Helping their community
CHILDREN in year 5 at Ysgol Cefn Coch, Penrhyndeudraeth, recently took part in a combined anti-litter and dog fouling campaign.
The children, who were involved in the school’s environmental group Clwb Eco, had written to Gwynedd Council to ask for assistance in tackling the issues locally after becoming concerned by the amount of rubbish and dog mess in their community’s open spaces.
The Council’s Tidy Towns Officer, Jonathan Neale, liaised with the school and the pupils decided to take part in a Tidy Towns campaign to raise awareness of MR Dylan Thomas and his children Gwilym and Anna from Moduron Menai Motors and Jackie Hughes from the supporters club who kindly donated this ride on mower to Caernarfon football club. the problems. As part of the campaign the children created pictures, which gave a voice to their concerns and display the environmental messages in a colourful and imaginative way.
Councillor Gareth Thomas who represents the area on Gwynedd Council said: “Penrhyndeudraeth has some great areas for children to play in, but these areas are often spoiled by litter and dog fouling, which is a great shame. I would like to thank the children at Ysgol Cefn Coch for grasping the initiative with their campaign to improve the community and I look forward to seeing the signs up around the village.”