SERIES OF NEW VENUES FOR BEACH BUDDIES

BEACH Buddies is beginning a new programme of events at new venues all over the Island, starting this Sunday (March 9th) at 10.30am at the Quarterbridge Hotel car park.

We have received reports that this part of Douglas is in a bit of a mess, so we are responding by sending our team of volunteers. Beach Buddies is targeting a number of new areas in the coming months, including plantations, glens and footpaths.

So it’s an opportunity for volunteers to perhaps see somewhere new during the coming months. We won’t be forgetting our coastline, and will return to all of our regular beach venues during spring and summer.

Parking on Sunday is in the Quarterbridge Hotel car park or the nearby NSC car park on the other side of the river.

• Beach Buddies is sponsored by the wonderful FIM Capital.

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.