HELPING TO CLEAN UP OUR COAST AND COUNTRYSIDE
It's been one of the driest and hottest summers on record in 2022 which sadly means even more litter around. Many wildfires broke out across the country and use of disposable barbecues did not help. My mission to reduce and inform people about litter continues so I've been out every day and always feel humbled when people stop and say "thank you" then have a chat about the problem of litter. I spent a few hours on Minehead Beach earlier in the month with the 'Nurdle Trommel' which is provided by Severn Estuary Partnership to 'Plastic Free Minehead' and sponsored by Viridor. The Trommel is a large drum which you put sand into then turn the handle to sift the sand and remove anything which shouldn't be in it. We had lots of willing volunteers to join in and families enjoyed taking part in beach cleaning. Lots of people said how much fun they had doing it so hopefully, we've encouraged lots more people to think about how they can make a difference to the environment.
I'm always finding an assortment of things left behind on the beach and as you can see, somebody thought it was fine to leave a dingy, blanket and bag of kindling behind. It surprises me how people spend their money then when they've finished with it, can't be bothered to take it away. This was at 10am and I spoke with a nearby family who said it was there when they arrived an hour earlier so I asked them if they were staying for a while and to keep an eye on it in case any children were tempted to try the dingy out. As my car was back at Blue Anchor, it was too much for me to take it away so I drove over to Minehead later to retrieve it all. Leaving anything behind on the beach is not acceptable but a dingy could cause allorts of problems such as children using it unsupervised without knowing the dangers or a gust of wind might blow it into the sea which could spark a search in case anyone had been in it and might need rescuing. I will be out most mornings to check what's on the beach as well as walking on Exmoor and clearing up any litter I see. Please visit my blog again soon and see what else I've been up to!
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