As we go into a lockdown scenario, many of you will be looking to the Ocean for your daily dose of exercise and wellbeing. As a charity that was founded on campaigning to stop us being made sick from entering the sea, your health is one of our top most concerns. So, we have been […]
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A Message from Hugo Tagholm, CEO of Surfers Against Sewage
Surfers Against Sewage is proud to deliver campaigns that bring people together, empowering communities to create positive change for our ocean. I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for being part of our movement of ocean activists, protecting our ocean and beaches for everyone to enjoy. Our shared experiences of the coastline […]
We Need a Strong Environment Bill that Protects the Ocean
Now we have exited the EU, we are having to put our own environmental legislation in place. This is a once in a generation opportunity to make sure we are putting measures in place that not only protect the ocean and natural environment but reverse decades of decline of ecosystems on land and at sea. […]
His Royal Highness, The Prince of Wales becomes Patron of Surfers Against Sewage as the Charity Celebrates its 30th Anniversary
London: National marine conservation and campaigning charity Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) is thrilled to announce His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, as its Patron. His Royal Highness holds the title of Duke of Cornwall and has very strong links with the county, where the charity was founded and still operates from today. This year […]
Fragile Coast… On the road with Glyn Macey
Glyn Macey is currently on an epic road trip, painting at 180 stunningly diverse locations around the English Coast to document and capture the environmental and cultural changes found around our coastline.We caught up with him to find out what he’s been up to….. “Travelling and painting the coast from Plymouth to Poole during February […]
UK Communities call for #LessPlasticPlease as Mass Unwrap Gets Underway
Surfers Against Sewage is calling on communities to make a stand against pointless plastic packaging during a Nationwide Mass Unwrap. Volunteers across the country have been organising events to help shoppers hand avoidable plastic straight back to the supermarkets. This year’s action will also gather evidence of customers’ top plastic pet-hates, to feed back to […]
In our backyard: 8 amazing native sea life species
We often think exciting species only exist in exotic, distant locations. But you’d be amazed at the array of species living on our coastal doorstep – from dolphins, whales and sharks to seahorses, corals and solar-powered sea slugs! These species are vital to the ecosystem – controlling populations and helping to create habitats where […]
Campaigning Swimmer to Look at Microplastics in UK National Parks
Following the discovery of microplastics at the top of Snowdon a scientific expedition has been launched to investigate plastic pollution in all the UK’s national parks. An outdoor swimmer, a scientist and an environmental organisation (us!) have teamed-up to test the water, at some of the country’s most iconic locations, for the presence of tiny […]
Ocean Activists Unite for UK’s Biggest Beach Clean Weekend
We are organising the UK’s biggest beach clean weekend, the Big Spring Beach Clean. Up to 50,000 beach clean volunteers expected to participate at beaches across the UK. The events will also include the UK’s biggest Plastic Pollution Brand Audit, identifying the brands contributing the most plastic pollution to the UK’s coastline. We are calling […]
Plastic Free Communities Call for #LessPlasticPlease
Mass Unwrap 2020 calls on communities across the UK to highlight the scale of pointless plastic packaging in supermarkets. This high impact, fun and non-confrontational action is a way for shoppers to send a clear message to supermarket bosses, while leaving staff undisrupted. Our Plastic Free Communities hold Mass Unwraps as part of their […]