Chepstow schoolchildren join national body to combat scourge of litter

Members of Chepstow’s Thornwell Primary School Eco-Club have embraced a national campaign to help rid their locality of litter.

Meeting with Monmouthshire County Council staff on Wednesday 10th October near Summerhouse Lane, Eco-Club members collected litter to remind the community how important it is to look after the environment.  The children shared stories of how dangerous litter can be to wildlife.

The occasion coincided with the Keep Wales Tidy National Enforcement Day of Action which aims to highlight the good work done to tackle local environmental issues and raise awareness that it’s a crime to litter.

Susie King, Thornwell Primary School’s Eco-Club Co-ordinator said: “Children are so aware of the damage done by humans to our environment. They have a real sense of responsibility for taking matters into their hands to try and make the environment fit for all. It’s joyous to see them educating others, we can learn so much from them! Litter is a problem that affects all of us, and our animal neighbours, and we should work together to combat it.”
Cllr Bryan Jones, Monmouthshire’s cabinet member for county operations added: “It’s heartening to see young people acting as ambassadors for a litter-free environment and stressing that litter should be binned or taken home rather than thrown in the street.”