Each child will have their own en suite room and can make use of the assisted bathroom and open plan lounge-kitchen-dining room on each floor.

The top floor has balcony spaces with views across the grounds and as far as the Pennines. Those living on the ground floor can enjoy the patio area outside which looks out onto the orchard.

Some rooms can be developed into multi-purposes rooms, small lounges or soft play spaces.

From later this month, the building will be home to children who come to Hollybank for short break stays – they will be moving in downstairs and can personalise their bedrooms.

Children who will be moving to Orchard Court’s top floor from Holly Court in the summer will be involved with personalising their rooms.

Orchard Court is the culmination of building work which started more than a year ago when Triton put in the original foundations  for the site. Our fundraising team used it as an unusual way to promote their Champagne Ball, posing in wellies, hard hats and ball gowns as you can see in this photo.

Work began again in earnest in July. Clr David Pinder, the Mayor of Mirfield, came to show his support for the project along with Mike Parkinson from Triton Construction (see photo left). The photos appeared in the local press.

The construction teams battled on through the wettest summer on record, encountering a lot of mud and more mud – and did we mention the mud?

But they cracked on and in September they were building up the second storey.

By the beginning of October, the roof was being lowered down by a massive crane. Slates were put on the roof and by winter, the building was largely weatherproof. This was just as well – following our first snowfall in November, the winter was relentless.

This photo was taken on a rare sunny but frosty day in January.

For much of January, the burgeoning building nestled beneath sparkling folds of snow. Some rather impressive icicles grew under the eaves, more at home on an Alpine chalet than our children’s home - see our snowy photos below.

Come March, the high fences that had hidden part of the building were taken away and Orchard Court appeared in all its glory, looking fantastic!

Our workmen put up fencing and finished off the glass panels on the walkways and balconies while carpets were fitted in the downstairs, upstairs and – the stairs themselves!

Hollybank Trust's Chief Executive Pam King said: “We are delighted with the progress made on Orchard Court and are looking forward to welcoming our first guests.

“We have had a lot of positive feedback about the building which is really light and airy and very eye-catching. We are very proud of our latest children’s accommodation which will give us more flexibility for taking more children on short breaks.”

Head of Fundraising Julie Shaw said: “A massive thank you to all our supporters who have made donations, attending our events and taken part in sponsored activities.