Volunteers needed at Spaldrick

BEACH Buddies heads south again this weekend to tackle a beach which is full of rubbish at Spaldrick, Port Erin with a volunteer session on Sunday morning, February 19th, at 10.30am. The meeting point is at the roadside entrance to Bradda Glen.

When we were in Port Erin a few weeks ago we received reports of large amounts of rubbish at Spaldrick, sufficient to keep a big team of volunteers occupied for an hour or so.

In the past we have always found plenty of rubbish on this beach.

One polite word of warning: Spaldrick is a beach where young seal pups are frequently found, having been deliberately left for a few hours by their mothers. If anyone finds a young seal please avoid the area. Advice from Manx Wildlife Trust is not to touch the animals and give them space, until the mother returns.

• Beach Buddies is sponsored by FIM Capital and receives annual funding from DEFA.

• Event date:: Sunday, February 19th. 10.30am to 12 noon.
• Event venue: Spaldrick, Port Erin
• All equipment provided – gloves, bags, litterpickers.
• All ages welcome, especially families.
• New volunteers especially welcome. Just come along and say hello. No age limits, young or old!
• We have full public liability insurance and risk assessments, if needed.
• Duke of Edinburgh volunteers very welcome.
• We remove all items collected and recycle as much as possible, such as plastics, glass, tin cans and metals.
• Website:  www.beachbuddies.net
• We survive entirely on donations, and it’s been very difficult raising funds this last few years. Please see attached QR code if you can help in any way, no matter how small.