What a gorgeous day to head to the beach! Ok we were there for some serious beach cleaning but we had so much fun doing this in the sunshine! The minibuses dropped us off at the farm and we all trooped down towards the shore. Once there we were, we were met by Venetia (the lady who organises this) and, once equipped with disposable gloves and litter pickers and sorted into small groups, we set to work!
Oh my what a busy time we had cleaning. From big pieces of rubbish (tyres, plastic crates) to smaller bits (bottle lids, cans) we collected them all and then gathered our cleared-up rubbish in a handy spot for it to be collected and disposed of properly.
Finlay’s dad brought along Wayne and Koda – you might have read about them in the Free Press as they are on a One Man and His Dog mission to walk around the coastline of the UK, litter-picking as they go. We sat and chatted to Wayne and asked some questions about his adventures so far. He was very impressed to meet us whilst we were doing a beach clean. We all need to do our bit to keep our beautiful countryside looking wonderful! The children of Leswalt Primary are very knowledgeable about their responsibilities for caring for their environment and P1-4 were keen to share some of what they are learning about in class as part of their topic too.
Enjoy our snaps and the recounts of some very happy litter-pickers!
Recount by Gregor P2
Yesterday we went to Larbrax Beach to do litter picking. I was with Finlay and on the bus we looked for cows. I even found a creature’s skeleton on the beach!
Recount by Chloe P2
Yesterday we went on a minibus then walked to the beach. The whole school was there to clean the beach. It was good fun. After we had an ice lolly and biscuits too. We were cleaning the beach to make it look better and help to save little animals.
Recount by Joshua P4
Yesterday we went to Larbrax Beach. We went on a minibus. We were dropped off at a farm. The we walked down to the beach – it was tiring! Eventually we made it. We saw a dog called Barley there and he was really soft to stroke. I played with him for a minute or two. Me and Logan found a lot of big bottles and some rubber tubes. We had an icecream after we had finished. We met a man called Wayne and his dog Koda. They are walking around the county and picking up litter too.
Recount by Finlay P3
Read all about our Larbrax Beach Clean!
Yesterday we went to Larbrax Beach to clean it up with litter-pickers and black bin bags. Finlay Cowan found a tyre with a bent bit, Nicole found a teddy bear with its stuffing pouring out and Aidan found a Storn Trooper with one arm (how very dare they!!) Kirstie even found a basket with no base! The organiser of the beach clean was called Venetia. She gave us an ice lolly after the beach clean. Then we formed a little circle around Wayne and his dog Koda. He told us about his walk around Britain. He is picking up litter as he goes to help to keep the country tidy. He was pleased that we are tidying up too.
