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23/10/2019
Students Combat Litter With Creativity
Students are hoping to discourage littering in Belfast by getting creative and designing billboards for the city.
Some 36 schools and youth groups put forward an impressive 70 entries to the council's 'Design a Billboard' competition, with four winners seeing their artwork displayed in their local area.
Those who managed to fight off the stiff competition with their colourful creations were:
• Hazelwood Integrated Primary School, north Belfast
• St Anne's Primary School, south Belfast
• Dreamscheme NI, east Belfast
• St Genevieve's High School, west Belfast
Chair of Belfast City Council's People and Communities Committee, Councillor Michael Collins commented: "It's really heartening to see the level of creativity and enthusiasm displayed by the many young students who took time to enter their designs in our billboard competition.
"I hope that these messages will encourage people to stop and think about the negative impact of littering on their communities and to make an effort to recycle and use bins. The winning students should be very proud to see their messages displayed in their communities - they're positive influencers, making their voices heard in a very creative way and helping to protect our environment."
Find out more about how you can do your bit with recycling here.
Some 36 schools and youth groups put forward an impressive 70 entries to the council's 'Design a Billboard' competition, with four winners seeing their artwork displayed in their local area.
Those who managed to fight off the stiff competition with their colourful creations were:
• Hazelwood Integrated Primary School, north Belfast
• St Anne's Primary School, south Belfast
• Dreamscheme NI, east Belfast
• St Genevieve's High School, west Belfast
Chair of Belfast City Council's People and Communities Committee, Councillor Michael Collins commented: "It's really heartening to see the level of creativity and enthusiasm displayed by the many young students who took time to enter their designs in our billboard competition.
"I hope that these messages will encourage people to stop and think about the negative impact of littering on their communities and to make an effort to recycle and use bins. The winning students should be very proud to see their messages displayed in their communities - they're positive influencers, making their voices heard in a very creative way and helping to protect our environment."
Find out more about how you can do your bit with recycling here.
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