FOUR new school refurbishment projects have been revealed.

The schemes were approved by Blackburn with Darwen Council's executive board on Thursday.

The senior councillors have added them to the borough's capital works programme for the financial year to March 31.

They are::

 £250,00 for immediate roof repairs to Newfield School in Old Bank Street, Blackburn's complex needs building;

 £20,000 for immediate repairs to the multi-use games area (MUGA)pitch on Troy Street, Blackburn;

 £35,000for a replacement boiler at Belmont Primary School; and

 £25,000 for a replacement water main at Longshaw Junior School, Park Lee Road, .

A report by borough education boss Cllr Julie Gunn said: "Newfield complex needs school, opened in Sept 2006, and was a new build, amalgamating the former Blackamoor Special School, and Dame Evelyn Fox Special School on a new site on Old Bank Lane.

"Over the last year, the roofing system has started to show evidence of deterioration and is in need of significant and immediate repair to mitigate further decline and ensure that the school remains fit for purpose.

"The MUGA pitch located on Troy Street, Blackburn sits within the boundaries of Brookhouse School and has over the years had minimal repairs. The pitch is currently unable to be used on the grounds of

health and safety pending required repairs including patches of the pitch surface being replaced, some fence panels being replaced alongside some repairs to the floodlights.

"The boiler at Belmont is Primary is irreparable and requires replacement ahead of the next winter period.

"Longshaw Junior School require a new water main installing, and due to the significant disruption this work is required to be carried out during the summer holiday period.

"The capital projects added to the 2021/2022 programme will be closely monitored against agreed performance indicators representing measures of quality, cost and timescales."