A water company has given a Romsley school £1k for a new decked area to thank the village for its patience as work continues on a massive £300m project.

Severn Trent gave St Kenelm’s Church of England Primary School the cash towards new steps and replacement decking in its reception area.

The firm has been carrying out works in Romsley since 2015 as part of its Birmingham Resilience Project to provide a second water source for Birmingham via a 16 mile pipeline from the River Severn.

As part of the project a new water tank will be built just outside Romsley.

Janine Billington, community officer for Severn Trent said: “The work we’ve been doing in Romsley has been going on for a long time, and although we’ve done everything we can, working closely with the local community, we know that some disruption is inevitable.

"So we wanted to do something to say thank you for everyone’s patience.

“The original decking entrance had become extremely unsafe and had to be closed due to it drying up in the summer heat which caused it to break.

"This new decking has allowed the youngest children at the school to have their own entrance once again, which stops their day being disrupted."

Headteacher, Suzanne Shackleton, said: "The children use this area to learn in the outdoors and they also use it to have direct access to their classroom at the beginning and end of the day.

"This allows for the nurture that young children need at the start and the end of the school day when in their first year at school.

"It has made such a difference to have this back in use for our youngest children, so a huge thank you to all at Severn Trent."

Severn Trent also donated copies of its book, ‘Arthur and the Genie of the Tap’, which explains in a fun way how water comes all the way from Wales, down the Elan Valley Aqueduct through Romsley to Birmingham, and all about the Birmingham Resilience Project.