With the surf season knocking on our doors it’s time to get the beaches ready for bikini season and out of their winter slump! Best practiced with the SAS Beach Cleaning events, that are gearing up for another round from March 22nd -24th 2013!
We called on coastal communities to get involved with the SAS Big Spring Beach Clean on 22nd, 23rd & 24th March to help tackle the marine litter crisis hitting UK shores and we have not been disappointed. We are asking beach lovers to volunteer to nominate their favourite beaches and to organise their own SAS Big Spring Beach Clean as SAS volunteers.
We are proud to announce that we already have over 45 beach cleans confirmed all over the UK, from the Orkney Isles to the Isle of Wight! But as ever we think we can do better, so if you would like to volunteer to lead a Big Spring Beach Clean at your favourite beach please get in touch at [email protected] by the 22nd of February.
With so many Big Spring Beach Cleans there is sure to be an event near you, we are now calling for communities to join our fantastic Lead Organisers and SAS Reps over the weekend of the 22nd, 23rd and 24th of March. Find your nearest Big Spring Beach Clean below and we’ll see you on the beach! (NB: Beach Cleans will run between 11am and 2pm, exact timings will be posted soon).
| South West England | Date | North West England | Date |
| Bude, Crooklets | 22nd | Southport | 23rd |
| Woolacombe | 22nd | Blyth, Northumberland -11am | 23rd |
| Sidmouth | 22nd | Northern Ireland | Date |
| Swanpool | 22nd | East Strand beach, Portrush -11am | 23rd |
| Marazion | 22nd | Portmore, Portstewart -11am | 24th |
| Bristol, Avon Gorge – 11am- 2pm | 23rd | West strand -10am | 22nd |
| Portreath | 23rd | Mid Wales | Date |
| Polzeath | 23rd | Aberystwyth, South Beach | 23rd |
| Exeter University Surf Club | 23rd | South England | Date |
| Seaton | 23rd | Brighton, Hot Pipe | 23rd |
| Wembury Beach | 23rd | Isle of Wight, Fields Beach | 23rd |
| Newquay, Towan beach | 23rd | Bournemouth | 24th |
| Par Beach | 24th | Southsea/Portsmouth | 23rd |
| Berrow Beach, Somerset, 10.30 – 12.30 | 23rd | Highcliffe Crows nest beach -Noon | 23rd |
| Exmouth Beach | 24th | East England | Date |
| Newquay, Great Western beach | 23rd | TBC | TBC |
| Lyme Regis | 23rd | East Scotland | Date |
| Tregantle | TBC | Aberdeen Beach | 23rd |
| Sennen Cove – 2pm | 24th | North Berwick, East beach | 23rd |
| Saunton Sands, 11am – 1pm | 24th | Coldingham, Edinburgh | 24th |
| South East England | Date | Arbroath | TBC |
| Viking Bay, Broadstairs – 11am | 23rd | ||
| Margate Main Sands – 11am | 24th | ||
| Ramsgate Main Sands -11am | 25th | ||
| North East England | Date | West Scotland | Date |
| King Edwards Beach, Tynemouth | 23rd | Caroy, Scotland | 23rd |
| Scarborugh , South Bay | TBC | North Wales | Date |
| Saltburn -10am | 24th | Rhos on sea 1pm | 22nd |
| Bridlington, East Yorks. | TBC | West Shore, Llandudno -2pm | 23rd |
| North Scotland | Date | Conwy Morfa -3pm | 24th |
| Skaill bay, Orkneys | 23rd | South Wales | Date |
| Llangennith | 24th | ||
| Amroth beach,S. Pembrokeshire -11am | TBC | ||
| Newgale – 11am – 1pm | 23rd | ||
| Rest Bay -11am-1pm | 24th |
SAS will support all Lead Volunteers equipment and promotional materials to ensure safe and successful events. All lead volunteers will also receive a limited edition Klean Kanteen©; a refillable, safe, healthy, lightweight, reusable bottle free of Bisphenol A (BPA) and other toxin substances.
For more details and to register your event please contact SAS on 01872 553 001 or email SAS Big Spring Beach Clean co-ordinator Maren Eriksen on [email protected].
