Winter beach clean dates

Sefton has some beautiful coastal spaces, but they need our help to stay clean and safe for everyone. You can make a real difference by joining the Hightown beach clean in Sefton and helping to protect wildlife, prevent pollution, and preserve our local environment.

When: Tuesdays, 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM

Dates:

November: 11th, 18th, 25th

December: 2nd, 9th, 16th

Meeting Point: Blundelsands Sailing Club Car Park

Whether you can spare an hour or the full session, every helping hand counts. Grab some gloves, bring your enthusiasm, and enjoy a morning outdoors while doing your bit for nature. Let’s work together to keep Hightown’s beaches beautiful for everyone!

Contact: hightownbeachclean@hotmail.com to join in.

On 9th December the Volunteer Centre Sefton will be teaming up with the Hightown Beach Clean for a volunteer taster session. Anyone can join all you need to do is sign up here.

We have all the equipment, including tea, coffee and biscuits, all you need to do is to turn up in appropriate clothing and get stuck in.

Do beach cleans make a difference?

According to Surfers against Sewerage they do. They have emerging evidence that cleaning away larger pieces of plastic helps to reduce the amount of micro plastics in the environment. Here is what they said on the subject. 

“If we can remove large plastic items, we can stop wave action and sunlight from breaking it down into microplastics. This can, has been shown to have significant affects on local microplastic concentrations.”

Surfers Against Sewerage