Halgreen Nursery School's new look became a possibility when the Drumchapel Social Inclusion Partnership first approached Rutherglen-based construction company D Campbell & Company, which was working on the neighbouring housing site.
The company's development and innovation director Darren McCann said, 'The social inclusion partnership (SIP) asked us if we could help with some work on the nursery school. Initially we looked at painting the existing building and then we decided to get a bit more involved and do some other improvements such as putting in a patio and re-roofing, and upgrading the building.
'The SIP approached the arts partnership, Drumchapel Arts, and they brought along some volunteers to do decorative painting, with games marked out on the ground and murals of scenes from cartoons, woodland and children playing. There are games incorporated into the murals - for example children can be asked to spot the number of butterflies round the building.'
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