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Great British Beach Clean events

£20

could equip two volunteers to survey rubbish on our beaches, influencing government policy on marine litter

Beach clean flag

20 Sep 2024, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Broughton Bay and Blue Pool Bay, Swansea

Mace beach clean

National beach clean week volunteering event 

School friendly? no

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20 Sep 2024, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Garrison Point Beach, Kent

Annual MCS Great British Beach Clean 24 Garrison Point beach

Annual MCS Beach Clean at Garrison Point beach, Sheerness. Pickers & bags provided. Wear suitable clothing & footwear. Parking available at Sheerness Tesco or Beach Street Car Park - both behind the seawall.

School friendly? yes

Cully and Sully, Hove - Billy Barraclough

20 Sep 2024, 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

West Kirby - Sailing club/slipway to Riversdale Road, Merseyside

Great British Beach Clean 2024 at West Kirby beach!

Join the Marine Conservation Society and our sponsor Cully and Sully Soup for a family-friendly beach clean and litter survey at beautiful West Kirby beach. All ages welcome. Under 16's will need to be accompanied by an adult. As

School friendly? yes

GBBC 2023 group on windy beach in Portsmouth

21 Sep 2024, 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Arrochar Shore, Argyll and Bute

ARROCHAR GBBC

What 3 Word reference: ///grows.driftwood.fiery Litter picking equipment will be provided, but please dress appropriately for the weather, wear sensible sturdy footwear (wellies or walking boots) and bring a pair of gloves. We will meet and carry o

School friendly? yes

Group of people beach cleaning

21 Sep 2024, 10 a.m. to noon

Aberdeen North N1, Aberdeen City

Aberdeen City North (N1)

All Welcome.  Equipment provided.  Children must be supervised.

School friendly? yes

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21 Sep 2024, 10 a.m. to noon

Anderby Creek, Lincolnshire

Anderby Creek beach clean

Equipment such as litter pickers, hoops and sacks will be provided.

School friendly? no

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21 Sep 2024, 10 a.m. to noon

Pegwell Bay, Kent

Pegwell Bay - Great British Beach Clean 2024

This Great British Beach Clean event will take place on the sandy beach close to the white cliffs within the Sandwich & Pegwell Bay National Nature Reserve*. The event lasts for 2 hours and is open to all to join in.  Children have to be su

School friendly? no

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21 Sep 2024, 10 a.m. to noon

Ruddon's Point/Cocklemill Burn, Fife

The Great British Beach Clean -Friends of Largo Bay

Dress appropriately for the weather nd wear sturdy footwear and gloves. Some kit provided but if you have your own gloves and pickers please bring them along

School friendly? yes

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21 Sep 2024, 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

West beach LNR, West Sussex

OSPAR x GBBC - Littlehampton

Join me on this very special beach clean to not only help us stop harmful litter from reaching the ocean, but to celebrate the Great British Beach Clean! You will collect vital data that we can use to bring about positive change for our seas, co

School friendly? no

Beach clean litter picker

21 Sep 2024, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Westray MLWG - Taft's Survey, Orkney Islands

Westray MLWG - Taft's autumn survey

Survey stretch is planned to extend 100m - exact location to be determined depending on conditions at the time. Bird and wildlife survey to be arranged in advance. Livestock is likely to be in fields alongside beach so dogs should be kept under effe

School friendly? yes

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21 Sep 2024, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Browns Bay, Antrim

Browns Bay

Please meet at car park and bring waterproof clothing and footwear. For small children we would encourage they come with gloves as we don't have small sizes gloves. Litter pickers, bags and gloves will be provided. All children under 16 need

School friendly? yes

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21 Sep 2024, 11 a.m. to noon

Cramond (Silverknowes Esplanade), City of Edinburgh

Cramond Beach Clean, GBBC

Join the Marine Conservation Society during the Great British Beach Clean and help us collect vital data to keep pushing for a reduction of marine litter. All equipment (gloves, litter pickers, bags, clipboards & surveys) will be provi

School friendly? no

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21 Sep 2024, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Kirkcaldy (Seafield), Fife

Sea Litters: Tackling the Trash Tides

Equipment provided Water and small snack provided Please wear appropriate clothing and footwear (weather appropriate)  

School friendly? yes

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21 Sep 2024, 11 a.m. to noon

Lunderston Bay, Inverclyde

Lunderston Bay

Help the Rangers and the Saturday Volunteers Group collect and record litter found on the beach.  All recorded data is sent to the Marine Conservation Society(MCS).  The MCS can then use this information to lobby government or highlight pro

School friendly? yes

Great British Beach Clean Littlehampton

21 Sep 2024, 11 a.m. to noon

National Trust Sandilands, Lincolnshire

Sandilands Great British Beach Clean

Join us for The Great British Beach Clean at Sandilands beach and help make a positive impact on your local marine life. Together, we can stop harmful litter from polluting the ocean and gather essential data to support the Marine Conservation Socie

School friendly? yes

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21 Sep 2024, 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.

Sand Bay, Somerset

Sand Bay Autumn Clean - The Great British Beach Clean 2024 (OSPAR)

Join us on beautiful Sand Bay for the Great British Beach Clean 2024! The plan - meet on the beach, they'll be a short safety briefing, equipment will be handed out and then we'll start cleaning! You can take part in the

School friendly? no

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21 Sep 2024, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Minnis Bay - start of Northern Sea Wall beaches, Kent

Minnis Bay's Northern Sea Wall - Great British Beach Clean 2024

This Great British Beach Clean event involves a 15 minute walk to the starting point - and the litter survey and beach clean will last for the next 2 hours.  The beach clean starts along the Northern Sea Wall beaches (Plum Pu

School friendly? no

Beach clean litter picker

22 Sep 2024, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Westray MLWG - Quoygrew north to Heugh, Orkney Islands

Westray MLWG - Quoygrew north

This is the northerly stretch from Quoygrew to Heugh on the edge of Trenabie Farm, courtesy local landowner. Advance recce will be done to ensure that no bird or wildlife activity will be disturbed. There may be livestock in Trenabie fields so

School friendly? yes

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22 Sep 2024, 10 a.m. to noon

Gibraltar Point (North) Nature Reserve, Lincolnshire

Gibraltar Point Beach Clean

We will be meeting at the beach at 10am, it is about a 10 minute walk from the car park and the toilets to the beach. Both car parks have paths that will take you down to the beach and the walk is about the same distance from both. There are toilets

School friendly? no

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22 Sep 2024, 11 a.m. to noon

Rhyl Beach - slipway to Kite surf cafe, Denbighshire

Rhyl Beach Clean Hosted by Super Seal Sense

A beach clean hosted by Super Seal Sense. A research organisation, with researchers from the local area! Be sure to wear warm clothing and sturdy shoes for the beach clean. We'll be meeting at the Coastguard hut (Next tot he lifeboat statio

School friendly? no

Organise a beach clean

Organise a beach clean