Countryside News

With UK Construction Week beginning on the 9th October, award-winning home builder, Countryside, arranged for their company mascot ‘Bill Ding’ to visit St Mary’s Island Primary School, near the site of its development.

As part of UK Construction Week 2017, two groups of Year 10 students from The Gilberd School in Colchester enjoyed an interactive talk about the construction industry from Countryside during their Resistant Materials GCSE lessons on Monday 9th October.

Despite the social and health benefits of eating together at a dining table, more and more people are shunning their dining room in favour of the living room, according to a new survey.

When searching for a new home, ensuring that there are good schools in the surrounding area is a strong deciding factor for many parents. Research by Santander has shown that one in four families has moved house to be within their desired school catchment area.

Cambridge has been revealed as the number one retail centre in Britain, in a ranking of one thousand commercial centres in the UK .

According to research from CBRE, 60 per cent of millennials believe that the city is an appealing place to work. Whilst millennials appear to be attracted to the vibrant capital, the CBRE report also suggests that for most, the longest tolerable commute is 30 minutes.

With Phase 6 well under way, homebuilders Countryside and L&Q are set to provide vital community-focused facilities at Acton Gardens, re-establishing the area as a desirable neighbourhood and supporting a reinvigorated community spirit.

The New London Architecture (NLA) research, championed by Countryside, examines the evolution of London and its towns, and explores London’s potential future as a truly polycentric city.

Huyton pupils were given an important lesson in health and safety by homebuilder Countryside, who paid a visit to Roby Park Primary School last week as part of its ongoing community safety initiative.

A stylish new show village has been unveiled at Countryside’s highly anticipated Blackberry Vale development in Brinnington, where 10% of the properties have already been snapped up by local buyers.

The community artwork, known as the ‘South Acton Tree of Life’, is the centrepiece of a new public square and can be seen by passengers travelling past South Acton Overground Station.