Colourful new bench for the winners of council’s waste trail competition

Students at Willowcroft School in Didcot have a new place to rest in the playground after the school won a multi-coloured recycled plastic bench in a South Oxfordshire District Council competition.

The school will now decide where the new bench’s permanent home will be as part of plans to redesign their playground.

The bench was given as top prize in the council’s successful Litter Bug Detectives Trail where the council’s waste team devised children’s activity trails during the school summer holidays.

The activities were aimed at primary school children and were produced to promote waste reduction messages, explain the damage litter does to the environment and to encourage them to get out and about more and enjoy being outdoors in their local area.

The winner, Elliott, completed the trail with his team (pictured) and his school was entered into the draw for the prize. As top prize winner, Elliott also won vouchers for himself.

Councillor Sam James-Lawrie, South Oxfordshire District Council Cabinet Member for Environment, said “These trails are a fun way to engage with young people and their parents about how to reduce waste and litter, while also presenting a welcome outdoor children’s activity that’s free.’

Notes to editors

The trails were created by South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Council’s waste team. There were 19 schools entered in the draw in total.

The trails were at sites in Abingdon, Didcot, North Hinksey, Thame, Wallingford and Wantage.