CHILDREN at the Newtown Primary School in Trowbridge have put their artistic skills to good use during the Covid-19 pandemic. The pupils, all children of keyworkers, have created around 50 bright and colourful pictures to decorate the NHS Test and Trace Centre behind the Greyhound public house in Mortimer Street, Trowbridge. The testing centre is being operated in partnership with G4S and will offer self-administered tests. Mrs Catherine Tawn, the Newtown school’s assistant head, said: “The children were asked by Alan Wright, the manager of the Test & Trace Centre to draw and paint some pictures to brighten up the inside of the centre.
By Alison Phillips Audience and Content Editor, Wiltshire Weeklies
From left, back row, Year 5 pupils Lexi, Nahid, Mrs Tawn, Tosia; front row, Mikolaj, Shahed and Frankie with some of the Christmas cards PUPILS at Newtown School in Trowbridge have been spreading Christmas cheer further and wider than usual this year. When they realised their annual carol singing trip to entertain the residents at Regal Court in Trowbridge would not be possible this year because of Covid restrictions, and the need to keep the old people safe, the school decided to send them all a home made Christmas card instead. We wanted to share our Christmas joy with them, explained deputy head Catherine Tawn. It s been a hard year for everyone.