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Pupils at an officially recognised Eco School have cut down on the Cross Stitch Extravaganza
rubbish in their lunch boxes, by reducing packaging and giving up FOR ONE DAY ONLY
unhealthy foods.
The initiative at Bank Holiday Monday 7th May
Peatmoor Primary Gorse Hill Community Centre
which is the second
school in Swindon to Chapel Street, Gorse Hill, Swindon
be awarded Eco School XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Free entry & special offers XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
status, came from the Even more prices slashed this time
EcoClub who carried Open from 10am to 3pm
out a lunch box survey
in February to find out Present this advert at the till to claim £1 off for each £20 spent
how much packaging Further details from Stitch Pics on 02476 383072
comes into school. Credit/debit cards accepted
Asda provided www.stitchpics.co.uk
small reusable plastic
containers so that par- XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
ents could prepare
lunch boxes using bulk Jan Kilby from Asda with some of Peatmoor’s eco-
purchased items, kids, front, James Osborne, Sam Sullivan, Georgie
Stone. Back, Connor Hibbs, Liam Sewell, Ms Brough,
rather than buy indi- Darian Leigh, Charlotte Williams
vidually packaged
goods. lighted to help. “Asda’s big cam-
Club co-ordinator Elaine Jackson paign this year is to reduce pack-
said the project was an ideal op- aging at all levels of operation, so
portunity to reinforce messages it’s great to be working with
about healthy eating. “We sent Peatmoor and also Westlea prima-
letters home and leaflets with sug- ries on waste reduction projects.”
gestions of healthy menus. We’ve Peatmoor’s commitment to be-
had a reduction in the number of come an eco-school has been run-
chocolate bars and, surprisingly, ning for over two years, said
that’s been among the older chil- deputy head, Melanie Brough.
dren who choose what goes in their “Waste reducation and recycling
own lunch box.” is part of everything we do and
There was a competition to see we’ve involved Dihlabeng, our
which class could show the big- partner school in South Africa, and
gest reduction in waste. Year 1 were one in Sweden we link with.
the winners by cutting packaging “The children have a huge inter-
weight by 40 per cent. est in being kinder to our planet
Asda marketing coordinator Jan and we get great backing from our
Kilby said the company was de- parents.”
Getting down to recycling in South Africa. Youngsters at Peatmoor
Primary’s partner school Dihlabeng sorting cans

Plant a tree in Wootton Bassett
The Great Western Community Forest team has joined with North Wilts
District Council and Wootton Bassett Town Council to bring a free
Forest Festival to Wootton Bassett on Saturday 19 May, 10am to 5pm
at Ballard’s Ash Playing Fields and Jubilee Lake Nature Reserve.
There will be some fantastic green festival highlights for this new
event. Alongside the usual activities like willow weaving, drumming,
juggling, wood turning, recycled arts activities, solar and bike powered
gadgets, there will be local bands playing on the festival stage, work-
shops run by young people and food served up by local caterers and the
Wiltshire Farmers’ Market Association.
There is limited parking at Ballard’s Ash Playing Fields. A free bus
service will run through Wootton Bassett along Longleaze, Station Road
and Wootton Bassett High Street to the site and return continually
throughout the day.

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