KINGSWINFORD students rolled up their sleeves and got involved with a community clean-up campaign this week in readiness for the Queen’s 90th birthday.

A number of The Kingswinford School’s environmental ambassadors took to the streets on Friday (March 4) as part of Keep Britain Tidy’s ‘Clean for the Queen Campaign’.

To mark the Queen’s birthday in June, the campaign urged communities to make a difference during last weekend by taking part in a litter pick.

The eight Kingswinford School students, led by pastoral leader and head of house James Wilkes, were part of the group who did their bit to tidy up their local area.

Mr Wilkes said: “The Clean for the Queen Campaign was a big success. We had a lot of interest in what we were doing from many people in the local community.

“Our students really got involved and worked very hard during the day.

“The pupils who came out for the clean-up are eight of our 16-strong group of students who are environmental ambassadors.

“They are involved in an environmental group in the school which was set up about a month ago due to a few changes the school is going through at the moment.

“Each student has a particular responsibility as part of smaller teams with their own role within the school to make sure it is being looked after as best as it can be by the students.”

Dudley Council also backed the campaign by offering individuals, schools, community groups and businesses with equipment, such as bags, gloves, litter pickers and high vis vests, to help the clean-up.

Councillor Hilary BiIls, cabinet member for environmental services, said: “As a community council we already support community litter picks through our Love Your Community campaign and we were keen to support the national Clean for the Queen weekend.”