Newport bank staff give school common room a makeover

5:20pm Friday 4th January 2013 in Gwent news

HELPING HAND: St Julian’s School common room has had a makeover with the help from staff at Lloyd’s Bank HELPING HAND: St Julian’s School common room has had a makeover with the help from staff at Lloyd’s Bank

PUPILS at a Newport school can enjoy a bright new common room after a group of bank workers gave it a £2,000 makeover.

Ten Lloyds Banking Group staff paid for paint and worked for a day renovating the room used by sixth form students at St Julian’s School.

Head boy Dan Grimshawe said the transformation of the tired-looking room made a massive difference to the school environment and thanked all those who helped out.

The school is expanding its connections with businesses in the community and business manager Mark Rowland said he hopes to build on the links formed with the firm to explore future work experience and employment opportunities for pupils.

Lloyds Banking Group team leader Gerald Clarke said the team were proud to help out.

The activity was part of the bank’s A Day to Make a Difference volunteer scheme.

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Dave on his Soapbox says...
7:03pm Fri 4 Jan 13

...may be the Gwent music students who played outside Newport Civic Centre in protest at proposed cuts to Gwent Music Support Service....should take a leaf out of this schools book.....as they obviously couldn't afford to pay for the renovations themselves....but used their initiative to find the money elsewhere.....instea
d of bleating about these necessary cut backs in non-essentail funds for a niche group of musicians.

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Ian MacKinlay says...
1:29pm Sat 5 Jan 13

It would have made more sense all round if the pupils had done the work.

Good practical experience, pride in their school etc.

But then probably you'd have had to pay the teachers overtime at highly inflated rates to supervise the kids.

Would have defeated the object.

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