A TIMBER tail is on the wish list for one school wanting to enter the School Build Challenge.

Dorchester middle school pupils have entered their vision for the future of their play ground into the Dorset Echo and Leadbitter competition.

The construction company is currently undertaking £35million-worth of work in Dorchester including the construction of luxury houses, a hotel, commercial space at the Brewery Square development and work at the Thomas Hardye Leisure Centre.

As part of the competition the company is offering three makeover prizes to schools, worth £3,000, £2,000 and £1,000. The construction makeovers are designed to transform the outdoor areas of schools into creative spaces that encourage children to get outside and get active.

More than 35 pupils from Dorchester Middle School have sent in their ideas for the new timber trail for the school.

English teacher at the school Liz James explained why the project was so necessary.

She said: “What happens is that when children start at the school, their hearts sink when they see the play ground, it’s quite barren.

“The children have said time and time again through the school council that they would like a timber trail. They kept asking and then we saw the School Build Challenge in the Echo and we thought it would go some way to help us achieve our goal.”

The school decided to get a quote for the building of a timber trail and it came up as £15,800. They have already raised £2,000 and Mrs James said that winning a makeover would be the start of the project.

She said: “It would make a huge difference to play times. At the moment we are making do with the equipment we have got. It would make a big difference to the school’s playtime experience.”

The school would then be able to expand on the timber trail as more money is raised.

Mrs James said: “It’s quite an emotive entry, because its directly from the children, they have been asking us for it.

“Winning a makeover would give us the boost we need to go out and raise the rest. It would give us the confidence and prestige to go out and match funding.”

The competition closes tomorrow and then a panel of judges will whittle the entrants down to finalists.

The winners will then be decided by a voucher collection system.

But its not too late to get entries in. Those wanting to be in with a chance to win should fill in the application form found in the Echo.

You also need to tell us in no more than 200 words about your project, what it would involve and why you need it.