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From: "Hannah Thorpe" <Hannah.Thorpe@thanet.gov.uk>
Sent: Monday, September 13, 2010 12:55 PM
Thanet Coast Project is looking for volunteers to join them this weekend
(18 and 19 September) to take part in the largest coordinated beach clean
up in the UK. Anyone who wants to help keep the beach clean and make the
environment safer for wildlife is invited to register to take part.
Beachwatch takes place around the country on the third weekend of
September every year and is coordinated by the Marine Conservation Society.
Two Beachwatch events have been organised by Thanet Coast Project along
the northern sea wall beaches just west of Minnis Bay, Birchington, and
also within the National Nature Reserve at Pegwell Bay, Cliffsend.
On Saturday 18 September, the Plumpudding Beachwatch will clean along the
northern sea wall beaches beside the Viking Coastal Trail going towards
Reculver. Volunteers should meet at 10:30am outside the Minnis Restaurant at
Minnis Bay, Birchington.
On Sunday 19 September, the Pegwell Bay Beachwatch will meet at 10:30am on
the beach below the former hoverport access road within the National Nature
Reserve in Cliffsend. Both events will last 2½ hours, and protective
gloves, bags, pick-up sticks and refreshments will be provided, thanks to
support from Thanet District Council and the Clean Kent Campaign. You can
register to take part in the clean ups by booking online at
www.thanetcoast.org.uk
Other Beachwatch events taking place around the Thanet Coast include
Margate Main Sands (contact Brian on 01843 295481) and St Mildred's
Bay (contact the Marine Conservation Society for more information
www.mcsuk.org).
Tony Child, Thanet Coast Project Manager, said: "Beach cleans provide
an ideal opportunity for anyone wishing to get out and about to help do
their bit for the environment. In Thanet, we are lucky enough to have
nine blue flag beaches and have some of the best beaches in the country.
This makes it even more important to take care of the stunning
coastline we have and to ensure that our beaches are safe to allow all
sorts of amazing wildlife to thrive.
The Marine Conservation Society's annual Beachwatch campaign provides
a vital role in monitoring the type of beach litter found and
contributes to get a national perspective as to where it all comes from.
Beach litter is not just an unsightly blight on our coastline, but also
has a damaging effect on the local wildlife. Many marine wildlife
species have mistaken litter for food, resulting in fatal blockages,
poisoning or starvation. Plastic and discarded fishing nets can also
injure, entangle and drown marine wildlife, such as seals and dolphins.
With this in mind I hope to see lots of people this weekend helping us
to keep the beaches clean."
Further information about Thanet Coast Project events can be found
online at www.thanetcoast.org.uk or by calling 01843 577672.
ENDS
Notes to editor:
Since 1994 the Beachwatch surveys have recorded a 96% increase in the
amount of beach litter. The main sources in South East England beaches
last year were from public and fishing related litter, with plastics the
most dominant item found.
Hannah Thorpe
Corporate Communications and Marketing Officer
Thanet District Council
www.thanet.gov.uk
Direct Dial: 01843 577120
Fax: 01843 296866
From: "Hannah Thorpe" <Hannah.Thorpe@thanet.gov.uk>
Sent: Monday, September 13, 2010 12:55 PM
Thanet Coast Project is looking for volunteers to join them this weekend
(18 and 19 September) to take part in the largest coordinated beach clean
up in the UK. Anyone who wants to help keep the beach clean and make the
environment safer for wildlife is invited to register to take part.
Beachwatch takes place around the country on the third weekend of
September every year and is coordinated by the Marine Conservation Society.
Two Beachwatch events have been organised by Thanet Coast Project along
the northern sea wall beaches just west of Minnis Bay, Birchington, and
also within the National Nature Reserve at Pegwell Bay, Cliffsend.
On Saturday 18 September, the Plumpudding Beachwatch will clean along the
northern sea wall beaches beside the Viking Coastal Trail going towards
Reculver. Volunteers should meet at 10:30am outside the Minnis Restaurant at
Minnis Bay, Birchington.
On Sunday 19 September, the Pegwell Bay Beachwatch will meet at 10:30am on
the beach below the former hoverport access road within the National Nature
Reserve in Cliffsend. Both events will last 2½ hours, and protective
gloves, bags, pick-up sticks and refreshments will be provided, thanks to
support from Thanet District Council and the Clean Kent Campaign. You can
register to take part in the clean ups by booking online at
www.thanetcoast.org.uk
Other Beachwatch events taking place around the Thanet Coast include
Margate Main Sands (contact Brian on 01843 295481) and St Mildred's
Bay (contact the Marine Conservation Society for more information
www.mcsuk.org).
Tony Child, Thanet Coast Project Manager, said: "Beach cleans provide
an ideal opportunity for anyone wishing to get out and about to help do
their bit for the environment. In Thanet, we are lucky enough to have
nine blue flag beaches and have some of the best beaches in the country.
This makes it even more important to take care of the stunning
coastline we have and to ensure that our beaches are safe to allow all
sorts of amazing wildlife to thrive.
The Marine Conservation Society's annual Beachwatch campaign provides
a vital role in monitoring the type of beach litter found and
contributes to get a national perspective as to where it all comes from.
Beach litter is not just an unsightly blight on our coastline, but also
has a damaging effect on the local wildlife. Many marine wildlife
species have mistaken litter for food, resulting in fatal blockages,
poisoning or starvation. Plastic and discarded fishing nets can also
injure, entangle and drown marine wildlife, such as seals and dolphins.
With this in mind I hope to see lots of people this weekend helping us
to keep the beaches clean."
Further information about Thanet Coast Project events can be found
online at www.thanetcoast.org.uk or by calling 01843 577672.
ENDS
Notes to editor:
Since 1994 the Beachwatch surveys have recorded a 96% increase in the
amount of beach litter. The main sources in South East England beaches
last year were from public and fishing related litter, with plastics the
most dominant item found.
Hannah Thorpe
Corporate Communications and Marketing Officer
Thanet District Council
www.thanet.gov.uk
Direct Dial: 01843 577120
Fax: 01843 296866
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