15.10.18

Monday 15th October 2018 – Litter Pick – Hackworth Park – Shildon County Durham Students from St Johns School and DAAC staff who are working towards a John Muir Award went to Hackworth Park in Shildon and conducted a litter pick. This was done to conserve their identified area utilising, specialist picks, gloves and recyclable bin bags. They worked for a total of 60 minutes and during this time managed to fill two large bin bags with assorted items of rubbish, leaving the area cleaner and more attractive and safe to plants and wildlife. During the activity they were approached by numerous people frequenting the area who complimented them on their actions and what they were doing for the local area.