A man from Scarborough has been making waves on his local beach – with his fight to clean up plastic pollution. Steve Crawford, one of our longest-serving Regional Reps, landed media attention earlier this summer after photos surfaced online following the town’s annual Armed Forces Day. The snaps showed the extent of rubbish and plastic […]
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We Are The (Plastic Free) Champions!
With Autumn comes the launch of several of the UK’s main sports seasons … and as the nights draw in there’s also less temptation to skip team activities or exercise classes! Our teams, clubs and leisure centres are a hugely important hub for communities and as such form an important part of our Plastic Free […]
Voice of Experience: SAS clean leader on taking the fight against single-use plastics away from the beach
Volunteering in the community takes time, dedication and a can-do attitude – which is why, not only is the work appreciated, but it’s also vital to helping charities achieve their missions. Take, for example, the thousands of volunteers who get involved with beach cleans, plastic-free campaigning and fighting back against sewage in their communities […]
SAS Autumn Beach Clean Heads Further Inland in Bid to Stop Plastic Entering the Sea
Urban areas are set to become a staple of one beach cleaning campaign – as more inland towns and cities join the fight against plastic pollution than ever before. We introduced our ‘Summit to Sea’ project earlier this year, encouraging cities and towns to get involved with the beach cleaning initiative. As part of our […]
How to Go Top of the Plastic Free Class
With lots of families kitting out children of all ages to go back to class in September, it’s a great time to think about our plastic impact and how we can do things a better way for our environment. From plastic free lunches to uniform swaps or asking your school to take action on single-use […]
Myfyrwyr yn mynd i’r traeth am y tro cyntaf diolch i Ysgol y Môr
Mae ein rhaglen addysg ymdrochol sydd â’r nod o gael plant i gymryd rhan mewn cadwraeth y môr wedi gweld rhai myfyrwyr yn mynd i’r traeth am y tro cyntaf yn eu bywydau yr haf hwn. Bu i Ysgol y Môr groesawu 1,500 o fyfyrwyr o ysgolion cynradd ac uwchradd i’r ‘ystafell ddosbarth gorau ar […]
Students step onto beach for the first time thanks to Ocean School
Our immersive education programme aimed at getting children involved with ocean conservation has seen some students head to the beach for the first time in their lives this summer. Ocean School (Ysgol y Mor), welcomed 1,500 primary and secondary school students into the ‘greatest classroom on earth’ in recent weeks. “The aim? Simple. To give […]
Judges confirmed for Plastic Free Awards 2019
Judges have now been confirmed for the anticipated Plastic Free Awards – among them, the likes of much-loved award-winning presenter Ben Fogle and multi-Gold medal Olympian Helen Glover. Hosted by marine conservation charity Surfers Against Sewage (SAS), the Plastic Free Awards are set to celebrate the thousands of campaigners backing its fight against plastic […]
Volunteers Urged to Become ‘Voices of the Community’ With Expanding Regional Rep Programme
Campaigners battling to make their local coastlines, towns and cities a cleaner, safer place are being urged to join a growing Regional Rep programme, aimed at uniting communities to effect real environmental change. National charity Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) originally launched the Regional Rep initiative in a bid to create cleaner, sewage-free coastlines back in 2010 […]
Call to volunteers after record beach cleans across the UK
Today, we launch our biggest ever Autumn Beach Clean mobilising 20,000 volunteers at 500 events across the UK. The cleans will take place between 19th – 27th of October. We are calling for volunteers to register events on beaches, rivers, mountains and urban areas. The cleans make up part of our ‘Plastic Free Communities’ movement […]