On Monday 10th May Pebworth First School took part in a litter pick workshop. All the students from the school cleaned their school grounds, local community areas and their local park. The children were wonderful litter warriors and managed to fill their bucket with fabulous litter delights dating back to 2012.
The pupils were a credit to the their school and teachers by asking lots of questions about the environment. Throughout the whole morning even in the rain the children remained engaged in their litter challenges.
This was a great start to #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek2021 and I really enjoyed my morning with the school.
Pebworth First school has now adopted their school community areas with Wychavon #adoptastreet initiative supporting Wychavon’s anti-litter campaign.
As part of the #GBSpring2021 Keep Britain Tidy are asking litter pickers to record their litter miles. The pupils have logged 32 miles towards Keep Britain Tidy’s #MillionMileMission based on number of pupils litter picking and their time spent litter picking. Well done children
Little litter Warriors school visits are 100% funded by Wychavon Council
Wychavon said,
Free litter prevention sessions for schools
We are offering free litter prevention sessions for schools in our district. They are run by Karen Blanchfield, from local company Little Litter Warriors, who is also a Keep Britain Tidy Litter Heroes Ambassador.
Sessions take place outdoors and in a Covid-19 Secure way. Pupils will be taught about why littering is anti-social, the damage it does to the environment and the danger it poses to wildlife. They will then take part in a litter hunt, which is a litter pick with the added challenge of trying to find the oldest piece of litter.
After the sessions teachers will be provided with a lesson plan to run follow-up sessions. Schools are also encouraged to join Wychavon's Adopt a Street volunteer litter picking scheme so pupils can continue to help keep their community clean.
Sessions are booked directly through Little Litter Warriors. They are funded by us as part of our promise in our corporate strategy to work with our communities to reduce littering.
read more https://www.wychavon.gov.uk/waste-and-recycling/street-care-and-cleaning/littering#report