Dream come true as UK demolition contractor allows girl to demolish school.
Way back in July 2009, we brought you the audio recording of an Irish schoolgirl calling a local demolition company in the hope that they would demolish her school and her teachers long with it. This turned out to be a prank but the winner of a raffle held by St. John’s School in Marlborough has won the opportunity to do this for real – this Thursday, 29th April at 3pm they will get the chance to knock down the former headmaster’s office at the old school site on Chopping Knife Lane.
Beth Pope, who won the top prize, will get the chance to take part in a supervised demolition of part of the former school building, organised by local company Lawson Group Ltd who are undertaking the demolition at the site, and the UK’s premier house builders Crest Nicholson.
Beth will be invited on-site at 3 pm on Thursday 29 April to take part in a health and safety briefing, before being kitted up in protective clothing. She will then climb on board one of Lawson Group’s state of the art Caterpillar machines before being guided and supervised by a fully qualified and experienced demolition operative as she helps commence the knocking down the former office of the Headmaster of the school.
The demolition works are currently underway to clear the site of the former St. John’s School buildings to make way for housing being constructed by Crest Nicholson. Building has already started at the site and will continue once the demolition is completed. Martin Wilson, Director of local business Lawson Demolition said “We are delighted to have Beth on site to take part in the demolition; it is the chance of a lifetime, to get to knock down a Headmaster’s office – I’m sure there are plenty of kids out there who would love the chance! We are also very pleased to be involved with Crest Nicholson in the redevelopment of this site to make way for fantastic new housing. We have spent great care planning the health and safety for competition winner, and we hope that Beth enjoys the day.”
