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Children in Five Roads have been having fun and learning about the environment with Eco Eli and Tidy Ted. The council’s eco-friendly elephant is back on the road with the all-singing and all-dancing Gregory Brothers and Tidy Towns mascot Tidy Ted. Together they are spreading the word on issues such as waste reduction and recycling, litter and dog fouling. The fun-packed show; a partnership between Carmarthenshire County Council and Tidy Towns and funded through grants from the Welsh Government; is visiting Welsh language primary schools across the county. Pupils at Five Roads CP School, which has been awarded two Green Flags under the Eco-Schools Programme, joined in the fun and games, clapping, singing and dancing along. Local member and chair of governors as well as chair of the council’s Environment Scrutiny Committee Cllr Jim Jones went along to see the show. He said: “The children, as well as the adults in the audience, had a fantastic time. “The show helps to raise awareness of t...

Children from Ysgol Dewi Sant in Llanelli have been having fun and learning about the environment with Eco Eli and Tidy Ted. The council’s eco-friendly elephant hit the road with the all-singing and all-dancing Gregory Brothers and new friend Tidy Towns mascot Tidy Ted. Together they have been spreading the word on issues such as waste reduction and recycling, litter and dog fouling. Funded through grants from the Welsh Assembly Government, the fun-packed show is a partnership between Carmarthenshire County Council and Tidy Towns. It has been visiting Welsh language primary schools across the county. Executive Board Member for Education Cllr Gwynne Wooldridge said: “The show helps to raise awareness of the environment and what we can do to protect it in a light-hearted and entertaining way. “It educates the children on why we need to reduce and recycle our waste and the harm caused by littering and dog fouling in our towns and villages. It really is an excellent way of deliverin...

Eco Eli and Tidy Ted are taking their fun-packed show to Welsh language primary schools across Carmarthenshire to teach them the importance of our environment. The council’s eco-friendly elephant is back on the road with the all-singing and all-dancing Gregory Brothers and her new friend Tidy Towns mascot Tidy Ted. Together they are spreading the word on issues such as waste reduction and recycling, litter and dog fouling. The Welsh version of the show is now visiting Welsh language primary schools across the county and aims to raise awareness of the environment and what we can do to protect it in a light-hearted and entertaining way. Funded through grants from the Welsh Assembly Government, the fun-packed show is a partnership between Carmarthenshire County Council and Tidy Towns. The show was launched at Ysgol Pontyberem and pupils from Ysgol Y Fro also went along to join in the fun along with the council’s executive board member for education Councillor Gwynne Wooldridge. He said: “...