Eight-year old school pupils at a school in East Lothian, Scotland, recently designed posters highlighting the first ever World Plumbing Day which will take place on 11 March 2010.

The invitation to design posters was made when WPC Chairman Robert Burgon spoke to the pupils in December 2009 about the health aspects of plumbing. He had been invited to the school to support the work which was being done there on the health issues of water. During his presentation he mentioned World Plumbing Day and asked the 90 pupils to come up with a poster which could promote the Day.

Robert Burgon chose 5 “winning” posters out of all those submitted and the successful pupils were presented with certificates, books and posters. He commented: “it was really encouraging to see the results of this exercise and many of the pupils had clearly listened carefully to the short presentation which I made. There was an interesting range of images used ranging from the most famous plumber in the world (Super Mario) to quite strong messages about the health dangers of dirty water. I think that these children all really understand the important link between water, sanitation, health and the plumbing industry.”

The winning posters are shown here:

Artist: Abby and Orla  Download PDF

Artist: Brodie Download PDF

Artist: Grace Download PDF

Artist: Heather Download PDF 

Artist: Georgina Download PDF