A Chilwell school has opened the doors to a new library in an old bendy bus which was ready to be put on the scrapheap.
Alderman Pounder Infant School was in desperate need of a new library but due to a lack of space came up with the idea of moving it outside and into a bus.
After originally searching on the auction site Ebay, staff were contacted by Nottingham City Transport who offered to donate an old bendy bus to the school.
Picture: The old bendy bus in its new home.
The bus, which has been affectionately named Bob, houses around 2,000 books – 1,000 of which were donated by the public. Other materials were also donated to help give the bus a makeover.
Julie Shelton, headteacher of the school said: “Parents have been so supportive, the community has been brilliant as well – donating everything they possibly could. We’ve had wood donated, family and friends have made bookcases and been really creative in their approach.”
It wasn’t an easy task getting the bus into the school. The project was at risk of falling through because of the tight roads and entrances coming into Alderman Pounder.
However, troops and heavy lifting equipment from nearby Chetwynd Barracks were on hand to force the bus though the tight fences and into the school.
Picture: The bus was towed through the narrow streets with help from Chetwynd Barracks.
Anthony Carver-Smith, marketing manager at Nottingham City Transport, said “It’s definitely not the normal place you would see a bus, but when we saw the school were looking for one for their library, we thought it would be the ideal opportunity to keep one of our bendy buses in the area.”
