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Toad Hall to re-open setting after arson attack

Toad Hall's Woking nursery is to re-open next month, after it was burned down in an arson attack in 2012.

The setting, based at Goldworth Park in Working, which was destroyed by fire in December 2012, has been entirely restored in time to open its doors to new children by mid-September.

Toad Hall, which currently runs 13 nurseries across the south of England, has worked with Woking Borough Council and architects to redesign the entire building.

Chief executive of Toad Hall Ruth Pimentel said, ‘The original building was very high but the redesign has fewer storeys so it’s got a nice look and isn’t so obtrusive on the local environment. We’ve reconfigured the whole inside and there will be a beautiful outdoor area to which all six rooms will have access. It will be new, clean and gorgeous by the time we reopen.’

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