It has been a busy start to the year for our education programme with some great engagement from the schools around the island. We’ve already done several cleans at beaches and schools as well as assemblies and presentations, talking to the children about ocean pollution and wider environmental subjects. This is a core part of the Beach Buddies work and we aim to engage and inspire young people through workshops, discussions, creative projects and litter picking events.
This is all made possible thanks to the generosity of our sponsors and funding partners, and we’d like to express our appreciation to them.
Thanks to Manx Lottery Trust, as delegated partner of The National Lottery Community Fund, who have provided the core funding for the project, and to The Gough Ritchie Trust and the Scheinberg family for their sponsorship of litter picking equipment. We also have a growing number of businesses and individuals supporting our campaign locally to leave each school with a litter picking kit to help them carry on the good work. This includes a wheelie bin and consumables such as rubbish bags, gloves and hand sanitiser.
A big shout out to the following:
- Humphrey & Helfrich Advocates
- The Engine Limited
- JBC Building Maintenance Limited
- Brackinated Solutions Limited
- Three Pebbles Limited
- Utmost International
If you’d like to get involved or learn more about our education programme more information can be found here. Alternatively please do get in touch at education@beachbuddies.org.im
