Yesterday, during our School Parliament session, our Eco Group went out for another community litter pick. We chose to pick in roughly the same area as we had done much earlier in the year. Unfortunately, the area we had previously cleared was, once again, littered with rubbish. However, our children were not dis-heartened. They chose to be even more thorough and clear a wider area round in the field near the front of the school and at the park. Unbelievably, they collected a whirly-gig, a carpet, half of a bed and 14 bin bags of rubbish! The children know that litter looks horrible and it dangerous to wildlife. They all wish that people would take better care of where they live. Let’s hope the example our group set spreads to effect others.

Thanks again to Mrs Dale and Mrs Russell for their help and to Morris Service of Dumfries Civic Pride for the use of the litter pickers.