Uphill Beach: Big Beach Clean-up - Beachwatch event 22 Sep 2019

Great British Beach CleanPart of the annual Great British Beach Clean

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Great British Beach Clean (3rd weekend in Sep)
Date & time: 
Sunday, 22 September 2019 - 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Meeting location: 
Next to the Uphill beach car park - Links Rd, Weston-super-Mare BS23 4XY.
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This beach clean is part of the Marine Conservation Society's Great British Beach Clean!

We'll be doing a beach clean and survey, recording the litter we pick up.

All equipment is provided - litter pickers, bags and gloves. Please bring a reusable bottle of water etc - beach cleaning can be thirsty work.

Please dress for the weather and wear sturdy shoes.

Under 16s must be accompanied by a parent/guardian and will be asked to fill in a consent form on arrival.

Dogs are allowed on Uphill.

Loos - on Links Road in Uphill midway between the beach and the Café at Uphill boatyard (20p).

Parking:
Uphill beach car park (BS23 4XY), charges apply:
All day: £10
Up to 4 hours: £6
After 18:00: £1.50

Other options for parking:
A) Uphill Village car park: 98-100 Uphill Way, Weston-super-Mare BS23 4XP (up to about 20 spaces here). This is an approximately 10 minute walk from the beach meeting location.

B) There is free on-street car parking in Uphill town.

Any questions and please get in touch...

harriet.robins@mcsuk.org
01989 566017 (ask for The Beachwatch Team)

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  • I agree to carry out a risk assessment in advance of Beachwatch events and I will keep a written record of these assessments.
  • I will record the details of any accident or incident of concern during the event and report this to MCS.
  • I will give a Health and Safety briefing to any volunteers before events start.
  • I understand that I must not supervise young volunteers under 16 years of age, nor allow anybody who is not their legally responsible adult to supervise them (some examples of legally responsible adults include: their parent, guardian, school teacher or guide leader).
  • I understand that if no surveys have been conducted within three years my beach will become available for others.
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