Twenty eight carpentry and joinery students from Redcar and Cleveland College have worked hard to make and fit a series of trellis work for the Saltburn in Bloom campaign.

As part of their Diploma Level 1 in Carpentry and Joinery, the students also helped to produce the template for manufacturing the trellis frames, which would be fitted around 20 brick columns to provide support for the roses in the memorial gardens in Saltburn.

Jackie Taylor, chairwoman of Saltburn in Bloom, was delighted that the college could help out again, after the students worked last year to refurbish a scaled model of Saltburn pier from recycled materials and produced a model of the Ha'penny Bridge.

“The students have done a cracking job on the trellis work and are a credit to the college and its quality of teaching,” said Jackie.

“I am sure that the roses and the trellises will be admired by both visitors and locals in the years to come.”

Carpentry student Jamie McNaughton, 18, from Redcar, who was one of the lucky students chosen to help install the trellis, said: “It is great to be involved in creating a product and seeing it on display locally. We have all really enjoyed making the trellis and had a lot of fun.”

Lecturer Alan Hodgson said he was very proud to see it on display in Saltburn.

“It has been hard work, but enjoyable, and the students have got a lot out of the project. It’s involved them working with the community, which is nice. We were very happy to help,” he said.

The carpentry and joinery course helps and guides students to understand the basic aspects and requirements of working safely in the construction industry, the process of producing joinery products to industrial standards. It also builds a foundation for further learning and progression onto Level 2, with the aim of gaining a placement or employment.

Jackie added: “The Saltburn in Bloom campaign is a real partnership in action, with support from Redcar & Cleveland Partnership who provided a grant for the wood and the Probation service who provided helpers to treat the wood. We depend on organisations like the college to help with the campaign and are very grateful for their ongoing support. The young lads have done a tremendous job.”