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Working in the Community - Ferrier Point

The sites we work on can be dangerous places, especially for children. At Ferrier Point, Canning Town, we called upon Ivor Goodsite for his help in ensuring they knew how to stay safe when works are being carried out in and around their home.

The Kier Hardy primary school, adjacent to Ferrier Point, accommodated the RLO team along with Ivor Goodsite from the Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS) to deliver a number of school safety talks to the children. They were advised on the dangers of building sites, how to stay safe when living around a site like Ferrier Point, and answered some quizzing questions about all the uniform us ‘builders' have to wear.

Rydon safety bookmarks, stickers, pencil cases and colouring books were given to the pupils to help them understand our message...‘Never Go on a building site!'.

These talks were then followed by a colouring competition, against the clock! All pupils from years 3 and 4 produced images on mdf boards of their ideal home. These were then mounted on the hoarding surrounding the site for everyone to see. We were pleased to engage the children in the work we do, and Ivor also took part in the prize giving to the top three paintings!

"In a fun and interactive way, the Rydon Team dealt with the children's natural curiosity and dispelled the mystery about what happens behind the building site hoardings whilst pointing out the dangers of going onto a building site. The children thoroughly enjoyed the session and especially seeing their artwork decorating the hoardings nearby"