Site Visits to Extra Care Scheme at Penrhos

On Tuesday 22nd October Nicole from Leadbitter and myself took a group of year 6 children from the Cwrt Rawlin Primary School over to have a look at our Extra Care scheme at Penrhos (which is just across the road from where their school is).

It was rather a wet and windy afternoon but the children put on their coats and were eager to go! As the building is still as at a dangerous stage the children were unable to go in. However they were able to get an excellent view from the 'viewing platform' that Leadbitter have put up there. The site manager then gave the children a talk about all aspects of the building trade and warned them about the dangers of a building site. A man in a really fancy forklift truck gave the children a demonstration which they were pretty impressed with. The 'forks' extended so that they could reach the top of the building to pass up materials to the men working on the scaffolding.

After the visit the children were then taken into a portacabin where they were given squash and muffins and could dry off a bit!

We will take the children over again in a few months time when the building has progressed a bit more.

Art Project, Stable Lane, Tredegar

Just before the summer holidays United Welsh and St James Parade, the Contractors working at Stable Lane, Tredegar, agreed to fund an Art Project which enabled the local comprehensive school (Tredegar Comp) to do some paintings to erect on the hoarding boards around one area of the site.

The children used special paint that was then varnished to withstand extreme weather conditions! The theme for their work was 'Local Heritage.' The results really were amazing and the children did themselves proud - there are definately some budding artists in the school! With the help of Gavin Gibbs (Youth Worker) they also painted the background of the hoarding boards green. The paintings were then attached to the boards where they will remain until the site is complete. The children will then be able to take their individual paintings either back to school or home with them.

On Monday 14th September a photographer for the Gwent Gazette went to take some photos of some of the children that were involved with the project and they should hopefully feature in this weeks edition!!

Well done to you all