Energy company staff are to take time out of their schedules to help build a new playground at a nursery school.

Colleagues from EDF Energy, based in Three Bridges, will work in the grounds of the Seventh Scout Group in Water Lea, Furnace Green, Crawley, over the next two weeks.

The Scout HQ is also home to the Piglits pre-school and last year 22 EDF volunteers cleared debris, cut back brambles and put up fences and a wheelchair ramp at the site.

This year they will be building a new gate, preparing the ground for new turf and painting a garage.

Clair Weight, who led the challenge last year, said: "It will be a novel experience for many of us as we've not laid turf before. But one of our group relaid his lawn last year so he'll be our guide and inspiration.

"Last year we got a real sense of achievement and the whole team really pulled together. I'm sure it will be the same this year."

Monday, April 3, 2006