Dining Facilities Transformed At Welland Park Academy

Dining facilities have been transformed at Market Harborough’s Welland Park Academy.

A new bigger dining room created, with brand new kitchen and menus overhauled so they are more nutritious.

Market Harborough’s Great British Bake Off winner Frances Quinn officially opened the new Dining Rooms, which can seat 300 students, more than double the previous room.

The school’s business manager Elaine Winn told HFM about the new menu:

Frances Quinn former Great British Bake off Winner opens the new dining hall at Welland Park Academy with Elaine Winn School Buisness Manager, Principal Julie McBrearty and governor and former Head of Design Technology & Food at the school, Kathy Dare.
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The work to create the new room was funded through a Section 106 grant from Harborough District Council, where housing developers support community facilities.

The upgrade is part of on-going improvements at the school totalling £1m, which will also see a new Sports Hall and new outdoor All-Weather surface being used by students in the next few weeks.

These Year 7 students told HFM what they think of the new dining room:

Frances Quinn tries out the new dining hall at Welland Park Academy with students.
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The school’s Student Council helped plan the new facility and Principal Julie McBrearty said it was great they were involved: