Northolt Children Win Poster Competition

Warn other youngsters to keep away from building sites

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Two children from a Northolt Primary School have won a national poster competition.

Su Nash, 11, and Zaynub Rouf, 10, joined forces to create a poster warning children of the dangers of playing on, or near, building sites as part of the NFB’s Stay Safe, Stay Away campaign.

The National Federation of Builders runs the competition each year to coincide with the Child Accident Prevention Trust’s Child Safety Week. The winning poster is then reproduced and is sent to NFB members across the country for use on building sites. The competition is timed so that the posters are in use throughout the summer holidays to protect children from the potential dangers associated with playing on building sites..

The children won a £500 donation for Greenwood Primary School as well as a kindle that they can each enjoy. The prizes will be presented by the NFB at a special assembly on Monday 20 July.

Judges were health and safety expert Janice Pegley of Croner, Nicola Sinclair of B&CE, and June Davis of the NFB. The competition was sponsored by B&CE, the Yorkshire Builders Federation, the South West Builders Federation, Eastern Builders Federation and the North Western Federation of Building Trades Employers.

Schools across the country enter the poster competition each year. Six regional winners were selected, so Su and Zaynub won the southern region competition before being escalated to national winner status. They also won £100 in book tokens for their school as regional winners.

Tony Leach, Health, Safety and Environment Director at NFB member Keepmoat, said: “Keepmoat is fully supportive of this scheme; the safety of staff, site visitors and those in the communities we work in is of paramount importance to us.”

“As we work within existing communities, it’s inevitable that we will be working within close proximity to schools and family homes. It is vital that young people are educated about the risks and understand the importance of not playing on, or near construction sites, and this scheme helps to raise awareness with children in a fun and engaging way.

 

20th July 2015