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Winter storms have been battering the UK for weeks bringing with them severe flooding, continuous Sewage Alert Service warnings, extreme coastal erosion and showing the shocking scale of the marine litter crisis our oceans and beaches are facing. After Storm...

We have just launched a Crowdfunding appeal to raise vital funds for our growing marine litter campaigns and to deliver the biggest ever Big Spring Beach Clean initiative involving communities nationwide this March. Our Marine Litter Crisis Crowdfunding Appeal aims...

Make breaking the bag habit your New Year’s Resolution An unbelievable 19 million single-use carrier bags are given out daily in England and as shoppers hit the stores for their post-Christmas bargains, that figure could be even higher in the...

We'd like to say a big THANK YOU for all your support this year. 2013 has been one of Surfers Against Sewage's best years yet, which has only been possible thanks to the involvement of an unprecedented number of supporters nationwide....

Seas For Life, Not Just For Christmas This Christmas we are proud to announce the installation of 10 innovative and engaging community information boards at some of the most beautiful and iconic harbours in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. Working...

We celebrated in October when the Government announcement a 5p charge on single-use plastic bags will be introduced in 2015. We’ve had some fantastic support for this campaign.  However, the Government has recently released some small print that has the...

This autumn saw the launch of our Cold Water Beach Clean Series, with support from The Crown Estate and leading UK cold-water surf brand Finisterre. During the coldest months, marine litter accumulates in huge quantities on our coastline, threatening the...

On Tuesday 22nd October, Surfers Against Sewage campaigners were accompanied by double Brit Award winner Ben Howard to deliver the the Protect Our Waves petition to No 10 Downing Street, representing the call of 55,000 surfers for better protection of UK...

The death of surfing - Surfers Against Sewage launches new Protect Our Waves images by Scott Rhea. This week sees the launch of the final instalment of Protect Our Waves campaign images, created by acclaimed photographer Scott Rhea and advertising...