PUPILS from a primary school toured the building site of the Lexicon Bracknell to learn about their town's future.

Some 80 students from Sandy Lane Primary School toured the construction site as they were told about the ongoing regeneration.

Year 5 pupils and their teachers were also given a sneak peak into the Lexicon marketing suite on the 13th floor of Ocean House. From here they had a bird's eye view of the whole site.

Alison Hatherley, Teacher of Sandy Lane Primary School, commented: "Our Year 5 had a wonderful morning visiting the Lexicon, the children could not believe how much the Town Centre is developing, they learnt many new facts and thought the building site was awesome.

"We would like to thank the Lexicon team for their hospitality and Mace Construction for allowing the children to have this unique experience whilst keeping us all safe."

Amongst the facts they picked up was that it would take 4,200 tonnes of steel to make all the new buildings.

Cllr Marc Brunel-Walker, executive member for economic development and regeneration on Bracknell Forest Council, said: "It's wonderful that pupils from Sandy Lane Primary School were able to get so close to the regeneration site during their visit on Tuesday.

"It's really important that all of our community is involved in the redevelopment of the Town Centre - this includes the borough's schoolchildren as they are the next generation who will be able to enjoy the borough's new modern and cultural heart for many years to come."

The site was also visited by 14 students from the University of Reading in January to see how Mace were carrying out the work.

Stewart Basham, Senior Project Manager for Mace, said: "This is a fantastic opportunity for the Mace team to capture the imaginations of these young people and teach them about the world of construction as one day we may see them working in our industry or even on our construction sites."