As the Christmas holidays approach, leading developers Barratt and David Wilson Homes have enlisted one of Santa's little helpers to send out an important message encouraging children to think about elf n' safety.

Busy staff are working on new developments across Cambridgeshire, many of which have families with children living on. With schools closed over Christmas, children are being asked to stay away from building sites as they shouldn't be visited unsupervised.

Santa has sent one of his elves to visit Barratt and David Wilson Homes' sites in Cambridgeshire, and like every visitor has had to wear a hard hat and hi-vis clothing for protection. The elf is to remind kids to stay on Santa's 'nice list' by keeping clear of building sites at all times. 

Will Phair, Head of Sales at Barratt and David Wilson Homes Cambridgeshire, said: “Children, like elves, can be curious and adventurous, and turn up in the most unlikely places, especially when schools are closed. However, building sites can be dangerous places. 

“Developers like ourselves are building new homes at sites all over the country, but until they are completed these places are very hazardous for young children.

“With the holidays approaching, children should think of their 'elf n' safety and stay well away from them.”

Before social distancing restrictions were in place, the developers hosted site visits and held regular safety talks and for schools close to its developments all year round. This helped to encourage site safety and highlight the hazards of playing on or near construction sites.

Barratt Homes is currently building at the following developments in the county: Darwin Green in Cambridge, Hampton Water in Peterborough, Romans' Edge in Godmanchester and The Spires in St Ives. 

David Wilson Homes is also building at Darwin Green and Romans' Edge, and currently has properties available at its development in Warboys, as well as at Northstowe near Cambridge. 

To find out more about the developments Barratt and David Wilson Homes are building in the area, please log on to the website at www.barratthomes.co.uk or www.dwh.co.uk or call the sales information line on 0333 355 8484 or 0333 355 8485.

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NOTES TO EDITORS:

1. For further information about Barratt and David Wilson Homes please contact Emily Howett or Thomas Marriott 0116 247 1777 or emily@unsworthsugden.co.uk or thomas@unsworthsugden.co.uk

2. Barratt and David Wilson Homes is part of Barratt Developments PLC, a FTSE100 company
   
   

4. Barratt was awarded a maximum five star rating for the eleventh consecutive year in the 2020 Home Builders Federation Customer Satisfaction Survey

5. Site managers working for Barratt Group won 92 awards for quality workmanship in the 2020 NHBC Pride in the Job Awards. Barratt has won more Pride in the Job awards than any other housebuilder for the last 15 years​