A Glasgow community is now cleaner and greener thanks to a nursery school, the council, and a social landlord.

Children from Penilee Nursery School joined staff from Wheatley Homes Glasgow and Glasgow City Council for a community litter-pick event.

Around a dozen children donned hi-viz jackets and used litter pickers to help volunteers at the clean-up, organised by Wheatley and the council.

Around a dozen children donned hi-viz jackets and used litter pickers to help volunteers at the clean-up, organised by Wheatley and the council (Image: Wheatley Group) This is part of Wheatley's Neighbourhood Environmental Teams' (NETs) year-round Environmental Weeks of Action.

These initiatives focus on bulk uplift, fly-tipping, upgrading community spaces, and joining community groups, schools, and other partner organisations in litter-picks.

Steven Gray, director of environmental services at Wheatley Group, said: "Creating communities and neighbourhoods that are clean and places people are proud to call home, is key to Wheatley’s work across Scotland.

"These types of community litter-picks also play a big part in those efforts.

"A big thanks to our partners at Glasgow City Council for their efforts in helping bring this event together and to the kids from Penilee Nursery School for all their hard work on the day."

The community is now cleaner and greener  (Image: Wheatley Group)

Sarah Affleck, child development team leader at Penilee Nursery School, said: “We are trying to do so much community involvement work and when we got contacted about this, we jumped at it.

"We do litter picking in the nursery regularly and have our eco flags.

"For us, it’s about the children learning not to drop litter, learning about the impact it has on local animals and the importance of looking after, and being proud, of their community."

The initiatives focus on bulk uplift, fly-tipping, upgrading community spaces, and joining community groups, schools, and other partner organisations in litter-picks (Image: Wheatley Group) Councillor Laura Doherty, city convener for neighbourhood services and assets, said: "This partnership project is involving young people in their community at an early age.

"It is encouraging participation in local improvement work, highlighting the dangers that litter poses to native wildlife and helping pupils realise they can help make a real difference in their community.

"Well done to all involved in this fantastic event."