and associated events are donated to local voluntary and charity organisations. According to the Constitution of the Hedge End Carnival Committee, all money raised must be used to benefit the people of Hedge End. Radio station The town has its own non-profit radio station: Skyline Gold on 102.5FM Founded by David Gates, Skyline was initially funded by grants but now relies on advertising from local businesses to cover the necessary running costs, Skyline produces a wide variety of programmes: rock, country, pop, local bands, easy listening and regularly features interviews from local community groups from the arts, environment and altruistic societies. Skyline currently resides within the Old School House in St. Johns Road, which is provided at no cost by Hedge End Town Council. All of the people involved in the station are unpaid volunteers. As of 10 February 2007, Skyline streams live on the internet. Education The town is served by Wildern School which currently has around 1800 pupils. The school site, on Wildern Lane near the town centre, houses a media facility known as the d.@rt Centre (representing "Digital Art"). It also has a recently renovated sports centre which serves the local community with a hall, indoor heated swimming pool, toddlers' swimming pool, gym facilities and a dance studio as well as a £250,000 Multi Use Games Area (MUGA), an all-weather surface similar to Astroturf. A new secondary school, called Deer Park School is being constructed and due to open September 2021. Shamblehurst Primary School is adjacent to the Wildern site. Freegrounds Infant and Junior Schools occupy a shared site on the other side of the town centre. King Copse Primary School is also in Hedge End, located near the Cranbourne Park area. Kings Copse Primary School recently underwent a complete rebuild and opened in September 2008. Berrywood Primary School and Wellstead Primary School serve the Grange Park area. Notable Residents Actor Robin Nedwell, best known for his roles in Shillingbury Tales and Doctor in the House used to live at Hedge End until his death in 1999. Footballer Kevin Moore Geneticist Joseph Smartt Member of Parliament for Eastleigh, Paul Holmes A.F.C Totton footballer Brett Williams Reverend Clement Smith Twin towns Comines-Warneton, Belgium See also List of places of worship in the Borough of Eastleigh References External links Local Heritage initiative: HMS Cricket Towns in Hampshire Borough of Eastleigh