Pewithall School and Widnes Academy schoolchildren meet up to mark completion of the trestle bridge – June 2015
Four local schoolchidren were guests of honour at a special ceremony for the Mersey Gateway Project to mark the completion of the trestle bridge.
Aidan Shaw and Abbie Strain, both age 10, from Pewithall Primary School in Runcorn, and Benyapha Choeisungnoen (age 10) and Tyler Moisey (age 9), from Widnes Academy in West Bank, were the stars of the show at the special Merseylink event.
The pupils and their teachers travelled up the trestle from each side of the river (Spike Island on the north side and Wigg Island on the south side) to meet in the middle, where they held hands to symbolise the new bridge joining the two towns together. Read more
Widnes and Runcorn schoolchildren bridge the Mersey to celebrate Gateway milestone
Four lucky pupils from two local schools were the centre of attention on the River Mersey today (Friday 5 June 2015) as part of a unique event at the middle of a 1,000m long temporary bridge.
Volunteers’ Week celebration for Mersey Gateway volunteers
Forty local people have been honoured in a special award ceremony to mark a year of volunteering with the Mersey Gateway Project.
Mersey Gateway volunteers with David Parr, chief executive of the MGCB and Hugh O’Connor, general manager of Merseylink.