Mum:                           Oh, what a beautiful day, we should go on a picnic.

Daughter:                      That would be good. Can we go to the seaside, mum?

Mum:                           Yes, let’s go!

Narrator:                      The mum and daughter arrive at the Lough and stroll along the shore and find the perfect spot to have a picnic.

 

Mum:                           Isn’t the sun nice.

Daughter:                      Hey mum, I see something shining in the sand.  Oh, look a strange shell here in the sand.

 

Mum:                           Stop, Hannah that’s an empty coke can. Not a shell.  Look out! There is glass as well.  Let’s put our shoes back on.

 

Daughter:                      There’s lots of rubbish. Maybe we should tidy it up?

Mum:                           Good idea, Hannah. I’m lucky to have such a tidy kid! Here are some plastic bags to put the litter in.

 

Daughter:                      We can’t pick it all up. The sea keeps pushing more rubbish

onto the sand.

 

Mum:                           Hmm. I’ve an idea.

Narrator:                      So, Hannah and her mum went home that day and started working on their plan.  They knew they were only two people but they had to try something.

 

Daughter:                      Mum does this sound good? Stop dumping your litter and start using the bin! What about my picture is it ok?

 

Mum:                           Lovely, Hannah.

Narrator:                      With her mum’s help, Hannah started a campaign down on Carrickfergus waterfront. Her posters were great and she picked up rubbish once a week after school.  Her mates even helped!  But she gained friends that day – fish, birds, and other sea creatures. She was known around town as Hannah the helper.

 

Daughter:          Hey mum look at the sea. It is nice and clean.

Mum:               And that’s the way it should be!