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AGC JOURNAL 2016

Project Wellesley

Update

By Lieutenant Colonel Mark Cox

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Project Wellesley the circa new accommodation we will see the new
£280 Million redevelopment Catering Retail and Leisure facility open,
which is purpose built, providing much
of the Worthy Down site is needed amenities that have been missed
progressing rapidly with at Worthy Down for some time. There will
be no farewell party to the ‘Gallops’ or the
the first buildings ready for ‘Belgae’, the latter being demolished to
occupation in January 2017. make way for the new Gymnasium and
Medical and Dental Centres.

New Accommodation and Future Construction
Buildings
The next tranche of work for delivery in 1: The new College building
2018 will also see the Warrant Officers
The first tranche of the project will provide and Senior Non-Commissioned Officers 2: Aerial view looking West.

The new accommodation buildings in the foreground
new Single Living Accommodation for accommodation completed and we can 3: Looking Northwest
students and Permanent Staff currently expect some inflow of other Colleges to 4: Accommodation buildings under construction
at Worthy Down and new technical Worthy Down. It is also when our new 5: Accommodation building with a map of the United Kingdom
accommodation, housed in the new Regimental Headquarters will be opened 6: The Catering, Retail and Leisure Centre
college building will come in to use in May in all its glory. 7: The ever present road sweepers
2017. In March 2017, to complement the

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