Newark MP Robert Jenrick cuts first sod for new Christ Church Infants’ School at Middlebeck development

The first sod was cut for a new primary school that will spark a bright new future for Newark’s last remaining infants’ school.

Christ Church Infants’ School on Victoria Street currently has less than 40 pupils of infants’ school age on its roll but will re-invent itself as part of the Middlebeck development where more than 3,000 homes could be built.

The new school is being built on land owned by the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham on Middlebeck, and will be delivered by the site’s principal developer, Urban&Civic.