Redevelopment Story Board

	21st February 2006 - It has started! On 22nd February 2006 we received an e-mail from Marc Spiteri that signalled the start of reconstruction at the old Royal Naval School Tal-Handaq site. The Committee hope that , by means of this 'Storyboard' and our close links with the Tal Handaq staff and Mr Marc Spiteri in particular, we will be able to keep you up to date with the gradual redevelopment between now and 2009, when the progamme is due for completion.
22 February 2006 Marc Spiteri reports: "Just a short message to let you know that work on the school has started. it all began on the 21st of February and has mainly consisted in the removal of the fences and poles surrounding the concrete tennis and hockey courts. Over the weekend the excavation work on the grounds should start. It's sad to think of those greedy machines eating away at the Handaq we have always known but there is little to be done and the old must make way for the new".
	"Day 2 of the works basically involved the setting up of fencing barriers to separate the construction site from the rest of the school. the poles removed from the courts are now being reused for the fencing. We are now heading for a long weekend since Monday and Tuesday are carnival holidays. I will be going in every day to take photos and keep a somewhat updated journal."
11 March 2006 Marc Spiteri reports: "The current work is mostly excavation works and the removal of rubble. Apparently what's going to happen next is the removal of a section of rock near Block 9, in an attempt to increase the playing areas for the students. Due to the works we have so far lost a great part of the playing areas available".
	An observation: Looking south, the large hangars on the horizon above the two diggers remind us just how close the school was to RAF Luqa. The valley between may also bring back memories of many a long cross-country run!!
Tuesday 13th June 2006 The President of Malta, Dr. Edward Fenech Adami visited the old RN School Tal Handaq, Qormi, to lay down the foundation stone of the new secondary school that will be built next to the Mikiel Anton Vassalli Junior Lyceum. It is estimated that the new Mikiel Anton Vassalli School will be ready by the end of 2007. Dr Galea explained that tenders for services will be issued soon and the new school should be completed in 2008.
	Media Reports Detailed media reports of the event can be found by clicking on the following links: Remember to click your 'back button' to return to us! http://www.maltamedia.com/news/2005/ln/article_10332.shtml http://www.di-ve.com/dive/portal/portal.jhtml?id=236175&pid=23
26 July 2006 - New photo galleries: The Liceo M A Vassalli website is now part of the Malta Government 'SchoolNet' and within their photo galleries they are keeping a pictorial record of the progress and development of the Tal-Handaq school site. To date they have produced groups of pictures for April and May. Rather than reproduce their work here, two links are provided below to enable you to look through the photos. Remember to hit your browser 'BACK' icon to return to this page when you are finished. View pictures for APRIL 2006 View pictures for MAY 2006

21st February 2006 - It has started!

On 22nd February 2006 we received an e-mail from Marc Spiteri that signalled the start of reconstruction at the old Royal Naval School Tal-Handaq site.

The Committee hope that , by means of this 'Storyboard' and our close links with the Tal Handaq staff and Mr Marc Spiteri in particular, we will be able to keep you up to date with the gradual redevelopment between now and 2009, when the progamme is due for completion.

22 February 2006 Marc Spiteri reports:

"Just a short message to let you know that work on the school has started. it all began on the 21st of February and has mainly consisted in the removal of the fences and poles surrounding the concrete tennis and hockey courts. Over the weekend the excavation work on the grounds should start.

It's sad to think of those greedy machines eating away at the Handaq we have always known but there is little to be done and the old must make way for the new".

"Day 2 of the works basically involved the setting up of fencing barriers to separate the construction site from the rest of the school. the poles removed from the courts are now being reused for the fencing.

We are now heading for a long weekend since Monday and Tuesday are carnival holidays. I will be going in every day to take photos and keep a somewhat updated journal."

11 March 2006 Marc Spiteri reports:

"The current work is mostly excavation works and the removal of rubble. Apparently what's going to happen next is the removal of a section of rock near Block 9, in an attempt to increase the playing areas for the students. Due to the works we have so far lost a great part of the playing areas available".

An observation:

Looking south, the large hangars on the horizon above the two diggers remind us just how close the school was to RAF Luqa. The valley between may also bring back memories of many a long cross-country run!!

Tuesday 13th June 2006

The President of Malta, Dr. Edward Fenech Adami visited
the old RN School Tal Handaq, Qormi, to lay down the foundation stone of the new secondary school that will be built next to the Mikiel Anton Vassalli Junior Lyceum.

It is estimated that the new Mikiel Anton Vassalli School will be ready by the end of 2007. Dr Galea explained that tenders for services will be issued soon and the new school should be completed in 2008.

Media Reports

Detailed media reports of the event can be found by clicking on the following links:
Remember to click your 'back button' to return to us!

http://www.maltamedia.com/news/2005/ln/article_10332.shtml

http://www.di-ve.com/dive/portal/portal.jhtml?id=236175&pid=23

26 July 2006 - New photo galleries:

The Liceo M A Vassalli website is now part of the Malta Government 'SchoolNet' and within their photo galleries they are keeping a pictorial record of the progress and development of the Tal-Handaq school site. To date they have produced groups of pictures for April and May. Rather than reproduce their work here, two links are provided below to enable you to look through the photos.

Remember to hit your browser 'BACK' icon to return to this page when you are finished.

View pictures for APRIL 2006

View pictures for MAY 2006