SCHOOLS came together to clean up a beach as part of a dedicated day to helping the environment.

Pupils from Harwich Community Primary School and Mayflower Primary School collaborated to take part in the eco-friendly clean.

It came as part of a ‘Green Day’ last Thursday, which was set up with the children who work with the Multi Schools Council.

This council is a body establised to help break down perceptions towards children with special educational needs and mental health difficulties in schools and their wider communities.

Harwich and Manningtree Standard: Freddie Rands, Evie Evans-Horlock, Eden Miller-Mayhew, Bobby Righelato, Declan Smith-O'Connor, Jess Shepherd and Bryoni HomotopolusFreddie Rands, Evie Evans-Horlock, Eden Miller-Mayhew, Bobby Righelato, Declan Smith-O'Connor, Jess Shepherd and Bryoni Homotopolus

They meet each term as a collective to discuss what can be done for all children to have mutual understanding of issues that will impact the children in their school and everyday lives.

All the children voted on having a green day and all had different ideas of how they could make a difference on this day.

Young carers also lent a helping hand during the day in order to meet more children in the same situation as them.

Debbie Watts, of Harwich Community Primary, said: “The day was a complete success for the children – although they didn't find much rubbish.

“They all agreed our beach in Dovercourt is very clean and that is how they all wanted it to remain.”