A BARRY house builder has ensured a primary school’s pupils get seen about town after inviting them to be their walk-in guests.

Barry Island primary pupils boarded a walking bus to Barry waterfront as part of walk to school month after getting an invitation from Latitude developers, Taylor Wimpey.

Parents and staff accompanied them on their journey which ended with the company donating high visibility slap bands to the school to help keep children safe on their walk between school and home.

Taylor Wimpey regional sales and marketing director, Sara Taylor said: “Just a small amount of activity – like walking to school – can make such a difference in helping children live a healthier lifestyle and develop good habits for the rest of their lives.

“We are committed to supporting the communities in which we build our high-quality new homes, which is why we have donated the slap bands to Barry Island Primary school and were thrilled to welcome their walking bus to Latitude at Barry Waterfront.

“We hope that the children enjoyed taking part and will consider making it a permanent initiative at the school.”

Reception class teacher, Donna Evans said: “We encourage the children to walk to school to promote a healthier lifestyle and to reduce traffic outside the school, so we were delighted to organise a walking bus to Latitude as part of Walk to School Month.

“The children were very happy to get out in the fresh air and enjoyed seeing the sights and sounds along the way as well as the new development at Barry Waterfront. We’d like to thank the Taylor Wimpey staff for their warm welcome when we arrived!”

Walk to School Month is an annual nationwide campaign that promotes the benefits of walking to school, which results in healthier young people and less traffic on the roads.