Groundworks Pennine Lancashire deliver Flood Risk Awareness workshop at Unity College

A group of Year 7 iXL students at Unity College were fortunate to be involved in a recent workshop delivered by Groundworks Pennine Lancashire, the biggest environmental charity in Lancashire.  The topic of the workshop was Flood Risk awareness and students were given the opportunity to take part in practical activities to help them understand how global warming can be a contributing factor to increasing the risk of floods.  Through looking at how we can prepare for floods students then looked at how the Unity College building has been especially designed to sit on stilts due to it being situated on marshland which could potentially flood. 

Year 7 students look at the stilts holding up Unity College

Unity College staff and students are also setting up an Eco-club with the aim to achieve 'Green Flag' status as an Eco School.  The Eco-club are also looking to set up a college garden next to the MUGGA.

For more information please contact Miss Holden or Mr Williams.