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Beach Cleaning TourTHought this might interest somebody out there...From the Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) Newsletter: SAS Makes Beaches Barefoot Friendly SAS's Nationwide Beach Cleaning Tour, Coming To A Beach Near You! Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) have teamed up with Barefoot wine to launch a nationwide beach clean-up tour this summer. The week-long anti beach litter tour will encourage people to get down to their local beach and do their bit to make it clean and safe for all to enjoy. The SAS Makes Beaches Barefoot Friendly tour stops at: * Porthtowan, Cornwall - 28th July * Porthcawl, Wales - 29th July * Bournemouth - 30th July * Brighton - 31st July * Cromer - 1st August * Tynemouth - 2nd August Andy Cummins, campaign officer, SAS, said "Marine litter is a huge problem on beaches all over the country and by the very definition, we, (humans), are responsible for this marine litter in the marine environment. So this tour gives beach lovers a great opportunity to make a real and very positive difference on your local beach! It's really important that people take an interest, but it's also really important that people have fun doing it. The beach cleans we organise are really enjoyable, educational and are a great way to bring local people from all walks of life together." Each beach clean will start at 2pm. The afternoon will kick off with a full introduction and briefing from the SAS campaigners. All volunteers will then be furnished with gloves and a rubbish bag and the beach clean will commence. All volunteers need bring is suitable clothing for the weather. (Under 16s must be accompanied by a responsible adult.) The beach clean will be followed by a delicious, free beach BBQ for all volunteers! For those who want to stay on afterwards, volunteers, friends and family can enjoy an evening of fun surf quizzes and free Barefoot wine at a near by local watering hole. Everyone is welcome to join in the fun! * Porthtowan - Blue Bar * Porthcawl - Jolly Sailor * Bournemouth - Bar Vin * Brighton - NIVEA SUN Yellowave Beach Sports Venue * Cromer - The Wellington Hotel * Tynemouth - Turk's Head http://www.sas.org.uk/campaign/littertour/ |
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| marigold |
They'll struggle to shift enough pebbles off Brighton beach to make it barefoot friendly in one afternoon  .
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| lettucewoman |
we will be near porthtowan so will do our best to join in! 
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| Treacodactyl |
And if it's a certain beach in Brighton it needs to be a bit more than just barefoot friendly. On the rare occasions I get to the beach these days I try and clear up as much old fishing line and string as possible as I think that's some of the more harmful stuff about. I'd be happy to lend a hand if I lived closer. |
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| Quail By Mail |
Thanks for the heads up Fee, I support SAS.
My appreciation of beach cleaning took on a whole new meaning when I visited a wild beach located between Brixham and Kingswear on the S.Devon coast. Most public/accessible beaches around here have a fair amount of 'human fallout' but after doing a less-travelled stretch of the South West path we came across a secret cove that was truly heartbreaking. The beach was about 50metres across and I swear there was enough flotsom to fill a skip. |
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| dpack |
mass picking good
piecemeal picking good massive problem globally ,there are millions of tons of plastic at sea for starters |