National construction company helps out local nature reserve

Workers from UK construction company, Cold Clad, were on hand recently to help out the RSPB at Sandwell Valley near West Bromwich.

During the construction of the new visitor centre, work was held up by damage that had occurred to one of the storage buildings at the site.

Holly Booker, RSPB representative, said “Our insulated storage building was damaged some months ago by vandals and we needed it to be fixed before building work could continue. This is exactly the kind of building that Cold Clad are experts in constructing, so they were able to mend it for us at no cost to the charity. We are extremely grateful for their contribution to our work.”

Some of the damage

All repaired

A poem of thanks, from rspb Sandwell Valley

In a quiet corner of the valley, known to most as Sandwell,

Is a special place where foxes and frogs and bugs and birds do dwell.

A place where locals come to unwind, relax and walk,

Where the bumblebees buzz and the birds sing and squawk.

We’ve been working hard for many years to give wildlife a home,

A place to explore and discover and where wildlife is free to roam

To make your visit even better, we’ve been busy in recent weeks,

Building a brand new visitor centre, we’ve called it nature’s reach.

Sadly, our progress has been a bit set back,

Someone came along and gave it a thwack, crack and whack

Maybe they though (we like to think) they were helping us out,

But some damage was caused when they gave the building a clout

The damage was a nuisance and came with a hefty bill,

How would we fix our building on top of the hill?

In the last week of February, to our surprise and delight,

Some people came to the rescue, a real life shining Knight.