St George's fly the flag for Clean Kent

9 March 2010

The pupils and teachers of St George’s Church of England Primary School at Wrotham are celebrating, having been presented with the Clean Kent Schools Red Flag award. This top accolade is St George’s latest ‘green’ achievement and demonstrates their commitment to a clean and safe environment.

Clean Kent Schools launched in 2007 by Kent County Council, supports the Kent Eco-School programme, to recognise and reward schools actively making a difference to the quality and cleanliness of their school estate and local community. Schools participating in the scheme can be accredited as a Bronze, Silver or Red Flag establishment.

To achieve their red flag, all the classes at St George’s rolled up their sleeves and cleared up their school grounds finding a scooter and several car parts along the way! In addition, they have been sharing their ideas and experiences with another local primary school set to follow in their footsteps.

St George’s School Head Teacher Mr David Jones comments: “We are proud to have been awarded the Clean Kent Schools Red Flag which recognises the hard work made by our pupils in keeping the school and local area litter free. It's lovely to be able to celebrate this achievement and feel proud that we are all making a difference.”

The presentation by Clean Kent took part at the school on Monday 8th March. Nick Chard, Kent County Council's Cabinet Member for Environment, Highways & Waste said: “St George’s Primary School is one of almost 200 schools participating in the Clean Kent schools accreditation scheme and the 8th to receive the highest accolade of a Red Flag. It is important that young people appreciate the contribution they make in keeping places clean and safe for everyone to enjoy and take this into their adult lives.”

For more information about the Clean Kent Campaign and it’s schools programme visit the Clean Kent website.