TV presenter surprise for Telford pupils
Children who went down to the woods were in for a big surprise, when a TV presenter turned up to help them open a woodland walk.
Homebuilder Redrow invited a class of 30 youngsters from Apley Wood Primary School to The Coppice in Leegomery, Telford, to officially open a woodland walk which forms part of a new homes development.
But unbeknown to the children, TV presenter Andy Day from CBeebies had also been asked to join them.
Teacher Rachel Gould, 34, from Lawley, said it had been a fantastic day.
She said: "They knew they were coming to open the woodland walk but had no idea Andy Day would be here – they were thrilled when they found out. The children went on a picnic, did some animal painting and also went on a dinosaur egg hunt with Andy.
"It was an exciting day for the children but also a very educational one that fits well into the curriculum, which is strongly linked to the outdoors."
Pauline Turnbull, sales director for Redrow Homes (Midlands), said: "Teaching children about the environment around them is important and so we wanted to invite them to be the first to explore the new woodland walk."
Redrow created the nature walk, which sits within an existing 1.3 acre woodland at the corner of their home building site, to encourage residents to take an interest in the natural environment.
