This afternoon we were delighted to welcome Cal Major into our school. Cal is currently travelling from Lands End to John O groats on her paddle board in a bid to raise awareness around the plastic pollution in our oceans.
“Paddle Against Plastic hopes to inspire and empower positive change, and bring hope and pride in being part of the solution.”
Cal, a veterinary surgeon, describes herself as an ocean advocate who is passionate about connecting people with the ocean and protecting it and its ecosystems.
Cal was speaking to the children about how plastic ends up in the sea, how we can help and how we can reduce our consumption of single use plastic.
Here are some of her top tips;
- Help to raise awareness of the issue in a positive way
- Participate in a beach clean
- Remove fishing nets from the beaches
- Buy a reusable water bottle
- Don’t flush litter down the toilet
- Take reusable bags with you when you go shopping
Cal then very kindly shared with us some fantastic videos of her journey. It was lovely to watch the images of our dramatic coastline as well as some clips of the animals that she has encountered along the way.
Her final message is not to feel guilty or negative about the current situation but to focus on what we can do instead of what we can’t. Every little helps as they say and doing something is better than nothing. Thanks again to Cal for giving up her time to come and visit us at Portpatrick Primary.
