WIRRAL schoolchildren helped collect rubbish from Hoylake beach after joining forces with clean-up team 'The High Tidiers'.

Pupils from Kingsmead School joined the High Tidiers to clear litter, plastic and other waste from the beach while listening to a talk from the volunteers about the important work they do to keep the community tidy.

In the classroom, the students have been learning about the impact of single-use plastics on the environment.

The school's 'Environmental Ambassador' Elizabeth Gadston also attended the event.

Elizabeth, who has won numerous awards for her work as the 'Little Collector', said: “I was first inspired to litter pick in 2017 when I was in the car with my mummy on the way to the supermarket and I saw a man throwing litter out of his car window.

"I wanted to tell him off but instead we went back to collect the litter and that inspired me to change my ways.

"We’ve also stopped using single-use plastics in our house and last year and this year we’ve taken up ‘plastic free July’ which is an easy way for anyone to get involved. I’ve really enjoyed doing this with school friends today and I like it when they get involved and join in my monthly ‘Little Collector Crew’ litter picks.

"I love it most when I go with my dog and we find lots of micro-plastics that can be so dangerous to the wildlife.

"I just want people to get involved either with my Wirral litter picks or to just by doing it safely by themselves with a pair of old gloves and a bag.”

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Kingsmead children helping The High Tidiers at Hoylake Beach

The High Tidiers are a team of residents who care about the environment and get together as a group to organise fortnightly beach cleans at Hoylake and West Kirby.

Sandra Woodall from The High Tidiers said: “We’ve been litter picking as an organisation for three years now and we arrange fortnightly litter picks on the beach and in nearby parks on the Wirral.

"Volunteers can just turn up to help and we provide everything such as gloves, pickers and the collection bags and hoops.

"We want people to look after the area they live in as well as to think about their own plastic use. We work with schools across Cheshire in this work, but parents can also bring children along to take part in our regular group litter picks.

"By doing so children can learn about how littering can harm the environment, how to form good habits and keep the local area clean. This is their future and even the smallest actions can make a difference.

"You can find us through our facebook page ‘The High Tidiers’ and once you've taken part in a clean-up event you can even nominate an area of your choice to be litter-picked.”