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When staff at the Beanstalk Nursery in Abbeyview decided their wooden plant tubs had seen better days, and the area outside their building needed tidying up, Early Years Officer Fiona Cormack knew just the person to ask for help – her Uncle Bill McDonald.
When Bill, who is employed as a fabricator at Babcock in Rosyth, saw the planters, he realised more than a lick of paint was required, and contacted Technical Training Manager, Graeme Ramsay. Graeme thought of a group of adult pipe fitters from Babcock who were currently adding to their skills by integrating fabrication into their trade at Carnegie College, and realised this might be a good project for them to work on.
 College fabrication and welding lecturer Tim Bishop picks up the story, “I agreed with Graeme that it sounded an ideal ‘community project’ for the group. Together we redesigned the planters so that the children at the nursery could easily reach in to plant bulbs or flowers. Four planters were made, each with a different Beanstalk sculpture fashioned to them and name plates affixed.
Bryan Simpkins, production manager fabrications at Babcock, then took over and arranged to paint the finished items with a suitable weather resistant finish and have them delivered to Beanstalk.”
Nursery headteacher, Allyson McGowan, said, “The staff and children at the Beanstalk Nursery are delighted with the new planters and they will make a big difference to our areas. We would like to thank everyone involved in the project.”
Photograph left to right:
Bryan Simpkins, Production Manager (Fabrications) at Babcock; Tim Bishop, Lecturer Carnegie College; Rab Kinnoch, Trainee Fabricator Babcock; Marilyn McConachie, Depute headteacher, Beanstalk Nursery; Julie Percy, Clerical Assistant, Beanstalk Nursery; Donald Cameron, Trainee Fabricator, Babcock.
Children: Josh Murie, Aaron Evans, Declan Davidson.
Posted 17 May 2010
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