Great Yarmouth: Edward Worlledge pupils enjoy clean-up event

The sun was shining on Tuesday morning (February 7) as boys and girls from Year 4 at Edward Worlledge Ormiston Academy took part in a community clean-up.

The children carried grabbers and black bin bags, as well as a clipboard to record all the types of rubbish they found along Suffolk Road and in the neighbouring alleyways.

Year 4 pupils from Edward Worlledge Ormiston Academy in Great Yarmouth enjoyed a community clean-up on Tuesday, February 7. Picture: Sonya Duncan. (Image: Sonya Duncan)

The clean-up was the final part of a project, run by Ormiston Trust across its schools, called 'We Will...'

At the Edward Worlledge School, the children's guiding principle was 'We Will Explore'.

Jo Harvey, the school's pastoral and safeguarding lead, said: "It teaches them they are part of a community. It's about giving something back.

"The children really enjoy themselves. It's not a chore for them.

"We've had comments from people about how lovely it is to see the children doing this," she added.

Year 4 pupils at Edward Worlledge Ormiston Academy in Great Yarmouth before they went out litter picking on Tuesday, February 7. Picture: Sonya Duncan. (Image: Sonya Duncan)

Alicia, 9, said she enjoyed picking the litter because it meant she was helping the animals.

"We're picking up the litter so it doesn't hurt the birds or the environment," she said.

Previously, the children have visited Ormiston Venture High School, where Year 10s taught them about geocaching.

They also enjoyed a clean-up on Gorleston beach and have learned about orienteering.

A no-uniform day saw the pupils raise £260 to buy a new bench for the community centre across the road.

School children from Edward Worlledge Ormiston Academy in Great Yarmouth take part in a community clean-up. With the children are school Principal Craig Honey and PC James Norris. Picture: Sonya Duncan. (Image: Sonya Duncan)

By the end of the clean-up, the children returned to the school with nine bags full of lollipop sticks, cigarette butts, cans, bottles, sweet wrappers and orange peel.

PC James Norris, manager of the Cobholm and Southtown beat, also attended.

He said: "It's about positive community engagement. I don't want the kids to only associate police with when bad things happen."

A pupil from Edward Worlledge Ormiston Academy in Great Yarmouth uses a grabber to pick up litter from a hedge. Picture: Sonya Duncan. (Image: Sonya Duncan)