LOCAL schoolchildren are working hard to clear their school pond of litter before the end of winter.
Pupils from Norton School are working with the Tees Valley Wildlife trust to clean up and restore the school pond, which is used to study ecology and their environment.
The pond is believed to have been built in 1974, and has been used by the school since then.
However, despite its depth, it has become choked with vegetation and litter.
Jonathan Pounder, project officer at Tees Valley Wildlife, said: "The work represents one aspect of the Tees Corridor Project, working with schools and community groups to develop areas for nature, improve access on to sites, and promote the use of local sites, such as Portrack Marsh, and Maze Park, by local community members.
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