Animal shelter nears completion at one of Ayrshire's top beauty spots

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Carpentry and joinery students at Ayrshire College have built a new structure that will provide additional shelter to animals this Christmas at Ayr’s Belleisle Park.An existing structure within the enclosure – where Herdwick sheep and fallow deer roam - suffered badly from storm damage and needed to be replaced.As a result, a team from Ayrshire College met with South Ayrshire Council staff in September to discuss the restoration project.Since that meeting, a class of pre-apprentice carpentry and joinery students have been hard at work designing, drawing to scale, calculating material quantities, ordering materials, and making the frames for the structure.Visitors to Belleisle Park will have seen students working on the base and erection of the frame in recent weeks.The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now.Get all the local news in your area – plus features, football news and the latest on the coronavirus crisis – at your fingertips 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories while you can customise your page with the sections that matter to you.The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now on iOS and Android.And the overall project is due to be completed by the end of this week.Cameron Bell, Head of Learning and Skills for Construction Technology, Trades, Land and Renewable Energy at Ayrshire College, said: “We are very grateful to South Ayrshire Council for allowing us to undertake this project, which provides a very valuable learning experience for our pre-apprenticeship students.“Students have also learned about the social and environmental aspects of the project and all about the animal breeds in their Essential Skills classes.”Don't miss the latest Ayrshire headlines