CHILDREN welcomed a construction team from Churchill Retirement Living’s Neville Lodge into their school for a special site safety assembly.

Site manager Shaun Harman visited Peacehaven Heights Primary School to teach pupils all about safety on building sites.

He gave them an insight into the day-to-day activities on site and into how they build retirement apartments.

Diana Waller, assistant headteacher at the school, said: “We are extremely grateful to Churchill Retirement Living for visiting the school to give a talk during assembly time.

“It was a great opportunity for the children to discover what workers do on site each day and to ask the site manager lots of questions.”

Shaun said “It’s so important for children to understand the dangers of playing on building sites, especially when one is in close proximity to their school.

“So we were pleased that the school were happy for us to pay them a visit.

“It was wonderful to see how enthusiastic they were listening and learning about how we build the retirement lodges and all the great questions I was asked at the end.

“I hope it inspires some of the children to consider a career in construction too.”