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Miller gives schoolchildren a playful message

SAFETY experts from house builder Miller Homes found themselves playing hopscotch and hula hoop to help hammer home the importance of building site hazards to youngsters at a Newcastle school.

The ‘We don’t play on your playground – so please don’t play on ours’ session was devised to help under 11s understand that Miller Homes’ latest development at Greenvale Park, just off Stamfordham Road in Newcastle, is not a play area.

More than 100 pupils aged between six and 11, from Hilton Primary School in Newcastle, were treated to dressing up activities, a site safety DVD and site safety quizzes mixed with playground games to get a feel of what is involved in house building and safety on a construction site.

Pupils were also handed high vis arm bands so they can be seen in the dark evenings or when walking home from school.

Miller Homes’ health, safety and environment officer Trevor Olver said: “We enjoy working closely with communities near our sites, especially if there is an educational and safety aspect. We like to make our health and safety sessions fun and visual so children can really understand our messages.

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