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Eco-Schools in Bristol

A key feature of our work in Bristol is supporting schools in their Eco Schools work. Congratulations to the following Bristol schools who have achieved awards (updated August 08):

Bronze awards

Air Balloon Hill Infant School
Ashley Down Infant School
Ashton Park Sports College
Badock's Wood Primary School
Bedminster Down School
Brislington Enterprise College
Burnbush Primary School
Cabot Primary School
Embleton Primary School
Fairfield High School
Headley Park Primary School
Henbury School
Hillfield's Primary School
Hotwells Primary School
Millpond Primary School
Oldbury Court Primary School
St Barnabas Primary School
St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School
Southville Primary School
Summerhill Infant School
Teyfant Primary School
Victoria Park Infant School

Silver awards

Air Balloon Hill Junior School
Ashton Vale Primary School
Bridge Farm Primary School
Brentry Primary School
Broomhill Infant School
Colston's Primary School
Elmlea Junior School
Fonthill Primary School
Holymead Junior School
Horfield C of E Primary School
Parson Street Primary School
St Anne's Park Primary School
St Bernadette RC Primary School
Stockwood Green Primary School
St Werburgh's Park Primary School
Waycroft Primary School
Westbury Park Primary School
West Town Lane Primary School

Green Flag awards

Ashley Down Junior School
Holymead Infant School
Kingsweston Special School
Luckwell Primary School
Sea Mills Infant School
Sea Mills Junior School
Speedwell Nursery School
St Bede's RC Secondary School
St Bonaventure's Primary School
St Teresa's RC Primary School
Stoke Bishop Primary School
Westbury-on-Trym Primary School
Cheddar Grove Primary School

Batteryman

Prize winners with Batteryman

Resource Futures helped Bristol City and Bath and North East Somerset Councils to launch their new collections of batteries for recycling. Schools in each authority took part in a sticker competition, and lucky winners from the following schools were visited by Batteryman for the presentation of their prizes:

Victoria Park Infants, Bristol
Badock's Wood Primary, Bristol
Castle Primary, Keynsham
Long Vernal Primary, Midsomer Norton
Pensford Primary
West Town Lane Primary, Bristol
St Martins Garden Primary, Bath
St Mary's Primary, Writhlington
St Matthias and Dr Bell's Primary, Bristol

Batteryboy, a ventriloquist's puppet, visited 28 schools in BANES and Bristol to spread the word about recycling batteries. He has entertained and informed 5670 children in 28 schools, telling them about the environmental hazards of putting batteries in landfill sites.

The Yellow Woods Challenge

Each year schools in Bristol and South Gloucestershire participate in the Yellow Woods Challenge. Instead of throwing their old Yellow Pages in the bin, to be dumped in a landfill site, pupils recycle them. South Gloucestershire pupils take them into school, while pupils in Bristol put them in their Black Boxes after tearing off the cover to take to school. In both authorities the schools with the most directories recycled per pupil win cash prizes!

For two successive years St Teresa's Primary School in Bristol have won top prize in the city. In 2007 they collected an amazing 9.9 covers per pupil and were thrilled to win a cheque for £300.

Several schools also made sculptures using the directories, photos of which will be entered into a national competition.

Empire State Building sculpture made from Yellow Pages

Skyline sculpture made by pupils at St Michael's Primary School, Winterbourne, using old Yellow Pages

This beautiful night-time skyline sculpture was designed and made by pupils from St. Michael's Primary School in Winterbourne.

Pupils from St Barnabus Primary in Warmley excelled themselves with this a wonderful sculpture of the Empire State building, complete with King Kong and Barbie!

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