Company’s donation puts pupils on stage
PUPILS at Tremains Primary are set to take centre stage after a donation led to a staging area being built in the playground.
Tarmac’s Aberthaw Cement Plant answered an appeal after the school council, made up of representatives from across all year groups, went out to ask pupils what they would like to see at the school.
With a staging area receiving a unanimous response, the school contacted the business to see if it could help.
Tarmac Aberthaw’s head of mechanical, Richard Jones, said: “When we were approached by the school, I knew that this was just the project for us at Tarmac. We are keen to support communities close to the plant and those where our colleagues live, and so we wasted no time and set to work.”
Richard spent time planning the work and enlisting the support of Excel Power Construction, which kindly supplied equipment free of charge.
Richard and mechanical craftsmen colleagues Colin Jones and Steve Bullock spent three days during the school holidays erecting the staging area.
Deputy headteacher Kim McDonald said: “We were absolutely thrilled to learn that Tarmac were able to help us with our number-one wish.”
The staging area is now used by pupils every break and lunchtime, while it is also planned to be used for outdoor school assemblies and events such as Tremains Has Talent.
Mrs McDonald added: “The pupils were delighted to see the staging area for the first time and it’s already getting such a lot of use.
“On behalf of everyone at the school, I’d like to thank Tarmac and their suppliers for their kindhearted donation and hard work to get the stage in place ready for the new school year.”
Tarmac provided the donation to the school as part of its commitment to supporting the communities in which it works and those in which its colleagues live.
Richard added: “We are delighted that the staging area will help enrich the lives of those attending the school – now and well into the future.”
Aberthaw Cement Plant is the only cement works in South Wales. Cement made at Aberthaw has contributed to some of Wales’ most significant construction projects of recent times, including Pembroke Power Station and the Millennium Centre and the Senedd, both in Cardiff Bay.