Pupils at King’s Road Primary School in Rosyth have unveiled a community mural, created with Fife Housing Group.
The artwork is made up of individual tiles featuring drawings by pupils and school staff, along with tiles from local organisations. These include Stephen’s Bakery, Rosyth Dental Care, Rosyth Community Council, Rosyth Parish Church, Hilton Court Care Home, Acrobay Gymnastics Trust, and Sainsbury’s.
Local business Panda Print also contributed a tile and produced the mural and vinyl window artwork free of charge.
The project is part of Fife Housing Group’s Rising Community Voices initiative, in which the housing association partners with schools across Fife to help young people learn about being part of a community. Pupils plan and deliver a project or event that has a positive impact on their local area.
Fife Housing Group engagement officers Melissa Birrell and Ruth Reid held regular sessions with pupils at the school to help them develop their ideas and plan the event. The pupils chose to create a mural for the school entrance.
The mural was revealed at an event organised by the pupils, which featured performances from the school choir and refreshments. Guests were able to see the artwork up close and hear from the pupils involved.
King’s Road Primary School headteacher Lynn Colagiacomo said: “King’s Road Primary School is extremely proud of the strong partnership links we have developed across our school community and of the positive impact these relationships have on our learners.
“We would like to extend our sincere thanks to Fife Housing for their enthusiastic engagement with our children and for supporting opportunities that help develop confidence, creativity and important skills for life and work. We are also very grateful to Panda Print for their support, expertise and creativity in bringing the community artwork together so beautifully.
“The finished piece is something our whole school community can be proud of and will be enjoyed by children, families, staff and visitors for years to come. This project is a fantastic example of what can be achieved when schools and community partners work together and we look forward to continuing to strengthen these valued relationships in the future.”
Birrell added: “This is the third event we’ve hosted with primary school pupils as part of our Rising Community Voices project and we were delighted to bring it to Rosyth. We have lots of tenants in the area and the wider community is always keen to get involved with what we’re doing locally.
“The pupils at King’s Road were no different. They had a fantastic vision for the mural, were natural event planners and really took ownership of the project. It was wonderful to see their ideas develop from those first conversations into something that will now have a lasting place in their school.”
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