Children from Morda Primary School do litter pick for funds

Pupils from Morda CofE Primary School collected bags of rubbish from three parks in the village on Saturday, July 4, in a sponsored clean-up organised by Morda Fundraisers.

The group organised the litter pick so they could host a sponsored event that would help the community, as well as raising funds for the school.

Briagha Shaw, chair of Morda Fundraisers, said: "All the children were very enthusiastic to get going and start collecting rubbish. The older group actually went over their hour as they really wanted to get the third park done too.

"They were all shocked at how much litter there was, especially in the skate park, a stash of bottles in the park at Millers Field, and altogether the groups found five socks (none a pair)."

In total, the group collected four full bags of rubbish and raised £220.

Pupils found lots of rubbish, including five socks, but sadly no pairs! (Image: Briagha Shaw)

Pupils found lots of rubbish, including five socks, but sadly no pairs! (Image: Briagha Shaw)

Ms Shaw continued: "We gave out letters to all the children in Morda Primary and sponsorship forms were handed out to those who signed up for the event.

"They took them home so they could ask their family/friends to sponsor them to do an hour of litter picking.

"We are very grateful to everyone who sponsored the children."

Morda Fundraisers is a new non-profit group that was established in May 2025.

The group says it is still exploring different fundraising events to see what works best to support the school.