Leighton Buzzard schools team up to help keep town clean

The children met at their respective school sites where they picked up litter in the grounds and then cleared their local pathways as they made their way to Adams Bottom park where they collected more litter and then enjoyed playing in the clean park!

This is the first joint activity between the two schools who both have active Eco Schools Committees run by the children, engaging them in their environment and allowing them to get involved in actively protecting it.

Headteacher of Heathwood Lower School, Mrs Jackie Wright said: “It was such a fun morning! As well as the satisfaction of cleaning up the environment, the children really enjoyed being outside, active and giving something back.”

Headteacher of Dovery Academy Mrs Sarah Cavander said: “The Eco schools programme is important in inspiring environmental change and producing new generations of sustainably minded and environmentally conscious people”

The Great British Spring Clean runs from 21 March to 6 April so why not get out and help pick litter too! Litter picking is a simple action that anyone can do to make an immediate and visible difference to the environment where we live, work and play.