Youngsters from Penmachno were given a lesson in keeping safe around a building site.<\/p>\n
Teaching the pupils from Ysgol Penmachno was Ivor Goodsite, the mascot for the Considerate Constructors Scheme.<\/p>\n
Ivor was there to promote safety around a new development of affordable housing being built by housing association Cartrefi Conwy near the school.<\/p>\n
Six houses are being built on the Maes-y-Waen site – four three-bedroom properties and two two-bedroom properties.<\/p>\n
A second phase would see a further six houses being built when a local need is demonstrated.<\/p>\n
Gwynne Jones, Cartrefi Conwy’s Operations Director, said: “Ivor Goodsite explained to the children site procedures, building methods and the materials to be used in the build.<\/p>\n
“He also emphasised the dangers of construction sites and why they should never play on them.<\/p>\n
“It is imperative to for us and our contractors to be active in the communities where we operate and to promote safety to local school children.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe lessons that the children have learnt, with the assistance of Ivor, will benefit them not only now but also later in life.\u201d<\/p>\n