Caroline Flint MP praises eco-students


25 June 2007

Don Valley MP Caroline Flint this week praised prize-winning pupils from Hayfield School as the new eco-students.

The team of pupils, known as the Iced Gems entered the national Ice Edge competition and won a trip to the Arctic. The team's winning design was an eco-lock, which switches off the power to lights and electrical appliances on standby when you leave home and lock the front door.

Ms Flint, who made a trip in 1999 to Greenland on behalf of the Government to discuss the future of the Arctic Circle, went to meet the Iced Gems to wish them well and discuss their trip with them.

Said Ms Flint: "The Iced Gems are true eco-students and I am thrilled for them that they will get the opportunity it to visit the arctic, which is the centre of research into climate change. To win this trip from over 2,000 entrants, the Iced Gems have proved what a credit they are to their school and to Doncaster generally."

"The team's eco-lock involved real innovation and teamwork. They have offered a chance to tackle an everyday waste of energy that contributes to climate change."

Lucy and will be the youngest participants in the ten day trip, which will include visits to a research station and whale watching.