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Northfold carry out a clean sweep!Added 23 January 2012 Northfold Primary turned out in force to give Rossall Beach a spring clean!
A Class Five crocodile turned up bright and early at Rossall Promenade, to roll their sleeves up in the morning sunshine and get stuck in with a much needed beach clean!
In total, 90 bags of litter and several bulky items plus a huge coil of rope were removed during the morning. The Street Scene gang took everything away and it weighed a massive 540kg!
27 pupils from Northfold, helped by 6 adults and parents and ably assisted by the headteacher, Mrs Wilson, they picked litter and cleared away the huge amount of debris that has washed up onto the beach in the recent heavy seas and windy weather of the last few weeks.
Len Blacow, the Waterfront Ranger (above) from Wyre Council that helps with the regular monthly beach cleans, was on hand to explain what the animal, mineral and vegetable bits and bobs were that needed identifying! The egg cases of the dogfish, razor shells, and whelk egg cases that blow about like papery brains were all up for discussion!
The most mysterious things get brought onto our beach by the tides, and you really have to wonder where they come from. Cans and bottles, bits of building material, foam, rope, toys, shoes, and today quite a few dead birds in various stages of decomposition - yuk!
l-r, Daniel, Sasha, Jorja and her mum, Sandra
Jorja is in Class Five and her mum came along to help out. 'We've found lots of string, tissue sand wipes, plastic bags, bottle tops and a couple of toys this morning' Jorja told us. 'I've really enjoyed doing this and it's good to know that we are leaving the beach clean, so that no one gets hurt on the rubbish. And we know we've helped the world!'
The beach was in such a scruffy state that volunteers had been recruited from anywhere and everywhere. Members of the Rossall Beach Residents & Community Group who organise this event every four weeks were there in force with 20 members turining up on the day, along with two Street Scene officers drafted in from Wyre, and six unpaid Community Payback recruits to help out in their own area.
Paul Breslin, the Fylde BeachCare officer was there, litterpicking for all he was worth, since he has the task of educating the whole of the coast about what each and every one of us can do to reduce the amount of waste that ends up in our seas.
Everyone is welcome to come along to these community events, and to join the Rossall Beach Group - no matter where you live or whether you want to get involved with conservation projects like this one or just make new friends.
You can find out much more about the Rossall Beach Group from their own website at www.rossallbeach.org.uk |
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