Goole Pupils Get The Gas Safety Message

Gas workers went back to school to give Goole youngsters a lesson in road works safety.

Pupils at Boothferry Primary School, in Newport Street, got to grips with pipes, barriers and road signs after a visit by United Utilities.

Engineers are due to start a major project on one of the town’s most important gas mains in nearby Mariners Street and Boothferry Road, and wanted to make sure youngsters knew how to stay safe.

The £60,000 scheme, which starts on July 23, is part of a £60m programme of gas mains investment by the region’s gas distribution firm Northern Gas Networks. The work is managed by United Utilities.

United Utilities customer liaison officer Amanda White said: “Because a lot of our work will take place in the school holidays, it’s also important that children know how to keep themselves safe.”

“We want to make sure children understand that road works are just like building sites and need to be treated with respect. Playing near them or tinkering with equipment like barriers, pipes and signs can put them and other people at risk and we want to make sure no-one gets hurt.”

The gas mains replacement project starts on July 23 with the temporary closure of Mariners Street for up to six weeks. Once work in Mariners Street is complete, engineers will move into Boothferry Road. The whole project is expected to take until the end of November.