Pupil power boosts Hairmyres station [Railscot]
Date: 30/08/2012
South Lanarkshire pupils have designed three railway-themed posters to
welcome passengers to Hairmyres station, as part of a ScotRail community
project.
And the youngsters from Crosshouse Primary School have installed two floral
planters on the platform to brighten the station environment.
The voluntary work has been made possible by ScotRails Adopt a Station
scheme, which aims to put stations at the heart of communities.
Lara Tolland, who teaches at Crosshouse Primary School, said: ^This
initiative has created a motivating and engaging context for a variety of
curricular areas.
In particular, it has allowed a very real and relevant purpose for writing
and art and design.
The children have really taken ownership of the station and have begun to
appreciate the positive part they can play within their own community.
Crosshouse Primary School was introduced to ScotRails Adopt a Station
policy by Margaret McCulloch MSP.
Ms McCulloch said: Adopt a Station is a great initiative, which I was more
than happy to get behind, and I am delighted that there has been so much
interest in East Kilbride and other parts of Lanarkshire.
The staff and the pupils at Crosshouse Primary have been really
enthusiastic about the initiative and it is genuinely rewarding to see
their plants and their artwork brighten up Hairmyres Station.
With South Lanarkshire College successfully adopting East Kilbride station
and other parts of the line being adopted in East Renfrewshire, I hope
passengers travelling from the town to Glasgow will notice the positive
difference that is being made at stations along the whole line.
John Yellowlees, ScotRail external relations manager said: We thank the
pupils for the ongoing work at the station.
We are delighted that Hairmyres is one of several stations on the East
Kilbride line to be benefitting from voluntary work by adopters.
Voluntary gardening is also provided at Giffnock station by Max Bentley and
at Clarkston by Busby & Clarkston Horticultural Society.
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