A NURSERY team from Selby has celebrated winning a prestigious award and being named Local Heroes.

Acorns Montessori Nursery, in Camblesforth, was presented with the Environment Award at the Minster FM Local Hero Awards for their commitment to recycling, growing their own produce, and caring for animals.

Staff and pupils at the nursery have found innovative and unusual ways to recycle products, including using old wellington boots, tyres, baths, sinks and even toilets as planters.

Helen Bentley, nursery owner, said: “We are so proud to have received this award.

“We involve the children in the growing of vegetables and in caring for our animals – a goose, chickens, ducks, rabbits, guinea pigs, stick insects and a variety of aviary birds. We do it as a learning experience for the children, to teach them about the environment and how we can all help to make a difference.”