JOIN US IN PORT ERIN THIS WEEKEND

BEACH Buddies heads south again this weekend, with an event on the beautiful Port Erin beach, meeting at the slipway at the bottom of Strand Road from 10.30am on Sunday, March 3rd.
The meeting point is also immediately alongside the wonderful “Martha’s Kitchen” which serves fantastic food and is highly recommended. Grab a coffee, soft drink and some culinary delicacies afterwards – you won’t be disappointed.
• NOTE: the bird nesting season has officially started (from March 1st) and we are advising that everyone should be aware of this when walking beaches – particularly along the northwest coastline and the south west (Langness, Castletown, Scarlett, Pooill Vaaish etc). In the northwest the bird nesting sites are clearly defined with small fencing and signage. It doesn’t mean we can’t pick up rubbish on these beaches, but we are keen to follow the rules and use common sense.
• Beach Buddies is sponsored by FIM Capital. We rely entirely on donations to survive – please check our website if you can make a donation, no matter how small. www.beachbuddies.org.im

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.