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Children’s artwork now on public view

Eighty reception and Year 1 children from Haydon Wick Primary School took part in a poster competition organised by Murphy’s, the con-
tractors working on the Thames Water fl ood alleviation project.
Ten winners were chosen and an assembly to em-
in a special ceremony the children phasise how dan-
saw their artwork printed on ban- gerous construction
ners, which have since been placed sites are; the poster
on safety fencing around the High competition was a
Street where Murphy’s are at work. nice way to reinforce
The children then took turns sitting the message.
on a specially-made seat in an exca- “The children en-
vator and moved levers – operating joyed the talk and
the machine under the driver’s got a lot out of it, and
supervision. They also enjoyed the winners were
blasting the horn. really excited on the
Rob Gray, of Murphy’s, said, excavator.”
“we’re working closely with the Headteacher Si-
school, laying a pipe in the school mon Cowley added,
grounds, so we wanted to give “I was very impressed by the impact
something back - and use the of the talk about safety and how
opportunity to highlight safety children expressed the important Peatmoor Community Facilities
concerns. Thames Water attended issues in their art work.” Peatmoor Community Primary School
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