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46 swindonlink.com • September 2011
Green fl ag for hard work

Children at Orchid Vale Primary School ended the school year on a high
when they received the Eco-Schools Green Flag award in recognition of
their major commitment to recycling, litter picking around Haydon End
as well as saving water and power in the school.
During the year they made a trip to Swindon’s recycling centre at
Waterside Park. The youngest children made several expeditions into
the school’s extensive wild area and year 5 and 6 children spent a day
making tip-taps out of plastic bottles which are used in African countries.
Headteacher Debbie Kalynka said, “it was very exciting when we
unfolded the fl ag; everybody worked really hard to earn it.”

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