Local schools and communities get green boost from London 2012 Sustainability Week

More than 400 schoolchildren from east London schools have been visited by members of the staff from the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) and contractors working on the Olympic Park.

‘Green’ activities took place in schools marking London 2012 Sustainability Week, including Normanhurst School in Waltham Forest, St Angela’s School in Newham and Crown Woods School, Greenwich.

The ODA has also worked with London Fields Primary School in Hackney and Holdbrook Primary School in Broxbourne to set up 10 habitats, which will remain at the schools for one year. They will then be moved into the Olympic Park in 2011 where they will remain during the Games.

In St Helen’s School in Waltham Forest, contractors from the Olympic Stadium and Aquatics Centre visited the school after donating planter boxes, seeds and compost so students can grow their own fruit and vegetables.

ODA Head of Sustainable Development Dan Epstein said: ‘We are cleaning a previously industrial and contaminated area and turning it into a new urban park with brand new sports venues, homes and infrastructure. This huge project is being delivered with sustainable principles at its heart and our contractors have helped raise the bar for future projects.

‘This week, our staff and contractors have given their time, resource and expertise to help local schoolchildren understand how important sustainability is and how we all can play our part.’

Source: London 2012

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