Surfers Against Sewage’s (SAS) beach clean crew is joining forces with Barefoot Wines again this summer for the 3rd instalment of our popular ‘Barefoot Friendly’ beach clean tour. We’ll be visiting 5 beaches across England and Wales between 28th July and 1st August to make sure they are as clean as possible for all to enjoy.
We are calling for volunteers to help us clean beaches at 5 locations around the UK, so if you value your beach as much as we do, please come along and join in. In 2009 we welcomed over 600 volunteers who helped us remove over... Read more
mygames youth volunteering programme brings the magic of the 2012 Olympic Games to UK Beaches
Young people across the UK are being offered the chance of a lifetime, as the magic of the 2012 Olympics comes to town. Organisers from Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) are using the inspiration of the Olympic Games to encourage young people to share their time and talents and make a positive difference in their beach environment and community.
The “mygames” programme, launched today, calls on young people to undertake exciting volunteering projects in the community that promote and celebrate the values of the 2012 Olympic Games. Values... Read more
Today is the 1st of March and the Met Office has called it the first day of spring. To welcome spring we organised beach cleans over the weekend all around the UK with the help of our SAS reps.
At Porthtowan we had over 80 volunteers collecting over 150 bags with a weight of 220kgs. We had sunshine, surf, rainbows and a great atmosphere. Thanks to Blue for the free hot chocolates and coffees!
The great atmosphere was evident at all the beach cleans over the weekend. The most litter was collected in the Isle of Wight, with Joe and the team... Read more
Surfers Against Sewage's (SAS) 'Making Beaches Barefoot Friendly' tour supported by Barefoot Wine was a great success, eclipsing last year's fantastic effort. With the help of 600 SAS supporters we removed more than 2 tonnes of litter from the 6 beaches we visited, including:
Newquay, (Fistral's South End) on 29th July
Croyde (Baggy Point End) on 30th July
Bournemouth (By Bournemouth Pier) on 31st July
Llangennith (Hill End Campsite) on 1st August
Saltburn-by-Sea (By the pier) on 2nd August
Brighton (NIVEA SUN Yellowave Beach Sports Venue, Madeira Drive) on 3rd August
Regional round ups
NEWQUAY was hit by torrential rain, but over 40 volunteers picked up over 160kgs... Read more
Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) has once again teamed up with Barefoot wine for their nationwide beach clean-up tour this summer. The SAS team will visit 6 beaches around the UK and everyone's welcome to help.
Whether you're a part of the local community or you just fancy rolling up your sleeves and getting involved, SAS and Barefoot need your help make our British beaches 'Barefoot Friendly'.
This year the SAS Barefoot Friendly Beach Cleaning Tour will be visiting:
Newquay, (Fistral's South end) on 29th July
Croyde (Baggy Point End) on 30th July
Bournemouth (By Bournemouth Pier) on 31st July
Llangennith (Hill End Campsite) on 1st August
Saltburn-by-Sea... Read more
Clean water campaigners from Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) are joined by mermaids in celebrating a campaign victory today, World Environment Day, with the release of the British Plastic Federation's (BPF) Operation Clean Sweep (OCS) guidance manual. OCS is aimed at improving British plastic factories efficient use of plastic pellets, commonly referred to as mermaid's tears. SAS had identified these mermaid's tears on beaches in abundance all over the UK and exposed plastic factories as a source of this pollutant.
Photocall: SAS campaigners and 2 beautiful mermaids will be at the BPF headquarters at 12 noon on Friday the 5th of June,... Read more
Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) campaigns target a wide range of environmental issues damaging your favourite beaches and surf spots. Marine litter is maybe the most obvious of these, something we all see too much of, too often, when we visit the beach or take to the sea. The plethora of plastics and other litter on our beaches is not only an eyesore, but also a persistent and long-lasting danger to surfers, beach users, recreational water sports enthusiasts, and the wildlife and habitats all around the UK's coastline.
So what can you do about it?
SAS currently organises annual nationwide beach cleaning events,... Read more
Clean water campaigners Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) would like to thank all the volunteers for helping at The Big SAS Spring Beach Clean. Last Sunday, the 1st of March, over 80 people gave up their time to help out at The Big SAS Spring Beach Clean. As a result of all those great volunteers and their hard work, 103 bags of litter were collected and Porthtowan was visibly transformed from a beach littered with junk to a relatively clean beach.
The sun shone and the beach was packed with volunteers. The atmosphere was brilliant, friends were made and everyone felt an... Read more
This Sunday, between 11am and 2pm at Porthtowan beach (Cornwall) SAS needs your help!
More specifically, Porthtowan beach needs your help as it's been neglected over the winter, just like the vast majority of beaches around the UK. It's a case of out of sight out of mind as the majority of beaches users abandoned the beach until the sun comes out. Unfortunately, even without the vast swarms of people, litter still arrives in it's droves. Marine litter is driven onshore during the winter months by storms, ocean currents and predominant winds. So there is lots to do and we need... Read more
