HANDS of friendship have been passed between children in Nepal and the children of Seascale Nursery and Primary school, in an initiative that will see both school's children, grow vegetables simultaneously in gardens made from recycled plastic.

Trudy Harrison, the MP for Copeland, who used to attend the school, paid a visit to learn about the project and the bilateral cookery book that the children of Seascale Nursery and Primary will produce with the children from Nepal.

The MP spoke to children in years four and five about plastic pollution and how they are going to build a walled flower bed using recycles plastic bottles, as eco-bricks. She said: “I think what Seascale Nursery and Primary school is doing is absolutely inspirational. The children are getting 500 ml plastic bottles and stuffing them with 160 to 170 plastic bags to create solid plastic bricks.

“The Seascale kids will use this in their collaboration with children in Nepal by growing vegetables here in Seascale while children in Nepal grow their vegetables at the same time using the same method.”

“I hope that the Government recognises what’s being done here and shares this brilliant message in a bottle.”

The school in Nepal is a Montessori Pre-school in Kathmandu, called Bal Raman Batika. Seascale Nursery and Primary school Head teacher Avril Spencer said: " The link for this was made by a project called 'Connecting Classrooms,' which is part of the British Council's work.

"The schools have got a grant of £400 to help with the growing project and they are planning to make a cookery book together.

"Trudy Harrison, also came to our school, because the children wanted to make sure the UK government were sending vaccines to Nepal to help their new found friends.