{"id":12963,"date":"2014-06-02T08:37:27","date_gmt":"2014-06-02T08:37:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/SAL\/?p=12963"},"modified":"2014-06-02T08:37:27","modified_gmt":"2014-06-02T08:37:27","slug":"clean-sweep-at-dunoon-grammar-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/SAL\/?p=12963","title":{"rendered":"CLEAN SWEEP AT DUNOON GRAMMAR SCHOOL"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Local residents of Kirn witnessed a welcoming sight last Friday afternoon (30 May 2014) as an army of school litter pickers took to the streets with one mission \u2013 to clean up the town.
\nOver 100 S1 pupils and staff – equipped with grippers and high visibility jackets supplied by the school\u2019s facilities management providers Mitie – worked tirelessly scooping up and bagging litter from the school\u2019s surrounding neighbourhood.



\nThe aim of the initiative was to not only provide an immediate \u2018spruce up\u2019 to the area, but to ensure a lasting legacy – by raise awareness of the issue of litter within the community and to minimise future occurrences of littering from the pupils involved. Smaller \u2018teams\u2019 of pupils, from all year groups, will continue to maintain the areas covered by the litter pick on a weekly basis.

\nDavid Mitchell, Head Teacher of Dunoon Grammar School stated:
\n\u201cAt Dunoon Grammar School we recognise the positive impact our young people can make to our local community and the role they play in putting our school \u2018at the heart\u2019 of the community.
\nWe have however, become increasingly aware of the level of litter within our surrounding area. We plan to address this through a number of initiatives, the first of which is today\u2019s litter pick involving our S1 cohort.\u201d
\nS1 pupil Sasha Catchpole who participated in the litter pick added:
\n\u201cLitter not only makes our town look untidy but might also damage the local wildlife too. Hopefully the pupils involved in the litter pick will now think twice about dropping rubbish and decide to use bins instead.\u201d

\nCouncillor Dick Walsh commented:
\n\u201cIt is pleasing to note that our young people at Dunoon Grammar School recognise the importance of protecting and maintaining the local environment in and around our town through this intensive litter clean up. I commend their initiative which as stated is consistent with ensuring that their school is truly at the heart of this local community. At the same time this initiative reinforces for us all the recognition placed by our young people and their understanding of their important collective role that they can play as good and active citizens of this community. Well done and thank you to everyone concerned.\u201d

\nFor further information relating to the S1 Litter Pick please contact:
\nPaul Gallanagh, Dunoon Grammar School
\nTel: 01369 705010
\ne-mail: paul.gallanagh@argyll-bute.gov.uk
\n
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