ENVIRONMENTAL organisations and schools have won a share of a £150k cash boost to tackle climate change. Five local community groups, two primaries and a secondary will benefit from a £147,922 windfall from the Scottish Government s Community Climate Asset Fund in a bid to build a greener country . Belville Community Trust have received £19,665 to purchase an electric vehicle to continue distributing food parcels to vulnerable members of the community. Community Tracks Inverclyde picked up just over £9,000 for bike maintenance. The Salvation Army also received £9,000 for community bike maintenance and the local social enterprise Trade Right Trust will use a £14,670 grant to purchase an electric vehicle to collect and redistribute NHS hand sanitiser bottles.
ECO warriors at Whinhill Primary will be embracing the great outdoors when they get back to school after a pilot project proved a great success. Before lockdown hit, the P6/5 class took part in My School, My Planet, an eight-week outdoor learning project delivered through Learning by Landscapes. The initiative aims to support schools following Covid-19. It looks at everything from environmental issues to ecosystems and climate change to soil degradation. Hannah Mutton, class teacher, worked alongside colleague Barry Dyer and Gordon McLean from the charity and they have forged links with Belville Community Garden. Ms Mutton said: Mr Dyer is very passionate about developing outdoor learning and we are working together to roll it out.