FIRST MINISTER TO OPEN SGOIL NAN LOCH

The First Minister, Jack McConnell MSP, will open the new Sgoil nan Loch on Tuesday, 23 April 2002. The new community school which was built at a cost of over £4 million consists of primary and secondary units and is designed to serve the Lochs area. Chairman of the Comhairle's Education Committee, Norman L. Macdonald, said -

"The opening of the new school is a significant step forward for educational provision in the Islands and an important day for the Lochs community. I hope that as many of the community as possible will attend the opening which will begin at 9.15 a.m."

Contact: John Clark, Head of the Executive Office. Extension 533.