Pupils from Llangan Primary School’s eco-club were treated to an ‘eggs-tra’ special treat as Tarmac’s Aberthaw Cement Plant hosted an Easter egg hunt in the school grounds.
The hunt, which took place this week in the run-up to the Easter holidays, saw over 50 Easter eggs hidden throughout the school, with pupils challenged to find as many as they could in ten minutes. They were also presented with gardening kits to help them on their way for the forthcoming season.
The event was held to celebrate Tarmac’s partnership with the school and saw two Aberthaw staff spend time with members of the gardening club to discuss and plan further work to improve the eco-garden area.
Tarmac has partnered with the 128-pupil Vale school since 2016 when it became involved with the gardening club. During this time the company has helped overhaul the eco-garden and has donated materials which are used for composting and water-butts, allowing the area to be environmentally friendly. The partnership also involves employees from the plant volunteering at the school and working with pupils and school staff to enhance both the facilities and learning opportunities.
Tarmac’s Environmental Co-ordinator at Aberthaw, Kara Bennett, was on hand for the egg hunt and said:
“We have a great relationship with the gardening club and were thrilled to give pupils a treat to start the Easter holiday’s off with a bang!
“The school has a fantastic eco-garden area, with many different fruit and vegetables growing, so it was easy to hide the eggs amongst the harvest. We took the opportunity to speak with pupils about our plans for later in the summer when we hope to come back and build a shed to help further with the garden area transformation.”
Sue Stevens, outdoor learning co-ordinator at Llangan Primary School, added:
“As always we were thrilled to host colleagues from Tarmac and the children had great fun taking part in the egg hunt. We are lucky to have the support of the Aberthaw team and we are all hugely excited about the further work planned for later in the year.”
Aberthaw Cement Plant is the only cement works in south Wales. Cement made at Aberthaw has contributed to some of Wales’ most significant construction projects of recent time, including Pembroke Power Station, The Millennium Centre and home of the Welsh Government – The Senedd, both in Cardiff Bay.