Students take part in the big tidy up

Thursday, 03 December 2009 08:35

Group Collected 13 Bags Of Litter

A group of pupils from Osborne Middle School have given up their lunch playtime to take part in a litter pick as part of the Big Tidy Up.

Over a two day period (17-18 November) the group collected 13 bags of litter from their local area, 14 fewer than they collected the previous year indicating that anti-littering work within the community is paying off.

The school's head teacher Mr J Edney presented badges and certificates to all that took part during the school assembly.

Gillian Mulcahy, Senior Environment and Neighbourhoods Officer has been working with the school to encourage students and staff to get involved in making their local area a cleaner, greener place for everyone to live. She provided the school with litter-pickers to assist them in their tidy up.

Gillian Mulcahy said: "Osborne Middle School has been extremely supportive of our litter-free Island campaign. Pupils have a really good understanding of the impact litter has on their local communities and have been working hard to discourage people from littering."

The Isle of Wight Council is striving towards a litter free Island and has joined forces with Keep Britain Tidy to champion the Big Tidy Up campaign. Schools and groups across the Island have been getting involved to keep their areas tidy and discourage people from littering.

Cllr Edward Giles, Isle of Wight Council Cabinet Member for the Environment and Transport said: "The council is pleased to see pupils taking pride in their local communities and working together to pick up litter in their area. The council is proud to be working with Keep Britain Tidy as a Big Tidy Up champion and is encouraged to see so many groups across the Island supporting the initiative."

Anyone interested in carrying out a Big Tidy Up litter pick should visit www.thebigtidyup.org for information or contact the Isle of Wight Council on 01983 821000 as Environment and Neighbourhoods Officers can help residents and community groups organise clean ups, which can improve the look of local areas and increase community spirit.

Photo: itspaulkelly

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