Young children at a Shropshire primary school are about to stay safe and play safe following a £2,500 grant from Central Networks.

The Parent Teacher Association at St John's Primary School in Bridgnorth has been given the money from the electricity distribution company's Safer Environment Fund to give the school grounds a face-lift and improve it for vulnerable pupils.

School volunteers have already raised £4,500, with Central Networks stepping in with the rest to allow work to go ahead this month.

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New flooring will be laid and fenced off to give younger pupils, some with special needs, a separate area to play away from the bigger children, cutting down on accidents from children bumping into one another.

The project is one of the winning applicants for the Safer Environment Fund from Central Networks, part of E.ON, which makes money available for projects that demonstrate they will have a lasting and positive effect on the local environment.

Catherine Connery, Chairperson of the PTA at St John's, said: "The dedicated area for the younger children will mean so much; they will be able to have space to extend their play activities.

"Having an attractive area to play in that is clean and safe is vital for this age group. It will provide a particularly safe flooring area for some of our most vulnerable children.

"We're all absolutely thrilled by this donation, what a difference it will make."

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