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Jordan Bryan (left) and Luke Glasby (right) hold their winning entries at their end of year school assembly. They are joined by runners-up Carmen Tsang and Arnold Tabor, with Emma Stead and Jane Gwilliam from WDH.
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A new housing development in South Kirkby, West Yorkshire, has been given a new identity thanks to the imagination of children from Stockingate Mill Junior School.
Wakefield and District Housing’s (WDH) new build homes on West Street will now be known as Western Court and Howell Mews after pupils took part in a ‘Name the Street’ competition.
Eleven-year olds Luke Glasby and Jordan Bryan provided the winning entries, which were chosen by Wakefield Council after WDH’s local management committee submitted their favourite four names from the raft of suggestions.
Stockingate Mill deputy head Steve Albaya said the competition was a first for the school.
Mr Albaya said: “It was a privilege for the school to be involved with the naming of the street – we’ve never been asked to be part of anything like this before. The children have seen the regeneration that has taken place and this will give them some ownership of the area.
“They feel like they have had a say in the development. It’s part of their neighbourhood and they will be thrilled to see the signs when they go up.”
For Year 6 pupil Luke Glasby it was the perfect end to his time at the school and the perfect start to the summer holidays.
He said: “I got the idea for Howell Mews from learning about the local area. The new houses aren’t far away from Howell Wood, so I thought it would be good to name the street after that.”
Jordan, who came up with Western Court to retain the history of West Street, added: “The new houses look like they are in a court. I think my family will be excited that my name has won.”
Eight year olds Carmen Tsang and Arnold Tabor claimed runners-up prizes for their suggestions. All children received a certificate and £10 book token donated by WDH.
Local management committee chair Eric Clamp said: “It’s great that children from the local school have been involved in naming a street in their community.
“There were many excellent suggestions and choosing our top four wasn’t easy. We would like to thank all the children who took part. They were imaginative, creative and thoughtful with all their proposed names.”
