A key part of our Graduate Programme is engagement with the communities they operate within and our latest cohort have embraced the task with relish.
We’re proud of the enthusiasm of our graduates as they took up the opportunity to take part in the project. They led on identifying schools local to our sites where children would benefit from educational resources to promote wildlife, their environments, and habitats.
Children across the country were given the opportunity to immerse themselves in the natural environment, while contributing to our communities at the same time.
Schools in Cheshire, Wakefield, London, Newport, Deeside, Oldham and the South Midlands all benefited from the work of our graduates, with the smiling faces of the children from Nicholas Hawksmoor Primary School in Towcester, Northamptonshire captured in the image above.
Paul Borrowdale, Management Trainer, commented: “Our graduates have had to project manage the design, creation, and delivery of wildflower planters, bird boxes, bug hotels, mud kitchens and other creative items, using sustainable and recycled materials.
“They worked with our site teams, trade apprentices and subcontractors to build the items, and provide the plants, seeds and flowers. We think they have done a fantastic job and are proud of what they have achieved and would like to thank everyone involved for providing them with support.
“Redrow’s well-established Graduate Community Programme has long benefitted local neighbourhoods. The latest outreach has been adapted to take social distancing regulations into consideration, but we were keen to keep adding value to the communities we are at the heart of.”
Rebecca Blott, a current graduate on the programme, added: “Seeing how excited the children were to receive the planters and plant the wildflower seeds made all the logistical difficulties worthwhile.
“The graduate scheme provides first-hand insight into every department within Redrow and invaluable exposure to the construction industry as a whole. For anyone thinking of joining a similar scheme, my advice would be to go for it!”