School Projects

Chorley's Climate Heroes Competition

Join our 2nd inter-schools Climate Change Competition, starting October 1st, 2026!

Compete against other local schools to become Chorley’s Climate Heroes, completing a variety of climate actions and projects to support the environment, wildlife, and your local area.

Contact climatechange@chorley.gov.uk for more information and details on how to get involved.

Gardening and Local Produce

Pupils at St James' C of E Primary have also been growing their own sun flowers and sweet peas, as well as various other plants and vegetables in the school's polytunnel, which was installed in 2019. This has been a wonderful experience for children to learn practical gardening skills, and the importance of home grown produce for sustainability. The students have grown their own potatoes, onions, cabbages, lettuce, radishes, peppers, peas, garlic, broad beans, shallots, and tomatos to sell to parents!

Upcycling Crafts

Here are some examples of the fantastic projects carried out by schools:

Year 5 at Trinity Buckshaw Primary school held a sewing bee competition to create Christmas gifts from old school uniform! Pupils at Clayton-Le-Woods have also taken part in an Upcycling Challenge, led by the Pupil's Parliment! Their goal was to tranform recyclable materials into creative works of art, for a recycled art gallery! This educated the students on the impacts of waste and pollution, whilst promoting responsible habits to contribute to a cleaner and greener future.

School Bioblitz

Schools and residents across the borough were invited to take part in the Astley Park Bioblitz taking place as a part of Chorley's Wild weekend. The weekend saw the identification of 45 species with over 67 observers, contributing to a national database. This was a wonderful opportunity to engage with and immerse in nature, supported by expert ecologists!

We plan to host another Schools BioBlitz during the Autumn season!

Climate Change Education

The Council's climate change team have been visitng school's throughout the borough to lead lessons, workshops and assemblies for both priamry and secondary pupils, engaging them in all things cliamate change. These visits have been an opportunity for young people to take part in interactive lessons involving games and crafts, to learn about the environment, climate and sustainability.

The image below shows wind turbines made from recycled paper by the wonderful Year 5 and 6 pupils of Duke Street Primary School, as a part of their lesson on renewable energy.

Teachers Eco Network

We have created a Teachers Eco Network to encourage schools to connect and collaborate in their climate change projects. These meetings will allow schools to share what they have been doing for climate action and to inspire and motivate one another.Teachers meet with the Council climate change Team at the Town Hall every quarter.

School Art Competition

In 2022, we held a schools art competition focussed on recycling and creating a greener planet. Students were encouraged to produce an art piece to inspire recycling for a cleaner planet, with the 2 winning art pieces to be displayed on Chorley’s local bin wagons. The winning art pieces were produced from Balshaw Lane primary school, and St Chad’s Whittle-le-woods primary school.

We plan to hold another school art competition for the upcoming academic year, 2026-2027!

School Debate

In 2021, we held a Climate Debate at Chorley Town Hall, chaired by Rt. Hon Sir Lindsay Hoyle MP. This event provided a fantastic platform and opportunity for the students of Chorley to voice their views on climate change. Students were able to get involved and engage with local decision-making processes.

We hope to organise another school climate debate in the future.