A GROUP of eye-catching banners will be providing simple clean air tips to drivers on a polluted Hampshire road.

The banners will feature pictures created by local children in a competition run by Gosport and Fareham Friends of the Earth which will be displayed at a pollution hotspot south of the A32 Quay Street roundabout in Fareham until February 2018.

The competition, which ran in conjunction with Hampshire County Council’s My Journey Hampshire campaign and Fareham and Gosport Environmental Health Partnership invited upper primary age children to create a picture promoting clean air messages.

The three winners (Callum Manson, Thomas Houghton, and Skye Maccoll) were presented with certificates at Rowner Junior School in Gosport on Thursday, February 8.

Gosport & Fareham Friends of the Earth campaigner, Jean Everett said: “When organising this art competition we wanted to give children a voice about the need for clean air since they are particularly vulnerable to the health impacts of pollution.

“We were delighted and impressed with the children's responses and their enthusiasm and especially with their understanding of the problem and their knowledgeable and creative ways of showing their solutions."

Councillor Trevor Cartwright, executive member for health and public protection at Fareham Borough Council said: "I was thrilled to see so many children get involved and create such wonderful posters.

"This competition has been a great opportunity to get children involved and thinking about the impact our actions have on the environment."