St Richard's what a day, it just shows that challenging ourselves can make it happen. What an incredible day filled with challenges and achievements! A total of 360 enthusiastic pupils participated in six engaging litter workshops, working diligently to clean up their school and surrounding community areas. This is a densely populated region, often plagued with litter, demonstrating the need for ongoing volunteer efforts to tackle this issue over several days. Despite the enormity of the task, the pupils demonstrated remarkable dedication and teamwork, ultimately collecting an astonishing 6,193 pieces of litter within the limited timeframe. Their efforts not only improved the environment but also instilled a sense of responsibility and pride in their community. Litter is mainly food packaging that could easily be thrown in a bin, indicating carelessness among individuals. Want to become your community litter heroes why not adopt your street https://www.wychavon.gov.uk/environmental-crime/littering/adopt-a-street

Visit 30th June & 1st July 2025 Flyford Flavell Primary School pupils, you are incredible! Thank you for welcoming me with open arms and for your enthusiasm for our day of fun in caring for the environmental and wildlife. I was blown away by the progress you have made in your school grounds and local community areas. Only 1627 pieces of litter collected during our 5 workshops shows just how dedicated and passionate you all are about making a difference. Also you're evidently making those individual litter decisions on daily basis, Keep up the amazing work, you are all making a positive impact and inspiring others to do the same. I can't wait to see what you accomplish next! We are moving to the next step with the program at this school in teaching the plastic pollution, recycling ambassadors and of course home heroes. Remember you can become the steward of your community too by adopting your street https://www.wychavon.gov.uk/environmental-crime/littering/adopt-a-street More photos from the workshops can be found here https://www.flyfordflavellprimaryschool.com/gallery/?pid=10&gcatid=15&albumid=131

Wow, what an incredible week at Bengeworth Academy tackling plastic pollution and all things litter! I had the privilege of delivering 13 litter workshops and two assemblies, getting students from Early Years to Year 6 involved in cleaning up their school and local areas. It was eye-opening to see litter dating back to the 1990s being discovered. The competition to collect the most litter really motivated everyone, resulting in a whopping 17,995 pieces being gathered from many community areas around the school location of Evesham. It's amazing to see young minds coming together to make a positive impact on our environment. Way to go, Bengeworth Academy! Thank you all for an amazing time, I do hope you enjoyed my playground messages too. First for me too on a litter pick workshop as we witnessed a high-flying adventure! The air ambulance swooping in really took the excitement up a notch - even the kids were buzzing! Thankfully the machine did not send our litter flying in to the air.

On 12th On 12th and 13th June 2025, I visited Sedgeberrow First School to deliver six litter workshops and a whole-school assembly focused on current plastic pollution issues. The assembly presentation aimed to provide pupils with an understanding of the impact human actions can have when collective efforts are made for environmental benefit. Pupils from reception to year 5 participated in litter workshops, engaging in activities that included clearing school grounds and local community areas. During these sessions, pupils searched for and collected litter, uncovering items dating from 1993 to the present day, including waste that had remained in the environment for decades. A competition was held across the workshops to determine which group could collect the most pieces of litter. Results were as follows: • Year 3 off-site litter pick: 629 pieces, including items dating to 2006 and 2011. • Reception: 477 pieces collected from the school grounds. • Year 2: 471 pieces collected from the school car park area. • Year 4: 1049 pieces collected from community areas, including items from 1993, 2000, 2013, and 2017; overall winners for vintage finds. • Year 1: 599 pieces collected from forest school areas. • Year 5: 480 pieces collected off-site at Glebe Meadows and Winchombe Road. In total, 3705 pieces of litter were collected during the visit. All participating pupils contributed to the outcome of the workshops.

Clifton upon Teme has joined the Little Litter Warriors program as part of Malvern Council’s anti-litter campaign and litter promise. This was the first visit to the school, where staff are committed to teaching environmental topics to pupils. The school has received a distinction from Eco Schools for twelve consecutive years. I led four litter workshops where 75 pupils enthusiastically collected 2,596 pieces of litter—some dating back to the 1990s—demonstrating impressive dedication to cleaning their school and community areas. A huge thank you to the school for letting me teach the children about how litter is so damaging to the environment, I absolutely loved the visit and was impressed by your outdoor areas for the children's learning. It was a hot day and the pupils were amazing at completing the workshops with so much determination and enthusiasm.

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I visited Ombersley school in June 2023. Upon my recent arrival, I observed that significant work had been completed on the school site in 2024 to improve the grounds. A new field and woodland area were acquired, and the previous site was converted into a car parking area for parents and visitors. It has improved the school grounds for the pupils who now have a great outdoor space to enjoy. In June, I spent a day with the pupils delivering five litter workshops, resulting in the collection of 1,744 pieces of litter. Each class contributed as follows: Rec: 64 pieces Y1: 215 pieces Y2: 291 pieces Y3: 347 pieces Y4: 879 pieces The total amount collected was 1,744 pieces. Vintage items found came from 1992, 2001, and 2003. The visit was highly successful, and I enjoyed seeing the new forest school, nursery, vegetable and fruit gardens, pond, and other areas that highlight environmental education.

The start f June seem me deliver 6 litter workshops at Harvington First School with all year groups engaging in a litter competition to see which group could collect the most pieces of litter and hunt out the oldest piece of litter find. I have to say this visit was incredible, seeing the children engage the workshops with so much enthusiasm makes me realise how many people are passionate about their local community environment. This is my forth visit to Harvington first school and it always amazes me how much litter we pick up on each visit. June seen us collect 6188 pieces of litter from the school grounds and the community areas around the school. Year 1 = 192 pieces of litter from the school grounds. Year 5 = 2312 pieces of litter from the community areas Year 4 = 947 pieces of litter from the community areas Year 2 = 511 pieces of litter from the school grounds Year 3 = 2226 pieces of litter from the community areas What makes it more incredible is the vintage litter finds keep coming even after all our previous litter picks in these areas we are still finding litter dating back decades. 1990's litter was found alongside many items dated early 2000's. The staff at this school need a shout out of recognition for their participation in environmental initiatives and their ongoing commitment to sustainability across various areas. Teachers support pupil-led eco teams throughout all age groups, and pupils deliver programs during the year that address environmental concerns such as litter management, carbon reduction, fundraising through toy swaps, reuse of pre-loved items, overall waste reduction, and plastic conservation initiatives. On 4th June, a maintenance morning was observed which involved parents, grandparents, teachers, and pupils undertaking tasks around the school grounds, including brushing playgrounds, trimming overgrowth, removing cobwebs, clearing gutters, cleaning drains, and repairing fences. The school community collaborated to maintain the quality of the school environment. Congratulations to Harvington. Here is a mention on the school newsletter from my visit at the school click download file below.

Worcestershire’s dedication to sporting excellence, rural heritage, and exceptional community service has been recognised in the prestigious The King’s Birthday Honours list for 2025. Ten outstanding individuals from the county have been acknowledged for their contributions across various sectors, celebrating their dedication and impact. The Lord-Lieutenant of Worcestershire, Mrs Beatrice Grant, sent her congratulations to all being recognised. Karen Blanchfield, from Stourport, has been recognised her work founding the Little Litter Warriors, a project that provides schools with litter picking workshops, assemblies and environment classroom activities for different key stages to support children to learn about litter and the environmental damage litter has when left in our community spaces. She said: “I’m truly honoured and humbled to be receiving this award, and to receive this recognition for something I care so much about is amazing. I’m really passionate about helping our Worcestershire communities in particular, the younger generation to learn about litter and about keeping the world we live in clean and tidy, both now and in the future. Litter picking is a simple thing that anyone and everyone can do to help protect our environment, educating this from a young age is really important and can have such a long-lasting impact which will see the next generation of adult's care for the environment."