Wednesday 4 Jul 2007
NETWORK RAIL'S GROUND FORCE GETS TO WORK (Handsacre)
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Green fingered volunteers from Network Rail's Trent Valley Four Tracking Project (TV4) joined forces with the British Trust for Conservation Volunteers (BTCV) on 27 June to lend their time and strength to improve Hayes Meadow Primary School's wild area in Handsacre.
School children will benefit from the work carried out by about 20 volunteers improving the school's wildlife area. Plants and flowers have been planted to encourage wildlife while the team put their engineering skills to good use constructing a new pergola and waterfowl nesting raft in the school's pond. Network Rail's Senior Project Manager Keith Riley said: "Our team were happy to give up some of their spare time to improve the area for the school's pupils and help encourage learning about the environment. It's a pleasure to be able to give the school an area that will be enjoyed for years to come."
Notes to editors
Materials have been donated by Network Rail contractor HW Martin who is carrying out the fencing work to the TV4 project. The £350 million TV4 improvement work will remove the bottleneck on the West Coast Main Line between Armitage with Handsacre and Tamworth by doubling the tracks from two to four.
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