One of the most eco-friendly schools in the country is in Carpenders Park.

St Meryl School, The Mead, secured their first Eco-Schools Green Flag Award after pupils helped the school to become more eco-friendly.

Managed in England by the environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy, Eco-Schools asks schools to set up a committee involving pupils from all years.

The Eco-Committee then creates a plan to help the pupils deliver big changes that will help the school become eco-friendly.

Headteacher Michele Geddes said, “Obtaining the Green Flag Award is something that the whole school and its surrounding community can be proud of.

"Each pupil will be able to take away some degree of satisfaction in the knowledge that their actions have significantly altered their local and global environment.

“It has been a fantastic initiative for all involved, however it is by no means over, as the greater challenge is to maintain what we have achieved so far and look towards ways of improving even further.”