Marylebone Schoolchildren get new Canopy for Rooftop Playground

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Marylebone Schoolchildren get new Canopy for

Rooftop Playground

PR Newswire

LONDON, July 5, 2012

LONDON

,

July 5, 2012

/PRNewswire/ --

Schoolchildren using one of

London's

most unusual playgrounds are now

receiving year-round protection from the weather, following the construction of

a new canopy.

As St Vincent's Catholic Primary School is situated in a densely packed part of

Marylebone, the playground is situated on top of the school's roof. The new

canopy makes it safer for the school's 230 pupils to play outdoors by shielding

them from the sun.

Designed by leading architects HOK, the canopy consists of three blue and

yellow steel frames which represent the school's colours, covered by three

large, white, sail-shaped canvases.

Several companies donated their time and effort to make the canopy a reality,

including HOK, Ridgeford Properties Limited and engineering consultancy Alan

Baxter & Associates.

"Given the current economic climate, we were hugely grateful that firms like

HOK and Alan Baxter were generous enough to donate their time and effort,"

commented Chris Murray, the school governor who led the fund-raising drive

and managing director of leading

London

development company, Ridgeford

Properties. "We would never have succeeded without the whole-hearted

support of the neighbouring community."

"It is so important that children get the opportunity during the school day to

play outside and this new canopy allows us to make the most of our outdoor

space whilst protecting the children from the sun, which when we have rare

glimpses of summer can be incredibly powerful. We are very grateful for the

support of local businesses which has resulted in an impressive canopy and

enabled our pupils to have a safer playing space," said Marina Coleman, the

Head Teacher of St Vincent's.

Notes to editors

About Ridgeford Properties Ltd

Ridgeford Properties is a property company that specialises in high-quality

commercial and residential developments. Since its formation in 1996,

Ridgeford Properties has created more than 500,000 sq. ft. of high-quality

accommodation in central

London

and is the leading property developer in the

Marylebone and Fitzrovia areas. Its success comes from adapting global real

estate concepts in order to provide

London

with imaginatively designed

buildings that deliver exceptional value for its customers.