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Local primary school children create heritage artwork for nearby Barratt Homes development

Local housebuilder, Barratt Homes, has teamed up with Pontefract primary school Cherry Tree Academy, to create a piece of artwork to be displayed at its nearby Ashmeade Park development also in the town.

Matthew Eccles, Assistant Site Manager at Ashmeade Park recently visited Cherry Tree Academy to see the children working on the project ahead of its installation. Years 5 and 6 classes at the school took part in the creative workshop to make a large 2D image of Pontefract Castle, with references to the town’s liquorice heritage, using existing historical images as reference. The artwork has been photographed and is now being printed to an A1 size aluminium composite board to be displayed at Ashmeade Park.

Sarah Dealtry, Year 5 teacher at Cherry Tree Academy, commented: “The children really enjoyed creating their representation of Pontefract Castle. It was a great opportunity for them to use their imaginations and creativity whilst learning about the rich heritage of their local area. They can’t wait to see their artwork at the Barratt Homes development!”

Matthew commented: “It was brilliant to visit Cherry Tree Academy and see the children have so much fun in their creative workshop. We are always very keen to work with the local community in which we build, and incorporate local heritage into our developments.”

Ashmeade Park is a collection of stylish two, three and four bedroom homes situated in an ideal location with great transport links and a range of amenities close by. Homes are available to purchase from £139,995.

For more information on any Barratt Homes developments near you, please visit https://www.barratthomes.co.uk/

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Richard Savage .