I have the great pleasure of visiting primary schools in areas that will be most affected by Northern Gas Networks essential replacement work.

To help pupils at St Josephs Primary School in Dewsbury understand why Northern Gas Networks do the work they do, and why it can’t be avoided, I spent an afternoon with Year 5 children delivering an art workshop.

As well as showing the children my own artwork and discussing the dangers of paying near the road works, we spent the afternoon creating some wonderful paintings. I then merged the paintings into a giant mural that adorns our site works and will soon be re-produced on one of Northern Gas Networks vans in the area.

It was such a pleasure to teach such a well behaved, enthusiastic class, thank you Miss Roberts and Year 5.