Schoolchildren treated to Castleward regeneration insight

Compendium Living and construction partner Lovell have recently treated local children to an educational visit to its £100 million Castleward regeneration site.

Regeneration specialist Compendium previously visited Castleward Spencer Academy back in March to deliver a donation of book tokens in honour of World Book Day.

This time the students came to Castleward, and eight children, all of whom are members of the school’s council and Parliament for the Spencer Academies Trust, visited the site to help them develop in their roles.

The aim was for them to learn about Castleward, what is involved in construction and the work that goes into large scale projects.

Wendy Lister, project manager at Compendium Living, along with colleagues Scarlet Swift and Lana Hoolahan-Slater from Lovell, told the story of the Castleward project from its beginnings to the present day, before opening the floor for the children to questions.

Megan Howard, teaching assistant at Castleward Spencer Academy, said: “We’re so grateful for the fantastic tour around Compendium Living’s sites.

“The children seemed so engaged and excited, and thought of lots of things to ask about.”

Wendy said: “The children were really engaged and enthusiastic, and asked lots of questions, a couple of which were quite challenging!

“We absolutely loved having them visit and see what we do and will definitely look at more ways we can work with the school to support the children’s learning.”

Located between the Derbion shopping centre and Derby Midland Station, Castleward is one of the city’s largest housing projects.

In total, around 700 new homes are being provided, alongside green open space and nearly 35,000 sq ft of commercial retail space.

Work on Phase Four of Castleward is now well underway.