JOIN IN THE FUN ON NEW YEAR’S DAY . .

BEACH Buddies is once again joining forces with the wonderful team at Breast Cancer Now for the annual New Year’s Day Dip on Queens promenade, Douglas – generously sponsored again by Canada Life International.

This has been the biggest New Year Dip for several years and It starts at 12 noon, once again supported by Douglas Coastguard and St. John Ambulance.

For health & safety reasons, in order to take part you must sign up. The online sign up form is now open but you can also complete a paper entry form and bring it with you on the day.

Please aim to meet at the Promenade Pavilion opposite the Queen’s Pub for 11:30am onwards and if you have signed up online, then just let us know your name at the sign in area.

Please note a change for this year: With the Coastguard in attendance we feel wristbands are no longer required and this will speed up the sign on process.

Marshals (in pink hi-vis vests) will be on hand to help you register for the dip and for your safety on the day. The Dip is weather-dependant, so an announcement will be made on local radio if the dip is going ahead or not (this information will also be posted on the Breast Cancer Now website/Facebook page/Twitter etc on the morning of January 1st).

www.breastcancernow.org

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.