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Local children enjoy behind the scenes tour with David Wilson Homes

David Wilson Homes Yorkshire West has welcomed pupils from Tankersley Primary School to its new Castle Vale development in Pilley, near Barnsley, to learn how houses are built and to enjoy an exclusive behind the scenes tour of the development.

The 28 year 4 pupils donned professional hi-vis jackets and hard hats to get into the spirit of the visit, which was led by Senior Site Manager Dave Beck. On the tour they learned about the powerful construction vehicles and equipment used to build different houses and the various stages and trades involved in house building, before getting the VIP treatment on a tour of the beautiful Show Home.

Dave Beck, Senior Site Manager at Castle Vale, commented: “It was a pleasure to welcome the children from Tankersley Primary School to visit Castle Vale to learn how we build houses. They seemed to really enjoy seeing the tools involved and learning about the different people it takes to build just one new house. Who knows, perhaps we’ve inspired some future housebuilders!”

Jayne Proctor-Blain, Headteacher at Tankersley Primary School commented: “We were delighted to visit the new Castle Vale development, which is just across the road from our school. One of our key aims as a school is to be enterprising, so it was great for the pupils to learn how houses are built and the materials involved, which link to our science lessons. It’s fantastic to see such a modern, yet homely development coming to life and lots of new families arriving in our village.”

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