The winning poster from a schools' competition will be used in Reading to highlight air pollution awareness.

The design was created as part of the Clean Air Living Matters (CALM) programme, which has already educated thousands of pupils in 17 Reading schools about the effects of air pollution and its prevention.

Schools in the borough were invited to take part in the competition, which was organised by the council.

The winning design was created by Year 6 pupil, 10-year-old Brianna Bambrick from Manor Primary School in Southcote.

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Her poster features an unhappy globe encircled by various sources of air pollution, with the bold headline 'Stop Air Pollution'.

Brianna’s design will now be displayed on posters in community areas across Reading.

She was also awarded a free family day out at a local attraction.

Highly commended certificates were given to a Year 4 pupil from St Anne’s Catholic Primary School in Caversham, and a Year 5 pupil from Manor Primary School.

The CALM programme, funded by a £327,000 grant from the government, is being delivered in partnership with the University of Reading, engineering consultancy Stantec, and social enterprise Design Nature.

The programme provides free air quality education sessions to primary and secondary schools in the borough.

So far, 11 primary and six secondary schools have benefited from the interactive sessions.

A schools’ air quality workshop was also held at the University of Reading on Clean Air Day in June.

The poster competition was launched to encourage children to create artwork that raises awareness of the prolonged health danger caused by breathing in indoor and outdoor air pollution, and how everyone can help prevent it.

Cllr John Ennis, Lead Councillor for Climate Strategy and Transport, said: "It is wonderful to see young children showing their creative flair to highlight such an important subject.

"Improving air quality across Reading is a top priority for the council and we are addressing this in many ways, including encouraging the use of sustainable transport and making the whole borough a Smoke Control Area from December 1.

"The Clean Air Living Matters programme has delivered the message of air quality in a fun and engaging way to hundreds of young people in the borough, which then permeates to their families and the wider community.

Reading schools can still sign up to be part of the CALM programme.

Sessions can be tailored to fit around a school’s curriculum and can include assemblies, activity days, and workshops with support from air quality experts as part of a term-length project.

Participating schools will receive equipment for monitoring air quality in schools.