Pupils at the eco-friendly Greenhill Primary School in Gelligaer joined with WWF Cymry recently to help launch the charity’s Hidden Heroes competition.
In the run up to Earth Hour, WWF Cymru has launched a search to discover Wales’ unsung heroes of the environment.
The competition, launched in the run-up to the annual Earth Hour, hopes to highlight and recognise people who have helped to improve their local environment.
Greenhill Primary School – dubbed ‘the greenest in the UK’ – generates electricity from four wind turbines and an array of solar panels, with surplus energy exported to the grid. It is also highly energy efficient, with the top A+ rating and the school also harvests rainwater.
The school has signed up to both Earth Hour and WWF’s Green Ambassadors scheme, which aims to encourage a new generation of sustainability champions.
Headteacher Gaynor Anstice said: “We’re proud of everything we do here to help the environment – but we know we’re not alone. Earth Hour is a great opportunity to celebrate the steps people are taking right across Wales – from supporting renewable energy to improving recycling facilities or simply encouraging others to cut their energy use. We’re glad to support WWF’s search for Wales’ ‘hidden heroes’ who are taking action for a brighter future.”
‘Hidden Heroes’ is part of WWF’s Earth Hour event which takes place at 8.30pm on Saturday March 23 when hundreds of millions of people across the globe will be turning off their lights for one hour.
Winners of the competition will receive a £500 cash prize to support a green initiative of their choice and will be invited to receive their award and celebrate Earth Hour at an exclusive ceremony in central London on March 23.
For more information on the competition and how to enter visit wwf.org.uk/hiddenheroes