Larchfield Primary School - first Maidenhead school to adopt its street

Larchfield Primary School becomes the first school in Maidenhead to Adopt a Street on Tuesday 8 June as part of the council's scheme started earlier this year.

Deputy Mayor Cllr Asghar Majeed will officially launch the scheme to adopt Bargeman Road, Maidenhead. Adopt a Street encourages residents to volunteer to care for their communities and local environment by collecting litter from their local streets and areas.

To mark the school's inclusion in the scheme, a community clean-up will take place on the same day, starting at 10.30am. Royal Borough community wardens, together with the borough's streetcare team, police, Maidenhead and District Housing Association and Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service staff will join residents and pupils to grapple with graffiti and bag litter.

Cllr Christine Bateson, lead member for community partnerships, said: "Adopt a Street is a perfect way of reinforcing the council's new zero tolerance policy on litter and is an additional service to complement and enhance the council's regular street cleaning schedule.

"I am thrilled another school has come on board. I am sure the children will help make a real difference to the local area and show that Adopt a Street really works."

Cllr Colin Rayner, lead member for highways and streetcare, said: "It is crucial we work with children to educate them and help make them responsible citizens who really care about their local area and ensure it remains pleasant and free of litter and graffiti for everyone to enjoy, now and in the future. These schools set the standard that we hope our other schools will meet.

"The community wardens are very much in the heart of their local community and the recent increase in their responsibilities including issuing fixed penalty notices and further enhanced working with Thames Valley Police means we are providing further support to the community and continuing to make the borough cleaner, greener and safer for all."

Larchfield joins St Edward's Royal Free Ecumenical and Dedworth Green First School in Adopt a Street.