JLT visit The Mayor of Greenwich

 On Monday 13th March a small group of JLT representatives visited Woolwich Town Hall to meet the current Mayor of Greenwich, Councillor Leo Fletcher.

The group consisted of children from Year 2 to Year 6 and were accompanied by Mrs Seaton and Ms Fosang, one of our School Governors. They enjoyed a Q & A with His Worshipful the Mayor in the Council Chamber, where they posed some great questions about various subjects such as: budgets and how the council spend money; the history and architecture of the town hall; and also the role and responsibilities of being a Mayor. They also posed questions about some aspects our our school life and community that they hoped he might be able to help with, such as helping ease traffic around our local area, litter and antisocial behaviour in our nearby open spaces and how some people inn our community are using Escooters unsafely.

Everyone got a chance to sit in his magnificent chair and then, after a tour of the building, we enjoyed light refreshments in his parlour and a had chance to see close-up the Mayors collections of chains, interesting artifacts and artworks and also find out more about his life as Mayor.

Eco-Squad Plastic Fishing trip

On Wednesday 5th February, a group of children from CPL groups Eco-Squad, Junior Travel Ambassadors and Helping Others Team visited the Docklands Sailing and Watersports Centre near Canary Wharf, where we took part in a plastic fishing trip run by the Hubbub charity. Some travelled in the school minibus and others took bus, train and DLR (plus walking by the river side) to get there.

The aim was to help combat the global fight against ocean pollution, by fishing plastic and other waste out of the Thames before it reaches the oceans.

We had a workshop and safety talk, then put on our buoyancy aids and went out on the boats to the dock areas. We found a whole host of interesting items; items which should never have made their way into the river. Once back on dry land, we sorted the waste items out so that as many different pieces could be recycled as possible. 

Mrs Kimmins, a school governor who accompanied us on the trip, said:
"What a lovely trip to the Docklands water sports centre. Going in a boat around the canal was a new experience for a lot of the children and the eco message was amazing. Fishing out lots of single use plastic and other rubbish was eye opening for me and certainly sent the correct message to our children."

All of the children and adults who took part had an amazing time and would like to thank Hubbub UK for giving us such an exciting and rewarding opportunity.

Look at all the wonderful photos we took of our incredible outing!