Following the latest restrictions, governments across the UK have updated their guidance on volunteering. Volunteering can continue provided you do not need to self-isolate, you follow social distancing guidance and are Covid-secure.
Your safety is of utmost importance to us. Where possible, we are happy for volunteers to run small, private beach cleans with their family or allocated bubble, but please always check and follow national and local guidelines around lock down restrictions, along with the following rules:
To help we have updated all our resources including the health and safety guidelines and Q&A. Please do have a look at these and review the government advice before you start.
If you’ve never run a beach clean or litter survey before we’re happy to help you get started. Please give our team a call on 01989 567807 or email us at Beachwatch@mcsuk.org
To join us on this beach clean, please first register as a volunteer. You will then be able to sign up to this event on this page to let us know that you will be coming.
*****CANCELLED DUE TO THE WEATHER****
We've made the difficult decision to cancel tomorrow's beach clean. Normally a bit of rain wouldn't put us off, but if it's anything like we've been having these last few days our volunteers will be drenched and that's no fun for anyone - especially our volunteers who drive for an hour or more to join us!
Our next clean up is scheduled for the 26th August - we hope to see you there and with better weather! (https://www.mcsuk.org/beachwatch/beach/cambois-and-north-blyth/event/201...)
******MEETING AT NORTH BLYTH CARPARK***
Postcode: NE24 1SD (for North Blyth Bar, continue along the road towards the orange silos)
See map on our Facebook event for more details
Join us for a clean up on Cambois Beach.
For more up to date info including weather forecasts etc, check out our Facebook event (www.facebook.com/events/1988159471405618/)
We've adopted Cambois Beach as part of the Marine Conservation Society's Beach Watch initiative to help keep our beautiful coastline clear of litter and prevent it from harming marine animals.
There's two options for this beach clean:
1. Take part in the Marine Conservation Society Survey - record all the trash you remove in a marked off area
2. Free pick - fill your boots and pick up as much as you can from anywhere on the beach outside the survey area!
Debris will be sorted at the beach as we go. Categories included:
1. Hard Plastics (to be sent to TerraCycle to be made special beach plastic products)
2. Metal and Glass (to be recycled)
3. Creative Items (anything that could be used by our beach artists)
4. Hazardous Items (like dog poo or sharps to be disposed of appropriately)
5. Landfill (unfortunately not eveything can be recycled but we try our best!)
A full briefing will be given to all volunteers and all the gear you need will be provided.
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