Local streets named by school children

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Latest news in Yorkshire: July 17, 2018 02:17:11 PM

Published on Wednesday, 4th July 2018 in Housing news

A number of new street names have been chosen by children living near one of
the borough’s newest estates.

Pupils from Maltby Academy won a competition to name the new roads, which
are part of a new housing development near their school called the Northgate
development.

The children were given the opportunity to pick the names following an
activity raising awareness about safety near building sites. The houses are
being built as part of a deal between Rotherham Council and developer Wates
Residential North to create new homes across a number of sites in the
borough.

The winning names are Waterstone Close, Colliery Court and Meadow Walk. The
winners were also each given HD tablets.

Cllr Dominic Beck, Rotherham Council’s Cabinet Member for Housing said:
“Congratulations to the pupils for picking such great names. These could
well remain for hundreds of years to come, so they really have created a
piece of history.

“One of our key commitments is to ensure we have enough new affordable homes
for families to live in and I am glad to see this site coming together so
well.”

Wates Residential North worked closely with students to teach them about how
to act responsibly and stay safe near building sites, running safety poster
competitions and, most recently, inviting them to name streets on the
development.

Martin Tonks, Wates Residential North, New Build Manager added: “We wanted
to get local children involved to highlight the dangers of construction
sites in an engaging and interactive way. The street naming competition and
other activities have also been a great way to get students involved in this
important project for their local area.

“We hope the children now understand more about how important safety is
around building sites, while also helping them to develop an interest in the
construction industry.”

The new Maltby development will feature 98 properties in total. These
properties will include two bedroom apartments for shared ownership and
three and four bedroom houses for sale.

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