Schoolgirl handed award for litter-picking by Theresa May is forced to move ...

Schoolgirl handed award for litter-picking by Theresa May is forced to move ...
Schoolgirl handed award for litter-picking by Theresa May is forced to move ...

A 13-year-old girl given an award by Theresa May for her tireless litter-picking efforts has been forced to move schools after being bullied and shown a knife.

Dedicated Nadia Sparkes was given a 'Points of Light' gong by the PM last month after collecting 3,000 litres of rubbish in her spare time.

She has been praised by Keep Britain Tidy, Greenpeace and the WWF and built a social media following of over 5,000 people for her 'Trash Girl' campaign.

But the limelight has drawn the attention of cruel bullies, who taunted her with the nickname 'Trash Girl', says her mum Paula.

Nadia Sparkes, 13, also known as TrashGirl from Norwich. A 13-year-old girl given an award by Theresa May for her tireless litter-picking efforts has been forced to move schools after being bullied and threatened with a knife

Nadia Sparkes, 13, also known as TrashGirl from Norwich. A 13-year-old girl given an award by Theresa May for her tireless litter-picking efforts has been forced to move schools after being bullied and threatened with a knife

Her family claim she has been punched, had orange juice poured over her and even shown a knife at Hellesdon High School near Norwich.

They have now re-located her to another school 13 miles away. 

Paula, 41, said: 'There are some really awful things that have happened to her.

'Within a week of starting year seven people were telling her to: 'Get down on your knees and pick up my rubbish.'

Nadia, of Hellesdon, Norwich, began setting off to school an hour early in 2017 so she could pick up litter and put it into her bicycle basket

Nadia, of Hellesdon, Norwich, began setting off to school an hour early in 2017 so she could pick up litter and put it into her bicycle basket

'One day Nadia was picking up litter in the quad and then someone chucked a bottle of orange juice at her.

'She was told that once she had registered in class she could go and clean herself up, she was drenched in orange juice.

'But once she got into class the teacher told her that she could not leave despite the promise.'

'Nadia had to sit through the entire class covered in juice.'

The bullying and mistreatment culminated in February when Nadia was shown a blade that a fellow student brought into class.

Her mum said: 'She saw it and immediately went to tell a teacher as she was worried.

Dedicated Nadia Sparkes was given a 'Points of Light' gong by the PM last month after collecting 3,000 litres of rubbish in her spare time

She has been praised by the Keep Britain Tidy, Greenpeace and WWF and built a social media following of over 5,000 people for her 'Trash Girl' campaign

Dedicated Nadia Sparkes was given a 'Points of Light' gong by the PM last month after collecting 3,000 litres of rubbish in her spare time. She has been praised by the Keep Britain Tidy, Greenpeace and WWF and built a social media following of over 5,000 people for her 'Trash Girl' campaign

'But Nadia was punched in the side of the head to stop her saying anything.

'At the end of the day, the person that brought the knife in really needed help, and we also wanted the school to look after Nadia.

'We were really unhappy in how Nadia was looked after during that situation..'

Nadia, of Hellesdon, Norwich, began setting off to school an hour early in 2017 so she could pick up litter and put it into her bicycle basket.

After being given

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