This year, we celebrated the Footprint Academy graduates’ achievements with a day out at the beach in Clacton. 

We started the day off with a competitive beach clean up – which might not sound like the most fun thing to do, but actually we all really got into it and enjoyed scouring the beach and promenade with our litter pickers and bin bags. 

The team who collected the most rubbish after an hour were the winners, and that win went straight to Rosie’s team, who had strategically cleaned up under the pier. 

Then it was time to go wild in the amusements arcade, with us staying in our teams, given £20, and tasked with returning to Tom B with the best prizes possible! 

We headed to the end of the pier for lunch, and then went back to the beach to play rounders, dip our feet in the water, and have the all important graduation ceremony. 

Thank you to all of the graduates who could make it, we had a great time and we’re now looking forward to the Footprint Academy 2025!