North Swindon MP Opens New Haydonleigh Primary School Library Bus

Justin Tomlinson MP was delighted to open the Haydonleigh Primary School Library Bus.

Pupils and the PTA spent many months organising cake sales and school discos in order to raise the funds needed to restore the old London double decker bus, which has now found its home in the school playground, into a school library. 

The aim of the library is to be stocked full of fiction books in order to encourage more reading for pleasure amongst the pupils. Thanks to the hard work of the PTA and volunteers, the bus has been fully kitted out with brand new book shelves and decorated with wonderful artwork featuring famous characters from the world of literature.

As the former Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Libraries, Justin has been very supportive of this project since its inception and was delighted to join pupils, who were dressed up to celebrate World Book Day, to formally open the bus. He was also delighted to bring with him £300 worth of book vouchers which he had received from WH Smith for the pupils to spend on brand new books for the bus.

Justin Tomlinson MP said: “I was incredibly delighted to join Paddington Bear (Harry) in cutting the ribbon for the Haydonleigh Library Bus. Both the parents and teachers have sacrificed a lot of time, and put in a lot of hard work, to make this library a reality. It is an absolutely wonderful bus and I am sure that all of the pupils will spend a number of happy hours reading away in there.”