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Print articleWhitley Bay High School and members of the local community have set up a voluntary organisation - Whitley Bay Community Allotment and Gardens - that has earned financial backing from the Elected Mayor's Wellbeing Fund, Community Foundation and Local Network Fund.
Local residents have been working since the beginning of the year cultivating the community plot and this weekend the public will get a chance to sample the first results at a community event and official launch.
On Sunday, July 8, the school hosted activities for all the family including stalls selling organic vegetables and herbs and a barbecue.
The event also marked the end of the school's environmental awareness week.
Staff and pupils joined together to develop projects to enable Whitley Bay High to become an eco-school, including introducing recycling in school.
The Carbon Neutral climate dome has also been in school collecting pledges from youngsters to go green.
Tracy Willis, Assistant Head teacher, from Whitley Bay High School said:
?We think it is really important for students to become more environmentally aware as their actions can help shape the future. The community allotment is an excellent way of engaging young people and promote being healthy and it is proving really popular.?
Councillor John Stirling, North Tyneside Council's cabinet member for Sustainable Development said:
?I am delighted that staff and pupils at Whitley Bay High are taking green issues so seriously. If we are to protect our planet it is important that we have our younger generation motivated to continue the drive to tackling climate change, reducing our carbon footprint and coming up with innovative approaches to protecting our resources.?
