Some more schools in Denbighshire have announced they will be closed on Friday, 8 January due to the wintry weather and no school or college transport will operate in the county.
These are the latest schools to announce closures:
- Ysgol Plas Cefndy, Rhyl
- Stepping Stones, Rhyl
- Project 10 & 11, Rhyl
- Ysgol Mair, Rhyl
- Denbigh High School
- Ysgol Rhewl
- Ysgol Melyd, Meliden
- Ysgol Gellifor
- Ysgol Llywelyn, Rhyl
- Ysgol Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd
- Ysgol Clawdd Offa, Prestatyn
The list below was issued last night:
- St Asaph Infants
- Esgob Morgan Juniors, St Asaph
- Bryn Collen, Llangollen
- Christchurch, Rhyl
- Ysgol y Faenol, Bodelwyddan
- Ysgol Dewi Sant, Rhyl
- Ysgol Hiraddug, Dyserth
- Ysgol y Castell, Rhuddlan
- Ysgol Clocaenog
- Ysgol Emmanuel, Rhyl
- Ysgol Gymraeg y Gwernant, Llangollen
- Ysgol Llandrillo
- Ysgol Caer Drewyn, Corwen
- St Brigid’s School, Denbigh
- Ysgol Tremeirchion
- Ysgol y Llys, Prestatyn
- Prestatyn High School
- Ysgol Brynhyfryd, Ruthin
- Ysgol Glan Clwyd, St Asaph
- Rhyl High School
- Ysgol Plas Brondyffryn, Denbigh
- Ysgol Frongoch, Denbigh
- Ysgol y Parc, Denbigh
- Ysgol Tir Morfa, Rhyl
- Ysgol Llantysilio
- Ysgol Bro Cinmeirch, Llanrhaeadr
- Blessed Edward Jones High School, Rhyl
- Ysgol Pant Pastynog, Prion
- Ysgol Pentrecelyn
- Ysgol Gwaenynog, Denbigh
- Ysgol Dyffryn Ial – Bryneglwys and Llandegla
- Ysgol Dinas Bran, Llangollen
There are several reasons for the school closures – some relate to problems with heating/water pipes and the other issue is health and safety of pupils and teachers due to problems with snow and ice.
Also, the Council has confirmed that no school or college transport will operate on Friday due to the icy conditions., for health and safety reasons:
- The Council is unable to guarantee that all school sites have been gritted and cleared of snow, and are therefore safely accessible for transport vehicles; Many of the routes operated are in the more rural areas, where roads are impassable;
- Other routes in more urban areas take in housing estates and side roads, which larger vehicles are unable to negotiate due to ice and/or abandoned vehicles
- Weather forecast is still not good for Thursday, with forecasts predicting -8 degrees and icy conditions
- Some transport providers are unable to acquire drivers to operate the routes due to the adverse weather
Further updates will be placed on the Council’s website: www.denbighshire.gov.uk
