Ex-kennels mould young minds

Artist Emily Speed works with pupils from Towngate Primary School Zach Fletcher and Abbie Layfield in a new learning centre in former kennels once used by shooting parties at the Bretton estate near Wakefield.

The historic Kennel Block was most recently a student union bar for Bretton Hall College but yesterday was opened by Yorkshire Sculpture Park as a learning centre for people of all ages. The development was made possible by Wakefield Council, Rushbond plc, the Arts Council and other charitable trusts.