Great British Beach Clean!

Great British Beach Clean!

It's like the bake off but with no cake and lots more sand…

The team and some tiny helpers took part in a bigger than normal beach clean over the last weekend.

The Great British Beach Clean was a bit busier than normal and we even saw people from Greenpeace at this one so all in all it was a well attended event. It was a great way to start the day as it turned out to be a lovely sunny morning and very rewarding.

We also donated some new kit to the effort this time in the form of a nice stack of new litter pickers as we had noticed the last couple of time that they were running a little bit low!

If you are interested in joining a beach clean or even starting your own you can find details on how here.

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