Mid Ulster Council recently invited the local schools in Ballinderry Parish to take part in a poster competition focusing on the issue of litter in the local community.
You may be aware already that within the Ballinderry area, a proactive group have begun working together to keep Ballinderry clean, carrying out litter picks in the area. A very successful clean-up was held in June and another one took place on Saturday 19th October where many staff, pupils, parents/guardians and extended family got involved.
The group are very keen to emphasise the importance of keeping the community clean and tidy whilst raising awareness of the problems litter can cause and reinforcing the importance of taking your litter home and not discarding it along our local roads etc.
Both primary schools in Ballinderry were asked to take part in a poster competition with the theme of “Keep Ballinderry Clean – Take your litter home”.
The poster competition was kept within KS2 and their posters were presented at a school assembly to raise litter awareness within the whole school group.
Cllr Christine McFlynn and representative from the Ballinderry Credit Union were part of the judging panel and winning posters from both schools will be displayed throughout the local Ballinderry area in shops, businesses, the sports club, community hall etc.
Mid Ulster Council and Ballinderry Credit Union provided goody bags to all winners.
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