NG15 March/April 2022

hucknall flying high
academy children highlight
water polution issues
by Hucknall Flying High Academy
big upgrades for ashfield
leisure centres
by Everyone Active
Children from Hucknall Flying High Academy have
been learning all about rivers in their Geography
lessons and it has prompted them to demonstrate
in Hucknall town centre, seeking action for cleaner
rivers in England and Wales.
Debbie Newton is Year 4 Teacher and she said, “The
driver for our enquiry is Geography and part of that
has been learning all about rivers, not only where the
rivers are but the terminology used to describe them.
As part of the learning, we have discovered facts like
0% of rivers in England and Wales are considered to
be clean.
“This has been taken to heart by our pupils and we
decided that we would like to raise awareness of the
issue with the people of Hucknall and see if we could
gather support for a petition which we can pass to our
local MP to seek change.”
Pupil Nancy Nwokoloh age 8 said “We are trying to
stop sewage pollution because CSO’s (combined
sewer overflows) are putting too much sewage into
our rivers. People are listening to us and lots of people
have stopped and signed our petition. We can then go
to our local MP and try to stop this.”
Pupil Amaya Kooner age 9 was taking signatures
from members of the public. “We have some leaflets
to help people to learn about the effects of pollution
and how river pollution is happening. Some pollution
is killing the fish and polluting our food as well as
harming the animals who eat the fish from the rivers.”
Achieving your exercise goals in Ashfield has
never been a more attractive prospect, thanks to
the transformation of leisure centres across the
district.
£22.5million has been invested in Lammas Leisure
Centre, Hucknall Leisure Centre and the new, state-ofthe-art
centre due to open later this year in Kirkby-in-
Ashfield – all run by Everyone Active in partnership
with Ashfield District Council.
Lammas has just launched an innovative TAGactive
Arena, which sits alongside a new soft play area,
bringing together the worlds of activity, gaming and
technology.
The ice rink has been refurbished and a spectacular
new 150-station fitness suite and new group cycling
studio are impressive upgrades.
Hucknall’s new 120-station gym, earth studio, indoor
cycling studio and main studio have proved hugely
popular with the community.
Kirkby will also feature outstanding facilities for all
ages and interests, including a swimming pool, splash
pad, sauna and steam rooms, a sports hall and a Clip
‘n Climb.
To find out more about your local Everyone Active
leisure centre, visit everyoneactive.com
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