COLLEGE students in Ayr have been given a guided tour of the site of Ayrshire Hospice's new home in the town.

Young people from Ayrshire College's Foundation Apprenticeship in Civil Engineering course were treated to a site visit by the company leading the construction project.

The multi-million-pound project to redevelop the hospice's traditional home on Racecourse Road in Ayr is currently scheduled to be complete by the summer of 2024.

McLaughlin and Harvey are leading the Ayrshire Hospice construction site and site manager Jason Boyle led the students on their tour.

Jason, a former Ayrshire College student, said: “It was a pleasure to welcome the students to the site.

"Building the new hospice has been such an interesting project and it has been fantastic to be able to show our future construction workers an operating site and answer any questions.

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“As a former HNC construction management student, it has been great to be able to show the students my journey and how I got here.

"Creating a strong link with the college is something we have been hoping to do and I look forward to welcoming other students later to see the site progress.”

Barry Kerr, joinery and construction technology lecturer at Ayrshire College, said: “I’d like to say thanks to Jason for giving our students a fantastic tour.

"It has been beneficial for them to see operating groundworks on a construction site.

“As a former student, Jason is an inspiration to current students, showing the progression available within the construction industry.

"He was very informative and showed his vast knowledge of the site and the construction industry.

“It’s also good to build strong links with local companies and where possible experience new innovative methods of current build process.”

The Foundation Apprenticeship programme in civil engineering is a two-year course for S5 school pupils, offered at Ayrshire College’s Ayr Campus.