South Holland schools support litter picking efforts of Wombles of Spalding Common
The Wombles of Spalding Common have continued to build relationships with local schools in a bid to boost litter picking in the area.
Pupils from both Monkshouse Primary School and Wygate Park Academy have taken to the streets, with equipment provided by the Wombles helping in their clean-up efforts.
Becky Lane, a Year Five teacher at Monkshouse, says she got in contact with the Wombles because of the commitment the school has to looking after the planet through their ECO club.
She said: “The Wombles of Spalding have very generously donated a full class kit of litter picking equipment to us.
“The kit consists of 30 litter pickers, 30 Womble high-vis jackets, gloves, sanitisers, little picking hoops and more.
“This will enable a whole class to use the equipment and do their bit to look after our environment.
“We are so grateful to Simon Law and the Wombles of Spalding for the commitment they have shown to our local community.
“This is something our whole school will have the opportunity to be involved in now - we can’t wait to start using the equipment and get litter picking!”
Wygate Park Academy house captains, deputies and school council members spent last Thursday participating in their latest Womble activities.
Kelly Cross, the school’s Administration Assistant, said: “The children enjoyed wombling from Witham Road to Monkshouse Park and back, where between them they collected one bag of rubbish and one bag of recycling.
“They received many compliments from members of the public, as well as a recycling truck as it passed them!
“Our children felt very proud to have made a positive impact in the community.”
The Wombles believe that targetting a younger audience will help the area to reap long-term benefits.
Sam Roberts (53), a founding member of the Wombles, told the Spalding Guardian last week they had teamed up with local primary schools in a bid to boost the area’s litter picking in the future.
He believes it will “give the kids good habits” so that they can “shame the adults” in the future to prevent littering in the area.
