PUPILS visited a highways depot after carrying out an investigation into how potholes affect residents in their village.

Year Six pupils from Gosforth C of E Primary School visited the facility at Lillyhall following their Geography unit in which they had to carry out an independent fieldwork enquiry.

Youngsters chose to investigate potholes and the impact they have on the residents in Gosforth. The children planned their route around the village looking for potholes and carried out surveys outside the local shop.

They gathered their information and presented their findings so well that assistant headteacher, Sarah Layzell, contacted Highways to ask if they could visit the depot.

Nick Raymond invited the children along and talked to them about the jobs Highways do and the area the team from Lillyhall cover. The children then had the opportunity to look at a range of vehicles and see a pothole repair demonstration.

Mrs Layzell said: “The children were so invested in finding the potholes in Gosforth and finding out how they affected local residents. They wanted to share their findings and ask questions about repairs.

“The highways team were great and demonstrated a pothole being repaired and allowed the children to look at some of the vehicles used to maintain the roads. They left with a better understanding of the work the highways do and the vast amount of area they cover.”