Taylor Wimpey teaches youngsters to play safe

Youngsters at Dartford Bridge Community Primary School in Dartford have learned a valuable lesson about playing safe – thanks to a special visit from Taylor Wimpey South East.
Pupils were taught about the hazards of playing on or around building sites during an assembly hosted by safety expert Iain Simpson, on behalf of the leading housebuilder’s nearby The Bridge development.
The children were shown a video highlighting the many different ways they could be hurt if they were tempted to stray on to the site – by falling scaffolding, bricks or pipes, by sharp metal or glass hidden in sand, or by moving vehicles.
And the serious message was rounded off with a series of fun games before the school was presented with a gift of high-visibility vest to improve youngsters’ safety while out on school excursions.
Following the visit, headteacher Samantha Crinnion said it had been of great benefit to the pupils.
She said: “Not all of our children will have been fully aware of the dangers of straying too close to a building site, but Iain’s visit has certainly changed that. He got the message across in a number of ways which really grabbed their interest and now that they know the risks, the children all realise that keeping away from building sites is the right thing to do.”
Mark Pajak, Regional Sales and Marketing Director for Taylor Wimpey, added that it was important for children to be taught about the dangers.
“Children are naturally curious about the things going on around them and building sites probably look like fun places to play, but I think the Dartford Bridge pupils now understand that they’re anything but,” he said.
Taylor Wimpey’s The Bridge development comprises a mixture of one and two-bedroom apartments, live/work apartments for running a small business from home, and two, three and four-bedroom houses, with prices starting at £149,995.
The Bridge Sales Centre is located at Marsh Street North, Dartford, and is open Thursday to Monday from 10am to 5pm. Further information is available by visiting taylorwimpey.co.uk.