moment of the day came when the Principal (operating a JCB) lifted the first bucket of soil from the site of Phase 1 of the new build. Following this Brian Keegan planted the first of six anniversary trees (one for each decade) which will eventually be prominent in the grounds of the new college.
This event was filmed and relayed as a live feed into the Emanuel Studio so that all those at the ceremony could witness the event without having to brave the weather! The on site Langside team consisted of Graeme, Brian, Robert Paterson, Kim Turkington and Jim Carrick. A video of the moment the ground was broken can be seen by accessing the College web site and going into the New Estate Information Forum and following the link.

The ceremony signifies the start of the three year build programme and in the coming weeks a significant change will be discernible as, on site, the steelwork for the new main teaching block is put in position. Exciting times!

The ceremony was appreciated by both partners and staff and already some very positive feedback has been received. Thanks are due to David Cooper and the IT technicians for their help and expertise in organising the event (particularly the on site ceremony) Thanks also to Kim Turkington of BDU for her support and input and last, but certainly not least, the facilities team for their help in preparing the studio and assisting Brian with the tree planting.



1st February 2008

Welcome and Introduction
B Keegan, Chair of the Board of Management of Langside College

The importance of building a College to meet
the learning demands of the 21st Century
A G Hyslop, Principal

Musical item
‘My love is like a red, red rose’ (Robert Burns)
performed by National Qualification in Acting & Performance students

‘Mo Mhathair’
performed by Somerled Smith, Student
National Qualification in Acting & Performance
(Silver Pendant for Gaelic learners at the 2007 National Mod )

Groundbreaking Ceremony

Langside College - B Keegan, A G Hyslop, R W Paterson,
K Turkington, J Carrick and A Crosbie

Currie and Brown - S Harris

Balfour Beatty - T Clarke, D McKay, S MacPhail and K Walker

SMC Jenkins Marr - M Slade

Buro Happold - J Gamwell and A Follett

Arup - G Stephen

Musical item
‘Tam O’Shanter’ (Robert Burns)
Adapted and performed by National Qualification Acting & Performance students.

Design, Construction and Facilities of the new College

SMC Jenkins Marr - D Nichol

Balfour Beatty - T Clarke

Langside College - R Paterson – Depute Principal/Project Sponsor

Closing
B Keegan, Chair of the Board of Management of Langside College