Beachwatch Big Weekend 2010 at Cramond
The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) will be holding a Beachwatch Big Weekend beach clean at Cramond on Saturday 18th September from 10am-12 noon, and all are welcome. Meet at the start of the CramondIsland causeway at 10am. Please wear suitable outdoor clothing and footwear. For further information please contact Anne Saunders on 07894 566624 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 Beachwatch Big Weekend is easy, and hundreds of volunteers are set to take part at beaches all round the country over the weekend of 18-19th September. Children, families and dogs are welcome and what nicer way to spend the morning than at the beach?
The last MCS beach clean at Cramond, held in June, was a great success, where 38 volunteers picked up an astounding 141.5kg of litter from the beach.
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 be used to produce the Beachwatch 2010 Report, to help MCS lobby government and industry, and turn the tide on litter.
After this weekend, the next Adopt-a-Beach event at Cramond beach will take place in January. If you do not live near Cramond there are beaches all round Scotland taking part in the Beachwatch Big Weekend. You can find your nearest adopted beach and next event at www.mcsuk.org/beachwatch/events/index2.php
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