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4 days ago
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Schools closed due to burst water pipe
Pupils at two schools have been told to stay at home due to a burst water pipe. The Commonweal Sixth Form School and Lethbridge Primary School in Swindon, Wiltshire, closed earlier as they had no water. Utility company Thames Water said it had found a solution to fix the leak on Collard Close, but the "tricky process" could take a few hours. GCSE and A-Level exams at Commonweal School will still take place, but Year 10 mock exams have been postponed due to the disruption. In a statement, the school's headteacher Charles Drew said all students - except from those with external exams - "should stay at home and engage in remote learning". Thames Water said it had been able to temporarily restore supply in the area by bringing in water from other parts of the network. It added that workers were digging down to expose the section of broken main and expected the repair to take between four and five hours to complete. "We know how disruptive it is if you lose your water supply, so we'll work hard to get things back to normal as soon as we can," Thames Water said. Follow BBC Wiltshire on Facebook, X and Instagram. Send your story ideas to us on email or via WhatsApp on 0800 313 4630. Number of burst mains 'not normal' - water bosses say Collapsed road reopens after burst water main Water returning after burst pipe closes schools Thames Water
BBC News
4 days ago
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- BBC News
Swindon schools closed due to burst water pipe
Pupils at two schools have been told to stay at home due to a burst water Commonweal Sixth Form School and Lethbridge Primary School in Swindon, Wiltshire, closed earlier as they had no company Thames Water said it had found a solution to fix the leak on Collard Close, but the "tricky process" could take a few and A-Level exams at Commonweal School will still take place, but Year 10 mock exams have been postponed due to the disruption. In a statement, the school's headteacher Charles Drew said all students - except from those with external exams - "should stay at home and engage in remote learning".Thames Water said it had been able to temporarily restore supply in the area by bringing in water from other parts of the added that workers were digging down to expose the section of broken main and expected the repair to take between four and five hours to complete."We know how disruptive it is if you lose your water supply, so we'll work hard to get things back to normal as soon as we can," Thames Water said.
