Youngsters at a Daventry district school were turning old rubbish into junk robots to learn more about recycling as part of the area’s own environment week.
Daventry District Council’s Play Rangers and members of its waste management team visited Crick Primary School for the fun session which it is hoped will make children think more about environmental issues in their everyday life.
It is part of a busy week of activites around the district for the local Environment Week, following hot on the heels of World Environment Day on June 5, and from the success of a similar programme run in 2007.
“Environment Week focuses on issues including climate change, recycling, litter and the countryside. Activities are run with schools to increase pupil participation in improving and considering the environment within their school and every day lives,” said Emma Yoxen, Environment Cleansing Officer with Daventry District Council.
“There was a lot going on nationally around World Environment Day but we chose to have our activities the following week to give the schools a chance to settle back in after half term.
“All schools around the district were invited to take part and we are working with 12 on various activities. It is the chance to really highlight the major concerns and what people can do to help their local environment in a fun way.”
Schools whoch took part include Guilsborough CEVA Primary, Falconers Hill Infants, Weedon Bec Primary, Long Buckby Infants, The Grange Primary, Great Creaton Primary, Spratton C of E Primary, Southbrook Junior, Welton Primary, Barby C of E Primary, Crick Primary and St James Infant School, Daventry.
Environment Week 2008 coincides with the Best Kept School competition, which runs until the end of June 2008, where schools in the Daventry district are judged on their environmental performance.
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