Children from a West Pinchbeck school have shown their bottle by creating a new sculpture.
St Bartholomew’s Church of England Primary School has collected and transformed almost 9,000 plastic bottle tops into an eye-catching sculpture, as part of a nationwide recycling campaign to raise awareness about the dangerous impact of plastic waste on the environment.
The school has been named among the top ten finalists in the Message in a Bottle Top art competition, for its cartoon-like depiction of a fish created using chicken wire, plastic bottle tops, bottles, bags and other recycled materials.
St Bartholomew’s will now feature in an online exhibition alongside nine other finalists, where friends and family can support and comment on their favourite submissions before the winning school and two runners-up are announced on July 18.
The winning school will receive a playground makeover worth £5,000 and the runners-up will be presented with tablets worth over £100.
Rachel Cannon, a teacher at St Bartholomew’s school said: “We’re all very proud of our creation and often comment on how impressive it is.
“Our staff have said it has encouraged them to recycle at home and it has made them more aware of protecting the environment.
“The children talk about the fish all the time and they are keen to recycle more, as well as protect our wildlife.
“They are always talking about collecting rubbish at home in order to ‘fill their recycle bin.”
The competition has been set up by Composite Primeur. To leave comments visit www.composite-prime.com/message-in-a-bottle-top/
