Mini makeover for school playground as electricity connection team get to work

Image: A team of volunteers helped refurbish the playground at Lunnasting Primary.

• Volunteers from SSEN Transmission’s Gremista Connection project help spruce up Lunnasting Primary School playground

A team of volunteers working on the Gremista electricity connection project came to the aid of Lunnasting Primary school to help spruce up the playground area earlier this month.

The school’s parent council reached out looking for assistance in readying the ground for their new playground equipment – and a team of volunteers from SSEN Transmission and their contractors Morgan Sindall and EMN sprang into action to help give the playground a mini-makeover.

Image: Volunteers next to the newly installed outdoor chalkboards at Lunnasting Primary School

Together the team cleared a flat area of ground ready for the school’s new playground equipment to be installed. New outdoor blackboards were also fitted so pupils can get creative and draw on them with chalk. 

SSEN Transmission’s Community Liaison Manager Thea Groat said:

“When we heard the primary school was in need of a helping hand to clear an area of ground in their playground to make way for their new apparatus, we immediately got a team together to help out.

“Supporting the community through actions like this is really important to us – the new apparatus looks excellent and we hear that the pupils are thoroughly enjoying their new playground!”

Image: The newly refurbished playground is a big hit with the pupils at Lunnasting Primary School.

Charlotte Allam, a member of the Parent Council at Lunnasting Primary School, said:

“The new play equipment is fantastic and the children are making great use of it already. The garden project has been a real community effort, and we’re delighted to have had the involvement of SSEN Transmission and local contractors. Thank you!”

SSEN Transmission’s Gremista to Kergord connection project involves creating a 22km connection between the new Gremista Grid Supply Point (GSP) and the Kergord Substation, using a combination of overhead line and underground cabling.

Image: The playground at Lunnasting Primary School before it’s makeover.

Once complete, the Kergord-Gremista link will provide a connection to Shetland’s local electricity distribution network, connecting the islands to the GB energy system for the first time and helping to secure Shetland’s future electricity supply.

Read more about the project here:  Gremista GSP (Grid Supply Point) and 132kV Connection - SSEN Transmission (ssen-transmission.co.uk)