CHILDREN at Pinewood Infants love the latest addition to their school – a yellow double-decker bus.
It was moved into position by a crane and now pupils can't wait to get inside.
Children at the Arnold school are being asked what they want to see inside, with the expectation that the downstairs will be a play area and the upstairs will be opened up for community use.
Head teacher Chris McAdam said it would be great for the children.
She said: "It is very exciting for them. They are desperate to get inside the bus.
"It is going to be used as an alternative teaching area. It will provide them with a comfortable play area as well. And we plan to open it up for community use."
The school submitted a bid to the Big Lottery Fund to buy the bus. It received £10,000 and chipped in with £5,000 from its own coffers.
The 25-year-old bus came from a company called Used Coach Sales, in Warrington, Cheshire.
Work will begin in the coming weeks on decorating the inside. The windows which face onto the street will be blacked out.
Rob Molloy, the school's building and maintenance expert, has already started work on the bus.
Youngsters were excited about seeing it being put in position. Mitchell Willis, six, said: "I love the bus. I'm really looking forward to being able to get on it. I think they should put some sticky glue on it so we can climb up the walls."
Ben Dames, six, said: "It's exciting that we are going to get to play on the bus. I want to be able to go upstairs to do some reading and then use the downstairs area for playing with toys."
Five-year-old Kwame Aqua said: " I want to play with toys and figures in the bus."
