College opens its doors to the public

Champagne tea break for Ritzy workmen

MARKET Bosworth’s Community College has been officially opened with a week of sport, drama and music.

Leicestershire’s former Director of Education Mr Andrew Fairbairn performed the unveiling ceremony which marked the launch of the new £1½ million building. THE half a million pound transformation of Bubbles into the Ritzy nightclub is underway and workmen have already been presented with a bottle of champagne by owners Mecca Entertainment.

The Ritzy is due to open on April 30 and Leigh Clarke of Mecca is confident that the new look club will be completed on time.

Bubbles was forced to close last May following a fire but Leigh believes that Ritzy will be just as popular as the old club.

And those who used to go to Bubbles will find a lot of changes at the club – the restaurant area has gone, there will be a new hi-tech lighting system, the upstairs area has been shut, there’s a new bar, a new dance floor and a completely new style of décor.

To give the workmen the boost they needed to finish the work Leigh brought along his girlfriend Maria Linney to hand over the champagne on behalf of Mecca.

Events throughout the week brought crowds to the town’s new centre.

“The whole place was packed and it went without a hitch,” said Assistant Principal Mr David great.”

Members of the England badminton squad played a demonstration game, Leicestershire’s Russell Cobb and Chris Balderstone coached youngsters and Leicester Riders demonstrated their basketball skills.

Hinckley Tae Kwon Do presented a martial arts demonstration and exhibitions and productions by high school pupils added to the attractions during the crammed week.

The extension offers a sports hall, drama studio, community lounge and bar.

Price of place goes to the £43,000 sports hall (Community) Fitt, “It was which was built after a massive fund-raising effort by the people of Market Bosworth.

Building started when Leicestershire County Council decided not to renew its lease on the decaying Dixie Grammar School building.

This meant that the school had to find space for its science, maths, languages and PE depart- ments.

Now they are concentrated on one site housed in new purpose built facilities.

The new facilities prompted the county council to upgrade the school to community college status which means that it can play a bigger role in the town and surrounding villages.