Team beach cleans
Looking for a team building opportunity or unique outing for your company? Make your next company away day an outdoor activity that’s brilliant for bonding and even better for the environment.
At the Marine Conservation Society, we can offer you and your team a hands-on opportunity that can make a long-lasting impact for our oceans. Our Team Beach Clean programme offers a fun-filled day whilst doing something worthwhile for the environment.
Marine litter is not only unsightly and dangerous to humans, it also poses a serious threat to any wildlife that gets tangled in or ingests it. By joining a beach clean event and completing a litter survey alongside your work colleagues, you’ll be contributing vital data and taking part in the most influential fight against marine litter in the UK.
We currently offer two great options for getting involved as a company – join a group clean alongside other likeminded companies on one of our setdays, or book a bespoke private clean. Both event options are arranged and delivered by our dedicated and knowledgeable beach clean leads, who will guide your team through the day from start to finish.
Each day is centred around a beach clean and litter survey developed to encourage your team to engage with their inner citizen scientist, but we also include additional team building activities (variable dependant on tides and locations) to help you get the most out of the day. For private cleans, we're happy to tailor the day towards you and your team.
To book your company beach clean or find out more about what we can offer, get in touch.
We provide all of the equipment needed for your activities on the day
Credit: Jack Donovan
What's involved in a team beach clean?
Our beach clean officers will organise the beach event for you and your team to take part in, and one of our experts will be there to lead the day.
A typical day usually lasts about five hours, including a lunch break. During this, your team will experience:
- A welcome and informative briefing
- Beach clean and data survey
- Extra team building activities
- Full debrief and follow-up, including a data report from your day.
We'll provide all the equipment needed for the activities, including litter pickers, survey forms and first aid kits, so you just need to turn up and get stuck in.
We'll also look after the health and safety requirements such as risk assessments, local safety advice and public liability insurance.
Setday or bespoke clean: What’s the difference?
Our setday group cleans offer companies the opportunity to join a Team Beach Clean with the same knowledge and activities delivered by our beach clean officers, whilst sharing the day with other likeminded companies and for a lower pricepoint.
Costs
The cost of our bespoke cleans starts at £1500+VAT for a minimum booking of up to 30 participants, and £50pp+VAT for additional attendees.
Setday prices start at £450+VAT for a minimum booking of up to 10 participants, and £45pp+VAT for additional attendees.
Member and partner companies are priced separately, with costs based on the number of people attending with minimum fee of £750+VAT for up to 15 people for a bespoke clean.
Find out more about becoming a member or partner company.
On the day
Setday itineraries, including the dates, timings, locations and activities, are pre-determined by our clean leads.
Private bespoke clean details can be tailored to you and your needs.
If you're unsure which option feels right for your group, we would be happy to discuss this in more detail with you, so please do get in touch. Please see below for current setday event information.
To discuss your team requirements, please get in touch via our form or email us at [email protected] – we look forward to welcoming you to the pebbles!
Upcoming setday events
Below are a list of current available set day events. Additional dates and locations to be confirmed, so please check back for new event releases, or submit an enquiry to our team who will be happy to assist you.
England - South East
- 29th May - Whitstable - Water Saving Week
- 14th May – Brighton – Mental Health Awareness Week
- 6th June – Littlehampton – World Ocean Day
- 20th June – Brighton – Summer Solstice
- 4th July – Brighton – Plastic Free July
- 11th July – Southsea – Plastic Free July
- 16th July - Southend-On-Sea - Plastic Free July
- 25th July – Folkestone - Plastic Free July
- 21st August - Whitstable
- 29th August – Brighton – World Water Week
- 5th September – Brighton – International Day of Charity
- 20th September – Brighton - Great British Beach Clean
- 24th September - Southend-On-Sea - Great British Beach Clean
- 26th September – Brighton - Great British Beach Clean
- 8th October – Bognor Regis – World Habitat Day
- 10th October – Brighton – World Habitat Day
- 3rd December – Brighton – Giving Tuesday
England - South West
- 23rd May - Sand Bay, Weston-Super-Mare
- 5th July - Weston-Super-Mare - Plastic Free July
- 21st August - Sand Bay, Weston-Super-Mare
- 27th August - Bournemouth - World Water Week (Booking confirmed soon)
England - North West
- 3rd July - West Kirby, Wirral - Plastic Free July (Booking confirmed soon)
- 24th September - West Kirby, Wirral - Great British Beach Clean (Booking confirmed soon)
England - North East
- 20th June - Scarborough - Summer Solstice
- 20th September - Cleethorpes - Great British Beach Clean
Scotland
- 29th May - Troon beach
- 6th June - Edinburgh
- 29th August - Troon beach
- 24th September - North Berwick beach
Wales
- 9th May - Sandy Bay, Porthcawl (Booking confirmed soon)
- 4th July - Sandy Bay, Porthcawl (Booking confirmed soon)
- 20th September - Penarth, Cardiff - Great British Beach Clean
We reserve the right to withdraw, change or cancel an event with up to one week’s notice should no bookings be taken. Terms and conditions apply
