Clean up Kids: Winner Gillian Mareyanadfo centre with runners up Stephen Batty and Samanatha Clark.

Sending out the clean-up message

Hull schools have won a 100-day war to improve their neighbourhood.

As part of the clean-up in Newington and St Andrews wards, the five primary schools in the area were asked to take part in an art competition. Their task was to design a bright colourful poster that had a message to the public to look after or make their neighbourhood better. All the winners' posters will be made into street signs and erected on a street or road of their choice.

There were more than 80 entries and six prizes were awarded. First prize was a £50 gift card donated by Asda Hessle Road and five runners-up received £25 gift vouchers from WH Smith - Prospect Centre Winners were invited to the City Council's workshops to see their posters being made into street signs. All the posters will be displayed at Asda Hessle Road and the community wardens' Anlaby Road shop this August.

Prizes were presented by Kingston the Lion as part of an environment day with a theatre group, the Crag Rats, presenting a Harry Potter play. Then, there were group workshops on environmental issues.

Previously the children had been involved in picking litter from the school area and planting 100 flowers in the school grounds. There was also a visit by Scrapstore, a local community group from the Boulevard, which to give the children a chance to reuse recycled materials in a fun and creative way.

Organiser Ken Upshall said: "I would like to thank the heads, teachers and staff for their help and enthusiasm and the children in taking part in a such a positive manner. It made all the planning and hard work so worthwhile."