Removing asbestos roofing is among repair work totalling over £800,000 due to be carried out at six Herefordshire schools over the coming summer.

Herefordshire Council is currently seeking contractors to carry out the following:

  • Work valued at £200,000 to replace and overlay a “failed” roofing system, to remove asbestos “soffits” or roof undersides, and to replace roof lights, is due at Garway Primary School in the southwest of the county.
  • LED lighting is to be installed and ceilings replaced, along with removing asbestos and replacing external lighting, at Ashfield Park Primary School, Ross-on-Wye, in work totalling £120,000 in value.
  • Work to replace “failed” roofing at Weobley High School west of Hereford is put at £250,000.

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  • Replacing three canopies which “are failing due to being heavily soiled”, along with decking, at Bosbury CE Primary School near Ledbury, is valued at £130,000.
  • Renewing roof coverings at Ewyas Harold Primary School will cost £60,000.
  • Improvements to drainage and replacing door and window units at Almeley Primary School near Kington is also put at £60,000.

All six jobs are currently listed on the government’s Contracts Finder service as open for bids from contractors.