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Brownhills School in Walsall Create Outdoor Dining Area for Students
What better way to add a social dining area than to create a space where students can dine and get some fresh air at the same time. Brownhills School in Walsall had a courtyard area which was crying out for some shelter and this is the space which they transformed with a canopy from A&S Landscape.
By adding a large steel and polycarbonate Motiva Duo canopy from our range, the school created an all weather dining area for students. The curved roof canopy was built to an overall size of 12202mm x 9976mm. It had Alu-Tuff (aluminium box profile) guttering and downpipes and an opal polycarbonate roof. The space now completes the courtyard area and means that pupils can use it come rain or shine.
As schools grow in pupil numbers, the strain is often felt in areas such as the dining room. An outdoor canopy can be a great solution to this problem, without the need for a permanent or costly traditional building extension. We think the new space at Brownhills School looks fantastic and we are pleased to hear that it is being well used by pupils. We also worked with Rushall Primary School in Walsall, installing a purple coloured shelter.
What Are The Benefits of Alfresco Dining For Children and How This Impacts Their Welfare
There is a lot of research that shows us the benefits of spending time outdoors; alleviating heart rate, blood pressure, stress hormones and muscle tension. It can also enhance your mood. developments in attention, memory and concentration have also been verified.
How does this effect children in school? Well, being inside for a large amount of the day is connected to increased anxiety and depression. Couple this with the appeal of computer games and social media at home and you can see how paramount it is to offer children as many opportunities to be outdoors during the school day as possible.
Spending time outdoors improves Vitamin D levels (an important hormone that helps to protect against a range of diseases such as osteoporosis, depression, heart attacks and stroke). It is presented in studies that many of us do not get an adequate amount of this important vitamin, so more time outside is vital to help deal with this deficiency.
With the longest break in the school day being the lunch break, a good solution is alfresco dining. More and more schools are upgrading their outdoor areas, adding outdoor dining spaces, with canopies, shade sails, umbrellas and even enclosed outdoor dining rooms. With soaring pupil numbers, this is a solution to the increased pressure that existing dining rooms come under as schools grow.
Continue reading our blog post to explore how schools can combat this problem and allow their students to spend more time outdoors.
If you are thinking about adding some shade or shelter to your outside area, please feel free to contact us to discuss the available options. We would be happy to help you and talk through the available designs. Tel – 01743 444100 or email [email protected]
See more of our completed projects located in the West Midlands
Milking Bank Primary School Add Curved Roof Shelter
Our team constructed a curved roof canopy in Milking Bank Primary School Milking Bank, Dudley, West Midlands. The job involved one Motiva™ Cantilever curved roof canopy measuring 8200mm X 3500mm and included for our Alu-Tuff™ aluminium box profile guttering and downpipes in matching Dura-coat™ colour finish. Installation of 80sqm of ocean blue rubber safety surfacing.
Shade Sails Designed for Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
We built two StarSails in Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Brays Lane, Coventry, West Midlands. The contract included two Maxima™ StarSail tensile shadecloth fabric structure supported on a single upright measuring 4000mm X 4000mm and two post pads.
The Streetly Academy Add Cantilever and Straight Roof Shelter
We created a straight polycarbonate roof canopy and a cantilever canopy at The Streetly Academy Queslett Road East, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands. The contract included supply and installation of one Bespoke Motiva™ Linear monopitch roof canopy measuring 9200mm x 6000mm and one Bespoke Motiva™ Cantilever linear roof canopy measuring 42000mm X 2000mm. These included for our Alu-Tuff™ aluminium box profile guttering and downpipes in matching Dura-coat™ colour finish.
A Total of Six Shade Sails Installed at Stivichall Primary School
We designed six shadesails in Stivichall Primary School Stivichal, Coventry, West Midlands. The job involved six Maxima™ tensile shade cloth fabric sails including for all stainless steel fixtures and fittings in various sizes.
Cantilever Canopy Added to Playground at Mereside Farm Children’s Nursery
Our engineers constructed a cantilever canopy in Mereside Farm Children’s Nursery Shirley, West Midlands. The contract included one Motiva™ Cantilever monopitch straight roof canopy measuring 7000mm X 3000mm including with Alu-Tuff™ aluminium box profile guttering and downpipes in matching Dura-coat™ colour finish.
Thornton Junior School Add Shade Sail to Playground
Our team designed a shade sail in Thornton Junior School Ward End, Birmingham, West Midlands. The contract included one Shade Cloth Fabric including for tension mechanisms.
Fabric Shade Sail Structure Installed at Sowe Valley School
Our engineers produced a StarSail for Sowe Valley School Princethorpe Way, West Midlands. The contract included the supply and installation of one Maxima™ StarSail tensile shadecloth fabric structure supported on a single upright measuring 5000mm X 5000mm.
Straight Roof Shelter Added to Moat House Primary School
We built two straight polycarbonate roof canopies for Moat House Primary School Coventry, West Midlands. The full contract involved two Motiva™ Linear straight roof canopies each measuring 4150mm X 3300mm and included for our Alu-Tuff™ aluminium box profile guttering and downpipes in matching Dura-coat™ colour finish.
