Posted on: Friday 21 June 2024
A scout group from Pontypool has turned items commonly found as litter into a sculpture.
Beavers, cubs and scouts from the 1st Garndiffaith Scout group took part in a Torfaen Council competition, which was open to all cub scout groups in the borough, to raise awareness of how much litter is discarded.
Their design of the Folly Tower, which was created out of old cardboard boxes and plastic bottles, was chosen as the winning creation.
Christine Marchant, Scout Leader, said: “The group had great fun making the Folly Tower out of items which could be litter.
“The children were creative using cardboard boxes, painting jigsaw pieces, plastic bottles, toilet rolls and even the things that separate out pizza in boxes.
“We are thrilled to be chosen as winners and can’t wait to spend our gift card.”
On Monday, the group was presented with their prize of a £50 Works gift card by the council’s Litter and Fly-Tipping Prevention Officer Oliver James.
She said: “We loved the Folly Tower entry and thought it was a great way to use items which usually end up as litter if they aren’t recycled.
“We would like to thank the council’s Fusion cultural project for providing the prize and helping us to promote the competition.”
The sculpture will be on display at the Go Wild event at Pontypool Park, on Saturday 29 June.
The Fusion project is a Welsh Government-sponsored programme aimed at providing cultural opportunities in communities.
Find out how the council is working on tackling litter and fly-tipping in Torfaen
Anyone interested in helping to reduce litter in their community can borrow free litter-picking equipment from one of our hubs. Visit the litter hubs webpage.