EILDON Housing Association and Cruden Building have donated eight new goal posts for Earlston Primary as part of a community benefits initiative.
The organisations are involved in an £11.5 million affordable housing development currently under construction in Earlston. The goal posts were part of a wish list drawn up whilst working alongside Earlston Community Council who represent local residents.
This project follows the recent refurbishment of the metal railings surrounding the perimeter of the Earlston War Memorial.
Michael Palethorpe, production & community benefit manager and Bruce Paxton, assistant site manager for Cruden Building, along with Ali Weir from Eildon Housing Association, visited the school to present the goal posts to headteacher Kevin Wilson and some of the pupils.
The pupils quickly assembled two of the goal posts to have an impromptu kickabout – just to make sure they were in working order!
Kevin Wilson said, “The new goals are exactly what we hoped for, and as demonstrated, will be greatly appreciated by the children. We want to thank Eildon Housing and Cruden Building for their kind donation.”
Michael Palethorpe (Cruden Building) & Ali Weir (Eildon) added, “It is great to give something back to the local community which we know brings benefits. We intend to follow this up later on in the year with a planned visit to the development site by some primary school pupils when we know it is safe to do so, to let them see first-hand what goes on in a construction site.”
