TWO apprentices are taking a council's anti-litter message out into the Calderdale community.

Joel Duncan and Rachael Crane are Calderdale Council’s new Apprentice Litter Champions, funded by the Community Foundation for Calderdale and Halifax Rotary Club.

They will be visiting local schools and community groups and explaining the impact of littering and how everyone has a part to play in keeping Calderdale litter-free.

Calderdale Council’s Cabinet Member for Communities and Neighbourhoods Services, Cllr Susan Press, said: "Keeping Calderdale clean is something everyone can contribute towards. Our Litter Champions will be out and about speaking to local people about the role they play in reducing litter and increasing recycling in Calderdale."

Earlier this year the council and the Community Foundation for Calderdale launched the Don’t Muck About campaign, encouraging residents to feel pride in their surroundings and emphasising the message that the council will not tolerate litter louts.

Joel and Rachael took this message to a school assembly at Rastrick High School earlier this month.

The pair delivered a presentation called ‘Recycling back to square one’ to emphasise the message of getting back to basics and re-educating people about recycling.