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BeachCare
Groups – looking to form a Furness group
We
have two established BeachCare groups that meet
regularly at Arnside/Silverdale and Hest
Bank/Morecambe.
We intend to form new BeachCare groups.
Our beach clean at Bardsea on 26 February
2006 (sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline), was supported
by over 30 people, which was encouraging. We hope to form a Furness BeachCare group this summer and
would be pleased to hear from anyone who is
interested in taking part.
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Student Volunteers at Fleetwood – 21 February
135
students took part in this event on 21 February 2006
at Fleetwood as part of the National Student
Volunteering Week. We were pleased to welcome
student volunteers from many different countries and
Universities in Lancaster, Manchester, Liverpool,
Bolton, Chester, Preston and Ambleside. Our
partners for this event were St. Martin’s College
and Wyre District Council, both provided tremendous
support.
860 Kg of litter was collected, surveyed, and removed.
A total of 4878 items were recorded on survey
sheets, of these, at least 57% were plastic items.
There was a shocking 144 items of female
sanitary and 41 balloons.
Claire
Dixon (in the white hat) is one of our most
dedicated volunteers. She has been very active in
BeachCare and helps to run the recycling scheme.
In recognition of her outstanding
contribution, the Partnership trustees awarded her
with a certificate at the BeachCare training/social
event on 17 January 2006.
Next Beach
Clean Events
Sunday
18 June 2006 Middleton Sands
With Lancashire Marine Conservation Society.
Meet at Potts Corner Car Park at 12 noon.
Contact
Jo Cook 01524 581431.
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