ANNUAL PRE-TT  BILLOWN CLEAN-UP WITH BEACH BUDDIES

THE annual Pre-TT clean-up of the Billown race circuit by volunteers from Beach Buddies will take place this year on the evening of Tuesday, May 21st.
Beach Buddies has been helping to clear rubbish from the side of the circuit for more than ten years – an idea started by regular BB volunteers David Wilkinson and Ron Ronan – which has been warmly welcomed by the race organisers.
It usually takes around an hour to complete the job, depending on the number of volunteers. The more that come along the quicker it gets done!
The meeting point is outside the Southern 100 race headquarters from 6.30pm. All equipment provided by Beach Buddies. We plan to finish no later than 7.30pm.
•  Please note: Sorry, but for obvious safety reasons this is not an event for children as these can be very busy roads for traffic. We also advise that adult volunteers should wear hi-vis vests or jackets.

Collection Bins

Beach Buddies provides, manages and maintains a network of 50+ collection bins around the island to encourage and enable members of the public to collect and safely dispose of beach rubbish. Our team visits each of the bins each week or fortnight depending on location and season to empty the contents and ensure the bin is in good order. We recycle what we can and depose of the remainder at the Energy From Waste facility. Last year we deposited over 20 tonnes of rubbish in this way. This is at the core of operation as well as being the most intensive of our activities.