Minehead Beach & town spring clean, Sunday 22nd of September, 1.00pm -3.00pm. Meet outside the The Beach Hotel at 1.00pm for briefing.

Come along and help with a mass spring clean on Minehead Beach & town .

This is part of the Marine Conservation Society’s Great British Beach Clean event and is being run in conjunction with Plastic Free Minehead, The Beach Hotel, Plastic Free Communities in West Somerset, Severn Estuary Partnership, Litter Free Coast and Sea Somerset, Minehead and Coast Development Trust, Keep Britain Tidy and Surfers Against Sewage. Following a H&S briefing at 1:00pm outside The Beach Hotel, we will walk down the steps directly onto the sandy stretch of beach opposite The Queens Hall and Merlins Amusements, and conduct a detailed survey (counting and weighing) of the different types of litter we pick up, so that we can add it to the MCS national database. We will then carry out a full clean of Minehead beach, as well as in the town itself, focusing on particular litter hotspot areas. At the end of the event, we will return back to The Beach Hotel to sort out all of the litter collected, and take it away for recycling / disposing of responsibly. Although we will provide litter pickers and sacks on the day for collecting debris, please can you ensure that you bring along your own strong gloves and waterproof clothing, as well as sturdy footwear. You can be rest assured that every single piece of litter you pick up will make an absolutely massive difference! Thank you very much for all of your help and support, it is really appreciated! We look forward to seeing you there!…

We recommend that volunteers bring a rucksack with a few essentials like sunscreen, waterproofs and perhaps some snacks and a drink (in a reusable container). We also advise volunteers to bring a strong pair of gloves for protection when they are picking up litter.

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