SIXTY children from a Darlington primary school are cleaning up their area as part of a project organised by the borough council.
Youngsters from Skerne Park Primary School have been working on the Personal Awareness of Social Skills project (Pass) since November.
Issues taught by project staff include drugs, racism, bullying and the environment.
In this scheme, the nine and ten-year-olds are tidying the area in and around their school, and keeping a "before and after" style portfolio of the work they have done.
A similar project was set up at Firthmoor Primary School, and the successful pupils involved were awarded Youth Action Challenge Certificates.
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