Merchiston Castle School Wins Construction and Built Environment Challenge

That the Parliament congratulates Merchiston Castle School on winning the 2010 Construction and Built Environment Challenge; notes that a team of 10 pupils aged 13-14 won after completing a series of challenges, including building a garden shed, plumbing and taking part in a property development exercise; applauds the efforts of the 29 other school teams in Edinburgh and the Lothians that took part in the regional heats, and acknowledges the support for the event from ConstructionSkills, SummitSkills, BEST, SECTT, Capital Skills, Edinburgh’s Telford College, Edinburgh Napier University, Oatridge College, Heriot-Watt University and West Lothian College.