PENDLE schoolchildren have been commended for their hard work on environmental and community issues with the first annual Our Place: Our Pendle awards ceremony.
Five awards were presented, at the event at Colne Municipal Hall.
The winner, Townhouse School, got European wide recognition from the Environmental Campaigns Charity (ENCAMS) in the form of an Eco-School Award.
Townhouse and the other winners, Park High School, Colne and Primet High School, Colne will also enjoy a field trip relevant to their project.
Two schools, Fisher More and Gib Field special school were highly commended.
Jane Wright from Pendle Council said: "These awards are unusual because they give schools the opportunity to help implement the Our Place: Our Pendle Vision. This vision is about creating a better Pendle in the 21st century and was developed in consultation with 3,000 people in the Borough in the year 2000."
The awards scheme encompasses four categories: Building Communities -- identifying local concerns, and developing pride of place, Acting Locally -- taking action in the community and helping others, Protecting Pendle -- environmental work involving wildlife conservation, recycling and energy efficiency, Thinking Globally -- looking at global concerns which include Fairtrade and renewable energy.
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