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HADLEIGH SCHOOL TO BLITZ LITTER – WITH HELP FROM BABERGH
A Suffolk school has decided to confront the growing problem of litter around its campus head-on – by getting pupils to help in a special spring clean.
Hadleigh High School has become increasingly concerned about the amount of litter in and around the school site and - backed by the Environmental Protection team at Babergh District Council - decided to do something about it.
Lead by the School’s Eco team – formed in January this year to make Hadleigh High a more sustainable school - the whole school community will be taking part in a spring clean on the morning of Friday April 3 from 8.35-9.05am.
Science teacher, Emma Bell, who also runs Eco team says "we believe that keeping the site clean and safe is the responsibility of every member of our school community so every pupil from year 7 to year 11, and every member of staff will roll up their sleeves and pick up litter to help improve our school environment and the local footpaths".
“Pupils will compete between forms for the most efficient litter pickers and prizes for the best form in each year group will be awarded in the afternoon assembly. The prizes have kindly been donated by the East of England Co-operative for which we are very grateful. We are also very grateful for the support of Babergh District council in helping us set up and run the spring clean”.
Babergh is supplying the litter pickers that will be used by the pupils and will be collecting and suitably disposing of all the waste that will be collected.
Jo Hart, Babergh’s Environmental Protection Officer added “Babergh totally supports this kind of good neighbour activity aimed at helping Babergh to blitz this cumulative problem. We would be pleased to help the School in any future similar activities and indeed any other groups that want to help keep our environment as clean as possible”.
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