OUR event this coming Sunday (August 10th) goes back many years since we established a friendship with the Royal Agricultural Show. We have cleaned up the grounds at the end of the show for many, many years and this year is no different.
We will be getting together with our volunteers on Sunday morning from 10.30am and collecting any rubbish left behind after two days of the show.
Two weeks ago we did exactly the same for the Southern Agricultural Show and we were really pleased to see that there was a noticeable and very positive difference in the amount of rubbish collected.
When we first started cleaning up after the two agricultural shows it was a pretty big job, shifting large amounts of rubbish. But this last few years has seen a very noticeable difference.
There is nowhere near the amount of rubbish to be collected at the shows, or at any of the numerous other events we support each year. That’s all down to YOU – the people of the Isle of Man. Together, we are setting an example to the rest of the world. Is there a cleaner island anywhere in the world?
Children are growing up on our beautiful island with no history of seeing our beaches knee-deep in plastics and junk (as they were in 2006) or our glens and rivers choked with rubbish which was dumped without thinking.
In the Isle of Man we live in a very different world compared to virtually anywhere else on the planet. We genuinely care about our environment and our wildlife and there is very, very little rubbish in our streets, parks, glens, plantations, play areas and – most important of all – our beaches.
So, if you just give up a few minutes of your time on a Sunday morning, such as this weekend at Knockaloe, to clean up after the Royal Show, makes a real difference.
See you there . . . 10.30am. Our big red truck will be there and easy to find.
• Beach Buddies is sponsored by the magnificent FIM Capital.
