Beach Buddies goes to Port Erin

BEACH Buddies returns to the south of the Island this weekend with a volunteer event in Port Erin on Sunday October 24th at 10,30am. The meeting point is at the entrance to Spaldrick and Bradda Glen. There are all sorts of areas to cover, and volunteers will be given a number of options of beaches and glens as to where they would like to tackle.

We have had lots of new volunteers yet again at recent events, and it’s been really encouraging to see new faces. If you’ve never been before, this could be the day to have a go. We provide all the equipment and the event lasts no more than 90 minutes, ending promptly at 12 noon. Everyone welcome – all ages and abilities.

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.