Glasgow Airport’s charitable fund has awarded thousands of pounds to bring an environmental theatre production to local primary schools. 

Th airport’s FlightPath Fund has awarded £4144 to ensure children across 20 local schools see ‘Plop! In The Ocean’ - a collaboration with Glasgow-based registered charity Hopscotch Theatre Company, storyteller Sarah Mooney and artist-researcher Sara Hopfinger. 

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The production is based on Sarah's experiences during a sailing expedition across the Atlantic, and the diary she kept whilst on her travels. 

Sarah undertook the expedition with a group of female scientists studying plastic pollution and ocean toxicity.

Thomas McCulloch, producer and general manager at Hopscotch Theatre, said: “Plop! in the Ocean is our first in-person touring production since 2019.

"The support of Glasgow Airport's Flightpath Fund has allowed us to engage with young audiences across the four local authorities bordering Glasgow Airport and spread the message of how young people can support and have a positive impact on their environment."

‘Plop! In The Ocean’ has now been performed in four of the 20 schools in Glasgow, Renfrewshire, and East and West Dunbartonshire, with the remaining 16 performances taking place this month.

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Archie Hunter, chair of the FlightPath Fund, said: “Our committee was really impressed with both the application from the Hopscotch Theatre Company and the central themes of this fabulous production.

“Supporting projects that educate young people about the environment and how we can protect it for future generations is one of the central aims of the work of the FlightPath Fund.”

The FlightPath Fund’s Committee is keen to hear from and support sustainability-themed projects aimed at improving the environment in the communities local to the airport.

To find out more about applying for funding support, click HERE.