Willmott Dixon apprentices have kick-started renovation work on a new community facility in Rotherham.

The nine apprentices, who are all working on the company's partnership with Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council, spent a week bringing the community facility back into use after it lay dormant for over two years.

Willmott Dixon agreed to help the project and bring the facility to life after seeing first-hand the requirement for such a centre. The Treeton Village Community and Resource Centre will now seek to provide a centre for individuals and groups to meet, learn, gain new skills and, ultimately, enhance the village and its surrounding area.

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The apprentices undertook a range of tasks including carpentry, plumbing and electrical work. The team, which also included residents, Rother Valley West Area Assembly members and other bodies active within the community, also worked to clear the outside area and re-lay flooring inside the hall. Willmott Dixon's apprentices and mentors also carried out gas and electrical checks.

(CD/JP)