A GROUNDBREAKING ceremony has taken place to start the development of 82 homes in Overton.

Pupils from Overton Church of England Primary School took part in the event to officially start construction of Sovereign Gate, at Two Gate Lane.

Year six students Ella and Samuel, both age 10, and headteacher Fiona Wyeth were joined by Bewley Homes’ marketing manager Lucy Gray, sales manager Stuart Locke, and site manager Graham Northcliff to officially start construction at Sovereign Gate - the award-winning housebuilder’s new development in Overton.

Ms Wyeth said: “It was a really nice gesture for Bewley Homes to ask the school to be involved with the official start of construction of the new housing development in the town. The children really enjoyed it and learnt more about housebuilding. We look forward to coming back and seeing the show home when it’s open.”

Ms Gray added: “Our customers and the communities in which we build, are a major focus at Bewley. Being able to work with younger children to support their learning is important to us but also for us to demonstrate the wide range of roles across our industry including planning, construction, technical, sales and marketing. We intend to follow this up with a visit to the school next year to show them a video of the progress via drone footage on site.”