BIG Litter Survey

Thank you to those pupils who gave up their lunchtimes to take part in this national survey aimed at finding out where the litter near the school comes from. Instead of litter picking within in the school grounds a total of 4 litter picks took place outside but adjacent to the school with notice taken of the types of litter found and where it comes from. The results of this survey have been sent to the Keep Britain Tidy group.

As a result of our Big Tidy Up and survey it was nice to find that although not litter free there were no real hotspots to cause concern. The main types of litter were discarded drinks bottles and cans with Lucozade and Coke the most frequent, an assortment of crisp packets were found to be the main offenders in the  food wrapper section. Our Big Tidy Up resulted in just 4 sacks of litter being added to the national total recorded so far of  934, 835 and a better looking Broughton thanks to Tom Down, Umar Sakha   James Rosendale, Andrew Connell,  Ben Horton,  Jake Livsey-Gosling, Andrew Kennedy, and Cameron Noble. Is it a coincidence that these are all in Year 8?

If you would like to help with an occasional litter pick either at school or in your local area please let us know. Future events will include “Green Day” on May 18^th and the “Love the Area You Live In” campaign in September, although we do not need to wait for a special event to be able to pick up litter.

                                 BE A STAR.

DON’T DROP IT - BIN IT!

Greenhouse

It’s not perfect but the weather is definitely improving and the greenhouse is undergoing a spring clean. Once minor repairs have been made we hope to start planting – probably  after half term when we can keep an eye on the developing seedlings. Meanwhile, the equipment ordered as a result of the Morrison vouchers collection has arrived. This year we will be benefiting from two wooden cold frames together with a series of smaller cloches to help get our outdoor plantings off to a better start. Fruit trees were also on offer this year and we gained an apple tree (variety – Elstar) for our orchard.  A massive THANK YOU to all who brought in Morrisons vouchers; we look forward to your help again next year!