menu
home
  • About
    • Welcome to Anwyl
    • Vision
    • History
    • Team
    • Awards
    • Sustainability
  • What do we do?
    • Anwyl Group
    • Partnerships
    • Homes
    • Bespoke Joinery
    • Anwyl Land
  • Working with us?
    • Careers
    • Community
    • Land Opportunities
    • Supply Chain
    • GDPR Candidate Privacy Notice
  • News
  • Contact Us
  • Home
  • Group News
  • Visit to school is very constructive
  • Group News
  • Partnerships News
  • Homes News

Visit to school is very constructive

10 December 2015
right_img

Toy building blocks helped youngsters at a Flintshire primary school get hands-on when a top construction company paid a special visit.

Award-winning builder Anwyl Construction is currently building 58 new properties at Glan-y-Don, Bagillt, for leading social landlord Wales & West Housing. It held a special activities event at nearby Ysgol Glan Aber.

The pupils spent an enjoyable afternoon learning about the construction industry and the importance of site safety with representatives from Anwyl and Wales & West Housing. The programme of activities and tasks went down well with the Year Five and Six pupils who were able to get hands-on with lots of different tasks using Lego to create cranes, houses, construction vehicles and machines.

Anwyl Construction’s Marketing and Community Liaison Officer Olivia Hughes said:

We wanted to make sure the children were aware of the dangers of building sites but we also wanted to teach them about the construction industry. There are so many opportunities for careers in construction and we brought in the Good to Great Community Linked Company to do some fun STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematical) activities with the pupils. The idea is to show them how the construction industry works, the skills required and perhaps kindle an interest in them to make construction their careers.

The day got the thumbs-up from Ysgol Glan Aber pupils Leah Foulkes and Lucy Roberts, both eight, and Alfie Derby, nine.

Lucy said:

I liked the experience of making a crane and also learning how to stay safe on building sites. I wouldn’t go onto a building site to play as it isn’t safe at all.

Alfie added:

I’ve learnt a lot about being safe and that building sites aren’t playgrounds. I really enjoyed making a LEGO house. I learnt how it has to be constructed so it’s strong. I have been watching them build houses at Glan y Don. It’s interesting to see how they build things.

Leah said:

I like working with IT so enjoyed making the crane from what I was shown on the computer. I’ve learnt a lot about staying safe and why we should never play on building sites.

Jane Janaway, Wales & West Housing’s marketing officer, said:

Some of the pupils at the school may well be moving into a Glan-y-Don property with their families next year and most certainly live very close to the site. It’s important to get our safety message across and also to engage with the local community and make them aware of what we can provide.

G2G director, Moira Lockitt said:

We took the opportunity to do some STEM work with the children. They have had to build a working LEGO crane following a step by step computer plan. All the children have really enjoyed the day and I’m sure we have got the message across.

Ysgol Glan Aber head teacher, Paul Noon, was impressed and said:

We need to target children to focus and take an interest in engineering and maths, and schemes like this are a fantastic way of doing just that. This has been a great opportunity for our children and I’m delighted at the way the whole day has gone. It’s wonderful to see companies such as Anwyl Construction and Wales & West Housing engaging with the community.

Credit to: Wales Express

img

Anwyl Group

  • Anwyl Homes
  • Anwyl Partnerships
  • Anwyl Land

Head Office

  • Anwyl House
    Clos Dewi Sant
    St David's Park
    Ewloe
    Flintshire
    CH5 3DT

Phone

  • Head Office 01244 421600

thoughtful building

Anwyl Group is a trading name of Anwyl Construction Co Ltd (Company Number 0435323) a company registered in England whose registered office is at Anwyl House, Clos Dewi Sant, St David's Park, Ewloe, Flintshire, CH5 3DT number GB633481836. 

  • Terms & Conditions
  • Accessibility
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookie Policy
  • Modern Slavery & Human Trafficking Statement

Cookies

We want to give you the best service by using cookies. Carry on browsing if you’re happy with this, or find out how to manage your cookies.