AN ‘eco’ classroom that was built with charity cash and praised by the Prince of Wales is to be removed after safety concerns were raised.

The council has asked Love Milton to remove the wooden structure at Miltonbank Primary school following discussions with health and safety officers.

The head teacher of the school said the wooden structure, which was built over a period of four years, had been used only once by pupils and was now secured.

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The charity is understood to have receive £33,000 from the Scottish Government’s Climate Challenge Fund to create a outdoor learning space for pupils.

However, an email seen by the Evening Times from Glasgow City Council’s education department states that no safety checks have been carried out on the building, which was accepted by the headteacher for use by pupils and that the charity has been told to remove it “asap.”

It goes on to say that if Love Milton fails to take it down, the council’s arm’s length group City Building will remove it, with the charity invoiced for removal costs.

Further correspondence states, “the structure is secured and cannot be accessed and therefore serving no purpose.” and that pupils “have only been in the hut on one occasion.”

The building was listed on the charity’s website as an “outdoor classroom” but has now been removed from the site.

It was built by young volunteers from the Princes Trust, who were presented with an award by the Prince of Wales in London for construction skills.

Work on the structure started four years ago but it was not completed until two years ago and has been targeted by vandals.

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The email states: “Following discussion with Education Health & Safety Officer it has been agreed that Education request that Love Milton be asked to remove the wooden structure in the grounds of Miltonbank Primary as the structure is secured and cannot be accessed and therefore serving no purpose.

“Head Teacher has also again confirmed that the children have only been in the hut on one occasion. “

When contacted by the Evening Times, the charity’s project manager, Margaret Deveney, said it had not been contacted by the council about the classroom.

A spokeswoman for Glasgow City Council said: ““Unfortunately we have asked the charity to remove the container because it was not built by one of our approved outdoor suppliers or manufacturers.

“The container was vandalised in the playground last year and has not been used since then by the school.”

Love Milton is said to have secured funding to build another eco classroom at Chirnsyde primary school, however Ms Deveney denied it was planned by the charity.

A Scottish Government spokesperson said: “The Climate Challenge Fund has supported Love Milton to build a number of community structures and amenity spaces using recycled and reclaimed materials.

"The project helped local people gain valuable employment skills and supported Love Milton’s aims of making Milton a better place to live.

“The eco-classroom was only one part of this project, and was delivered in lines with the terms and conditions of the grant award.”

The charity is involved in a range of regeneration projects in the Milton area including community gardens at Colston Milton Parish Church and improvements to Liddesdale Square.