Mary Creagh Visits Local School’s Eco Team

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Mary Creagh MP, Minister for Nature, visited St. John Fisher Catholic Primary School in her constituency of Coventry East.

The school is an active participant in tackling climate change, encouraging students to consider these issues.

The students were keen to show Minister Creagh their work. The school take steps to reduce food waste in their kitchens, have installed energy-efficient LED lighting, and students regularly litter pick in their local community.

Mary Creagh MP said:

"It was fantastic to meet the pupils at St John Fisher and see first-hand how passionate they are about protecting nature and the planet.

I always encourage people to think local, act global when looking at tackling climate change, and the steps the school is taking are key examples of how small actions locally can make a big difference to our planet.

I'm looking forward to returning to the school to see all of their exciting future plans come to fruition."

Pauline Finn, Vice Principal at St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, said:

"We were extremely pleased to welcome Mary Creagh who is both the MP for our area and Minister for Nature.

Our Year 5 pupils have been learning about COP30, so hearing about Mary's experiences at the conference was the perfect way to bring this to life.

Our Eco Team also did an excellent job at showcasing all of the environmental initiatives we have in place at the school and how incredibly hard they work to drive these forwards - they really did us proud.”