Pupils inspired to spring clean

Children from Nursery to Year 6 at Markington CE School have spring cleaned their community with a litter pick.

Inspired by recent news coverage of the need to reduce plastic waste and improve their local environment, pupils and staff dedicated a morning to clearing the local community of litter.

They collected three full bin bags full which weighed more than 15Kg.

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“It’s amazing how much litter was thrown on the floor,” said pupil Ella.

“The majority of the litter was plastic bottles,” added Oliver.

And fellow pupil Hugo added: “I was amazed to find a hub cap in the woods.

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