MCS Summer Beach Clean 27th June at Cramond

Summer Beach clean at Cramond

The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) will be holding
an Adopt-a-Beach event at Cramond on Saturday 27th June from 10am-12 noon and all are welcome. Meet at the start of the Cramond Island causeway at 10am. Please wear suitable
outdoor clothing and footwear. For further information please contact the MCS
Scottish office on 0131 226 2391 or e-mail [email protected].

Volunteers and local residents will pick up and
record litter from a 100m stretch of Cramond beach, and MCS are looking for
more members of the public to get involved. Beach litter is more then just
unsightly: it poses a major threat to wildlife and the environment. Taking part
in the MCS Adopt-a-Beach project is easy, and hundreds of volunteers are
already involved all round the country. Children, families and dogs are welcome
and what nicer way to spend the morning than at the beach? If you were inspired
by our recent Beachwatch 2008 results launch, then get involved and make a
difference by joining the beach clean.

The last Adopt-a-Beach event at Cramond, held in
April, was a tremendous success, when 35 enthusiastic volunteers collected a
terrific 120kg of rubbish.

The litter survey along the
100m stretch usually takes 1 hour, with up to another hour to pick up litter on
the remainder of the beach. MCS provides protective gloves and litter-pickers
for those taking part. Refreshments will be provided at the end. Children under
16 are welcome but must be accompanied by an adult. The information collected
from this survey will add to the ongoing monitoring of marine litter around our
coasts, to help MCS turn the tide on litter.

After this weekend, the next event at Cramond beach
will take place on 19th September as part of our Big Beachwatch
Weekend. If you do not live near Cramond, there are adopted beaches all round Scotland. You can find your nearest adopted beach
and next event at www.adoptabeach.org.uk .

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