- Pupils at Sparkenhoe Community Primary School made works of art using recycled plastic
- This pledge is part of Sky’s Ocean Rescue to reduce single-use plastics
- Leicester City legends Gerry Taggart, Matt Elliott and Steve Walsh, as well as Filbert Fox supported the event
The Premier League and Sky’s Ocean Rescue have teamed up to help teach children the simple changes everyone can make to have a positive impact on the environment and to prevent further ocean plastic pollution.
As part of its commitment to supporting this important cause, the LCFC Community Trust’s Primary Stars sessions will have ‘Pass on Plastic’ workshops in the near future.
On Monday, two Year Six classes spent their entire morning, including break time, dedicated to designing their plastic masterpieces - with one group creating a papier-mâché LCFC mural shirt.
After much deliberation, former Foxes defender and LCFC Radio star Gerry Taggart, who was joined by Steve Walsh and Matt Elliott, decided a detailed octopus design would be crowned as the most inventive creation of the day.
LCFC Community Trust Primary Stars Co-Coordinator, Emma Lowry, expressed her delight with the immediate impact of the launch.
"The 'Pass on Plastic' launch has been a great success," she said.
“The children have been really enthusiastic and are looking forward to spreading the 'Pass on Plastic' message.
“Both classes have come up with some great pledges and catch phrases - it has also been fantastic to have the LCFC legends and Filbert Fox here to support the event!
“We are really looking forward to running 'Pass on Plastic' workshops in all our Primary Stars Partner Schools."
Our Premier League Primary Stars partner schools can take part in the Plastic Pollution Challenge for a chance to win a Premier League trophy visit.