Environmentally-friendly pupils at a Denbighshire school have been doing their bit to create a cleaner, greener environment, by getting involved in a number of community and school -based projects.
During 2009, Ysgol y Castell in Rhuddlan took part in The Biggest Tidy Wales event and arranged a litter pick around the village and near the River Clwyd. Over 20 bags of rubbish were collected, including items such as carpet, parts from a motorbike and glass.
The school was also runner-up in a Keep Wales Tidy award.
Ysgol y Castell has got involved in several other projects:
- The school has added bird feeders to the front of the school building
- It has started work with Keep Wales Tidy, Denbighshire County Council and Rhuddlan Town Council on a local butterfly garden project. The school has raised enough money to pay for flowers and are waiting for construction to begin.
- It is monitoring energy and water use, in conjunction with Denbighshire County Council, to ensure the school remains eco-friendly.
- The school helped plant a new hedge from Dyserth Road to the cemetery, to provide extra protection for the houses along the road.
- The school has been working with the Management Advisory Group on the Rhuddlan Local Nature Reserve Project.
In complimenting the children and Miss Rhiannon Cross who is the driving force behind all of this, headteacher Nigel Evans said: “The whole school has shown great interest in protecting the environment and this is demonstrated by the number of projects we have got involved in over the past 12 months.
“We are working towards gaining eco-schools status and we have worked closely with our partners and our local community to do our bit for the environment. Over the next 12 months we are planning to get involved in further projects to make our part of Denbighshire a cleaner, greener area.”
