Marsworth C Of E Infant School in Hertfordshire Install Outdoor Pram Storage

What Was the Project Brief?

Set in the small market town of Tring in Hertfordshire, the lovely Marsworth C of E Infant School contacted A&S Landscape for their help to explore our range of outside storage shelters. Their need to find a custom canopy solution was driven by a lack of available storage.

With more and more of their pupils arriving at school on bikes, and some coming on trikes or in buggies, the primary school wanted to provide a safe storage space. This would enable parents to leave items at the school when they dropped off their children, rather than having to take them home and bring them back at the end of the day. With Tring located at the gateway of the Chiltern’s 173 mile cycleway, it’s unsurprising that the school wanted to make sure that as many children as possible could make use of a safe bike shelter! But as the school also operates a nursery, many of the younger children attend nursery in pushchairs. This meant that a flexible space was needed that met the need for the storage of a range of equipment.

What Was Our Buggy Storage Solution?

Taking account of the number and type of items that Marsworth C of E Infant School wanted to store on a daily basis, A&S Landscape needed to take account the amount of footprint available where the finished buggy storage would be located. Our design team, working alongside the staff at Marsworth C of E Infant School, drew up plans for a Cyclo Buggy™ shelter solution. Our service is offered on the basis of providing our clients with a custom canopy which fits with their requirements exactly.

Because of the nature of the equipment to be left in the shelter each day, it was designed with enclosed sides and a lockable door. This gave extra peace of mind to the staff and the parents that items could be left securely. Rather than a specific cycle shelter containing individual bike racks, the benefit of this solution was that it enabled a range of different items, including prams, buggies, bikes and toys to be stored.

What Was The Result Of Their New Outdoor Pram Storage?

It can be seen from the photographs of this project that the new storage shelter is in demand and being used every day! Offering an all-weather solution, our fully enclosed Cyclo Buggy™ gives a comprehensive and practical storage solution with flexibility. Benefiting from a steel framework finished in Marine Blue, and with clear polycarbonate roof, sides and door, a storage shelter like this is a smart addition to any school grounds.

About The Client

Marsworth C of E Infants School is steeped in history, with this small village school originally having been founded in 1841. They offer classes from Nursery and Reception to Year One and Two and the great outdoors is an integral part of the school’s ethos. The lucky pupils at this school have access to an all-weather playground, as well as a grass play area. Visiting sports coaches offer football and athletics coaching at lunchtimes too, something that we’re sure Tring based Graham Poll, a notable football referee, would approve of!

Why Invest In Outdoor Pram And Bike Storage?

If we had to sum up the answer to this question in one word it would be versatility. Why do we say that? Well, let’s look at some key points.

Flexible Storage Space

Outdoor pram storage like the Cyclo Buggy™ can also double up as storage for other equipment, for example, outdoor play equipment.

Bespoke Designs

The size of the structure can be made bespoke to your needs and the space available. With a standard width of 2.5 metres and a standard length of 1.4 metres, the basic design can be replicated in almost any size larger than that.

Secure Optional Extras

Adding sides and a locking door means that a storage shelter is safe, secure and protected from both the weather and unwelcome intruders.

Personalised Branding

Got a particular branding scheme that you want to reflect in your shelter? No problem. You can choose from a range of steelwork colours to match your logo.

Promotes a Healthy Lifestyle

When it comes to cycling, getting children proficient at an early age has many benefits. Offering cycle storage space at your school will enable the support of health initiatives based on increased exercise and mental health benefits from increased confidence.

Why Are Outdoor Pram Storage Solutions Ideal For Infant Schools?

Small schools like Marsworth C of E Infant School have less available space from which to create shelter or storage options. But this can also be true for larger schools too. Many school buildings were designed in an era before the need for outside storage for valuable equipment was necessary. The school campus would traditionally have been built around a finite amount of space without one eye on future decades.

This is especially true for schools like Marsworth C of E Infant School that were built some 179 years ago. The original planners would never have imagined the need for storage of brightly coloured bikes, trikes and prams!

How Can A&S Landscape Help?

Whether your school needs a cycle shelter, buggy storage or wants to explore the vast array of alternative shelter storage solutions, we have a product to meet your needs. But it can be confusing to navigate the choices. Don’t worry, though, our specialist team are available to talk you through what would work and how best to make the most of your space.

If you’d like to discuss how we can help you find the right outdoor cover, get in touch with our friendly team on 01743 444100 or at [email protected].

Take a look at some of our other completed canopy projects in Hertfordshire

Leavesden Green Primary School Add Two Cycle Shelters

In collaboration with our building contractor client A&S erected a straight polycarbonate roof canopy and two cycle stores for Leavesden Green Primary School, Watford, Hertfordshire. The contract included the supply and installation of one Motiva™ monopitch straight roof canopy measuring 9500mm x 3000mm and included for our Alu-Tuff™ aluminium box profile guttering and downpipes in matching Dura-coat™ colour finish. Two Cyclo ‘City’ cycle store units each measuring 5960mm x 2000mm allowing for 7 cycle racks to accommodate 14 cycles.

Straight Roof Shelter with Polycarbonate Roof Made for St John’s Primary School

In combination with our building contractor client our engineers created a straight polycarbonate roof canopy in St John’s Primary School – Bandk, Clarendon Rd, Watford, Hertfordshire. The job involved the supply and installation of one Motiva™ monopitch straight roof canopy measuring 5245mm X 3500mm and 7400mm x 1200mm with Alu-Tuff™ aluminium box profile guttering and downpipes which were coated in a matching Dura-coat™ colour finish and seven post protection pads.

Bishop Stortford College Add Fabric Shade Structure to Campus

A&S produced a StarSail in Bishop Stortford College, Bishops Stopford, Hertfordshire. The full contract involved the supply and installation of one Maxima™ StarSail tensile shadecloth fabric structure supported on a single upright measuring 7000mm X 7000mm.

Four Straight Roof Canopies Fitted at Almond Hill School

Working alongside our building contractor client our team designed four straight polycarbonate roof canopies at Almond Hill School, Almond Lane, Stevenage, Hertfordshire. The contract included the supply and installation of four Motiva™ straight roof canopies to an overall size and included for our Alu-Tuff™ aluminium box profile guttering and downpipes which were coated in a matching Dura-coat™ colour finish one of which had glazed panels to the side elevation.

Fabric Shade Sail Created for Gilah Nursery School

Working alongside our trade partner our engineers produced a sail structure in Gilah Nursery School, Elstree, Hertfordshire. The contract included one 6000mm x 6000mm Maxima™ tensile shade cloth fabric sail structure comprising of one square sail on four uprights including for all stainless steel fixtures and fittings.

Tudor Primary School Add Sail Shade to Playground

In combination with an authorised reseller A&S designed a sail structure for Tudor Primary School, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire. The job involved one 10000mm x 5000mm Maxima™ tensile waterproof fabric sail structure comprising of two square sails on six uprights including for all stainless steel fixtures and fittings.

Roman Way First School Install Straight Roof Cantilever Canopy

We constructed a cantilever canopy in Roman Way First School, Burns Road, Royston, Hertfordshire. The job involved one Motiva™ Cantilever straight roof canopy measuring 19000mm X 2750mm with Alu-Tuff™ aluminium box profile guttering and downpipes which were coated in a matching Dura-coat™ colour finish.

Black Play Area Shelter Made for St Hilda’s School

Our team created a straight polycarbonate roof canopy for St Hilda’s School, 28 Douglas Road, Harpenden, Hertfordshire. The full contract involved the supply and installation of one Motiva™ monopitch straight roof canopy measuring 9600mm X 2981mm complete with Alu-Tuff™ aluminium box profile guttering and downpipes which were coated in a matching Dura-coat™ colour finish.