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PIPELINE
The Journal of Surfers Against Sewage
Issue 104 | Winter 2017/2018
P ipeline
Environment WAVES Community
Deposit Return Systems Safer Seas Service Autumn Beach Cleans
Surfers Against Sewage is a marine conservation
& campaigning charity inspiring, uniting &
empowering communities to protect oceans,
waves, beaches and wildlife.
Chief Executive’s Foreword 4 Be The Change 28
Convenience Vs Future Our education programme goes national!
Winter 2017/18
Plastic Free Coastlines 8 Interview30
Stopping ocean-bound Cyrill Gutsch, Founder of
plastic together! Parley for the Oceans
Autumn Beach Clean 16 SAS Shop 32
Lead a beach clean with us! Plastic free gifts for all
Message In A Bottle 22 Safer Seas Service 58
Overwhelming support for deposit The importance of water quality
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returns as Scotland commits
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Hugo Tagholm hugo@sas.org.uk
Finance Manager
Rosanna Harris rosanna@sas.org.uk
Design & Art Direction: a-sidestudio.co.uk
‘Ocean Plastic Bottle Recycling Partner’
Printed by: St Austell Printing Company
Plastic Free Coastlines Officer Finance & Fundraising Assistant
Emily Haggett plasticfreecoastlines@sas.org.uk Jacey Russell jacey@sas.org.uk Pipeline is printed on 100% recycled and FSC
certified paper, using vegetable based inks for
Head of Community & Engagement Deputy Head of Fundraising & minimum impact to the environment. Please
Dom Ferris dom@sas.org.uk Communications recycle after reading!
Jessica North jessica@sas.org.uk
Community Coordinator Registered Charity in England & Wales no. 1145877
Jack Middleton jack@sas.org.uk SAS Retail Coordinator
Amy Fitzgerald amy@sas.org.uk Trustees:
Science & Policy Officer Ben Hewitt – Chairman
David Smith david@sas.org.uk Photographers: Peter Crane – Treasurer
Cover –SAS/M&C Saatchi/TNR Dr Heather Koldewey
Education & Design Officer Luke Gartside Lauren Davies
Ellie Ewart ellie@sas.org.uk Greg Martin Alex Wade
Philippa Velhinho Jon Khoo
Head of Fundraising Jo Jo Harper Chris Hides
Peter Lewis peter@sas.org.uk Hannah Wright Lesley Kazan Pinfield
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4 Chief E xecutive’s Foreword Chief E xecutive’s Foreword 5
Convenience
your water bottle, picking up plastic at the biggest DRS petition in the UK, with
the beach, refusing single-use cutlery or more than 270,000 signatories. We were
choosing recycled products - we can all delighted to deliver the petition to 10
do our part. At the Boardmasters festival Downing Street recently and hope that
this summer alone, we distributed over the Prime Minister will be bold enough
7,000 reusable water bottles, all to be to respond to the overwhelming public
VS
used at refill stations we set up across support for new measures and systems to
the site, helping reduce the need for tens tackle the runaway flow of plastic to our
of thousands of single-use plastic water oceans. We’d like to thank everyone who
bottles. Thank you if you’ve already joined signed the Message In A Bottle petition
the Resistance and if not, please visit – we were proud to take your voice to
plasticfree.org.uk to watch our campaign Westminster.
film and sign up. Whilst we continue to push for new
Future
We’re also thrilled that the First legislation and community initiatives
Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon to prevent plastic pollution, we are
MSP, recently announced Scotland’s committed to redoubling our efforts
commitment to introduce a deposit to protecting our beaches with direct
return system (DRS) for drinks bottles community action. Our beach clean
and cans. This is a huge step forward in community continues to grow with tens
the campaign to rid our oceans of plastic of thousands of volunteers joining us
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pollution by placing a value on the plastics annually, and we’d like to invite you to
we currently view as waste. This fantastic be part of the Autumn Beach Clean from
campaign victory is a result of a concerted 23rd – 29th October. Sign up to lead an
campaign from various organisations event today – beachcleans@sas.org.uk.
Society currently seems hell-bent on water, food, and blowing on the wind and individuals, spearheaded by the Protecting the beaches we love is easiest
trading the future health of our oceans, that surrounds us. Studies consistently Have You Got The Bottle coalition - when we join forces!
and indeed all natural environments, for show that plastic pollution will persist haveyougotthebottle.org.uk - of which Thank you for your support. It makes a
the convenience of today. Mirroring the for hundreds of years, the toxic fallout we are a founding member. With over 16 big difference.
cheap credit crisis that hit the world so from today’s explosion of the ‘need for million plastic bottles being landfilled or
dramatically in 2008, society is building convenience’ in our busy lives. littered every day, and 200 bottles found
up a huge ‘convenience overdraft’ fuelled Thankfully, thousands of you have on every mile of UK coastline surveyed,
by throwaway plastic culture, poorly made already joined us in our vision for Plastic this measure is exactly the type of
goods, our increasingly busy lifestyles Free Coastlines, taking a stand against protection our oceans need and follows on Hugo Tagholm
and our expectation to be able to have single-use plastics with everyday actions from the highly successful 5p bag charge CEO, SAS
whatever we want whenever we want it. of resistance. Eliminating unnecessary which has already eliminated billions of
But, the cracks are beginning to show as throwaway plastics is something we can plastic bags from the environment. We
the bank that runs this overdraft, Mother all try to do in our daily lives to help stop hope that Scotland’s progressive approach
Nature, finds it just doesn’t have the ocean-bound plastic from taking it’s to tackling plastic pollution will further
capacity or capital to sustain it for much onward journey along our rivers, down push England, Wales and Northern Ireland
longer. New science emerges almost every our drains or taken by the wind across our to follow suit quickly.
day about the toll plastics are now taking favourite stretch of beach. Every action The DRS campaign victory also owes
on the stable environment we so heavily counts in this push-back against plastics a debt of gratitude to all those north of
depend on but so quickly overlook and and the movement is building quickly the border who signed the Message in
undermine; micro-plastics in our drinking around the UK and beyond. Refilling a Bottle petition, which now stands at
6 Wasteland Wasteland 7
The SAS Bottle Battleship at
Marazion Beach, Cornwall
© SAS / TNR
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Image: Mike Lacey
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Plastic
Free
coastlines
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Ocean plastic pollution is one of
the biggest global threats of our age.
It’s time to take a stand.
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Imagine living in a world where your Step 2: The Community Leader journey as successful and as long lasting
beaches are so polluted that when you So you’ve already made these personal as possible. With sections to note down
go for a walk along the sand you would lifestyle changes and you already use your progress, tick off your daily actions
have to avoid stepping on plastic bottles, With every single minimal amounts of single-use plastics and advice on how to engage others,
plastic netting and sharp fragmented on a day-to-day basis. However, you’re this toolkit allows you to completely
piece of plastic
plastic objects. Imagine a world where frustrated with others around you for personalise your community’s PFC
your beaches contain single-use bathroom litter we dispose of not doing the same. Don’t worry SAS journey. Even better, the toolkit is printed
plastics that are covered in harmful incorrectly we are has the solution for you – become a onto algae paper, helping to reduce
bacteria from being flushed down the Community Leader! harmful algal blooms in our oceans –
toilet. Imagine a world where there are
‘feeding’ the plastic An entirely voluntary role, Community awesome!
currents in the ocean that circulate plastic problem and creating Leaders will start to lead the change There are five objectives this toolkit
litter, concocting a plastic soup containing
the superpower that in their local area to reduce single-use lays out for you. You need to accomplish
more plastic fragments than plankton. plastics and the throwaway culture that all five of these to secure ‘SAS Plastic
Imagine living in a world where our is ‘Wasteland’. so drastically impacts our environment. Free Coastlines Status’ for your area.
greatest threat is a man made material. On stepping up to this position, you will The intention is that further down the
Single-use plastic. receive a ‘Community Toolkit’. line we can connect these approved
With every single piece of plastic litter This toolkit will guide you on your villages, towns and maybe even cities to
we dispose of incorrectly we are ‘feeding’ plastic free journey, providing advice create large areas and stretches of the
the plastic problem and creating the Step 1: The Individual and ideas on how to get your community UK with ‘Plastic Free Coastlines’ status
superpower that is ‘Wasteland’. At SAS we To ‘Join The Resistance’ against Wasteland involved and engaged with the future you and map them all to our website. Could
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created Wasteland as a metaphor for the and do your part to help reduce single-use want to create for them. The toolkit is you lead the change in your community?
largest concentration of ocean plastics in plastics ending up in the ocean, SAS have super flexible to ensure it works for any Register your interest now by sending an
the world (the North Pacific Gyre) and we created the ‘Individual Action Plan’. This community anywhere. We understand email to plasticfreecoastlines@sas.org.
are conceptualising it as a new country is a handy document with tips on how to each place has different requirements and uk and join our ever-growing force
fuelled by single-use plastics and one lower your individual reliance on single- so the toolkit can be used to personalise of Community Leaders!
that will take over the world unless action use plastics, such as what to resist, reuse your plan of action, making your PFC
is taken. and remember to take with you when out
Luckily for our members and and about. This tick-off list is super user
supporters, SAS have come up with a way friendly and is great to use alone or as a
to fight it. This weapon to fight back is family. Why not tick off your actions to
‘Plastic Free Coastlines’. We have designed keep track of how you’re doing and let us
a community approach to bring people know? The action plan encourages you to
together to reduce the nation’s overall stick to the single-use plastic hierarchy £0.001 Used just for Each person
reliance on single-use plastics. – ‘Refuse, Refill, Reuse, Recycle’. It also is the average 20 minutes, a in the UK
contains facts about marine plastic cost of a litre of straw can last in generates around
pollution that will help you keep on tap water. This is 500 the environment for 175kg of plastic
track with your new lifestyle choices. times less than hundreds of years. pack aging waste
There is even a handy foldout Plastic Free bottled water! Straws suck! every year
Coastlines poster that you can put up in
your local café to encourage others to get
involved. Fancy getting your hands on one
of these action plans? Head to
plasticfree.org.uk and download yours for
free now!
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Will it work? Successes so far when people see that in action (through Plastic Free Coastlines is already
Plastic pollution in the marine The implementation of the project has the presence and use of the beach clean working and if we all come together in our
environment is not something we can stop already seen some amazing progress bins), they are much more inclined to communities we can make these changes
overnight. It’s something that is caused nationwide. Our Community Leaders follow that example”. long-lasting and nationwide.
by the whole population. Many people in Aberystwyth approached their Our community leaders in North Imagine a world where you could walk
don’t realise that plastic litter dropped in town council and have managed to Devon have also been making huge steps. freely on the beach barefoot without
a central city is likely to end up hundreds get a Plastic Free Coastlines motion They have teamed up and have secured having to dodge around plastic litter.
of miles away in the marine environment passed! The Aberystwyth town council a space for Plastic Free Coastlines to be Imagine a world where marine wildlife
by blowing into streams and rivers. These now fully supports the changes these discussed on the Town Council agenda for doesn’t get entangled in plastic waste,
all lead to the sea and funnel the pollution Community Leaders are trying to make their September meeting. or starve due to digesting plastic bags.
out to our coasts. So it’s not just a case in the area and have set up monthly The weekend of Boardmasters festival Imagine a world where everyone was
of people living in coastal areas making meetings at their offices to discuss saw over 3000 people sign up with SAS conscious about the issues surrounding
changes, but rather a large lifestyle areas and businesses to target, helping volunteers to receive their free Individual single-use plastic reliance and one where
change nationwide. To successfully wean to make their changes longer lasting. Action Plans. This shows the true extent everyone did their bit to help.
the population off single-use plastics, The town council have even provided of the support and excitement behind Imagine a world that has Plastic Free
this will have to be a slow and ongoing them with large recycling bins for beach the Plastic Free Coastlines project and Coastlines. This is the world we are trying
process. This is where Plastic Free cleans which were labelled up by the proves that if you take the time to begin to create. Download your free Individual
Coastlines fits in because it’s the ideal Community Leaders to leave on the a meaningful conversation with someone Action Plan now at plasticfree.org.uk to
tool to initiate these changes. Through beach to reduce plastic waste left behind about the issue of single-use plastics, begin your journey to a reduced single-use
the changes that individuals make and by beach-users. Alan Cookson – one of people are willing to make a few small plastic lifestyle.
the progress created by our Community our Community Leaders has commented: lifestyle changes to benefit the marine
Leaders, together we can Fight Wasteland “It’s the people of Aberystwyth that environment. Try this tactic out yourself
to create Plastic Free Coastlines. are the custodians of our coastline and with one of your friends!
©Luke Gartside Photography
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AUTUMN
BEACH
CLEAN
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Battening down the hatches
against winter’s plastic
pollution storms!
Image: Jojo Harper
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In recent weeks over 300 intrepid October. Find your nearest event at www.
volunteer Beach Clean Leaders from sas.org.uk, wrap-up warm and head down
across the country have been working to shake the hand of your Beach Clean
with us here at SAS HQ to organise Leader before mucking in!
their own Autumn Beach Cleans. These
incredible people are driven by a desire to Become A SAS Beach Clean Leader
unite, inspire and empower their coastal There is still time to volunteer to lead your
communities to take action to create own Autumn Beach Clean. There are also
Plastic Free Coastlines and now is the time still plenty of beaches.
for us to show them our support. To begin planning your Autumn
Beach Clean simply explore your nearest
Autumn Is Coming stretch of coastline or river, scouting for
Each year our coastal communities brace beaches and coves that are affected by
themselves against the winter conditions plastic pollution. Once identified, map the
that create a ‘Perfect Storm’ of plastic location and contact us at beachcleans@
pollution on our beaches. The Autumn sas.org.uk to register your beach and
Beach Clean extends deep into this darker, begin a hugely enjoyable, empowering and
colder time than any other beach clean vital role as a Beach Clean Leader.
project. It brings those who use their Remember too, that whether you’re a Image: Alexa Poppe
beaches year round together, in a time new recruit and you’d just like to try doing
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when the health of our coastlines can slip an ABC #MiniBeachClean or a veteran
from the nation’s mind. with plans to lead an epic multi-beach
We are now calling for 10,000 of you to expedition, the important thing is that
volunteer at your nearest Autumn Beach you are taking a stand against plastic The Problem With Plastic In Our Oceans
Clean (ABC) during the 23rd – 29th of pollution at your beach. With as many as 51 trillion microplastic
particles – 500 times more than there
are stars in our galaxy – polluting the With as many as 51
world’s seas, the crisis facing our oceans is
nearing the point of no return.
trillion microplastic
Hundreds of species of marine wildlife particles – 500 times
are now affected by plastic pollution, with more than there are
millions of animals, from seabirds to seals,
dying every year through entanglement,
stars in our galaxy –
injury, drowning and starvation. polluting the world’s
The threat to humans is no less
seas, the crisis facing
severe. At risk are our wild spaces and
oxygen supply as well as our health. The our oceans is nearing
chemicals that plastics leach and absorb the point of no return.
in seawater have been linked to endocrine
disruption and some cancers and with 1
in 3 fish caught for human consumption
now containing plastic, it’s no longer
a question of if there is plastic in our
Image: Hannah Wright
seafood, but how bad exactly that is for us.20 Autumn Beach clean Autumn Beach clean 21
We’re delighted to be supporting
Surfers Against Sewage. This a
fantastic project, working to protect
the fragile ecology of the nation’s
coastline and ensure our beaches
remain great places to visit and enjoy.
Gary Thompson, rural and coastal asset manager for The Crown Estate
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Together Stronger
Dom Ferris, Head of Community and and Ocean Plastic Bottle Recycling THANKS TO OUR ABC PARTNERS
Engagement says; “It is in the face of such partners Ecover. Together with YOU, our
overwhelming odds that the sacrifice and community volunteers the formation of
passion of the 16,000 Autumn Beach Clean this pioneering ‘circular economy alliance’
volunteers who have joined SAS to remove presents an opportunity to tackle plastic
43 TONNES of marine debris from 612 pollution at all levels, raising awareness
beaches since 2011 shines. We can’t wait and creating change from source to sea
to welcome thousands more people to our and shore to store.
beach clean family in 2017”.
It is this indomitable spirit that The Time For Action Against @TheCrownEstate
has inspired and enabled us to bring Plastic Pollution Is Now
together a dedicated and ambitious You are reading this because you care
group of Autumn Beach Clean partners, about the health of our oceans and
all of whom share SAS’ and our force of beaches. Sign up with us TODAY to tackle
volunteers’ commitment to create plastic pollution at your beach!
Plastic Free Coastlines.
The solution does not lie with beach beachcleans@sas.org.uk
cleans alone which is why we are delighted @surfersagainstsewage @GreggsOfficial @parleyfortheoceans @EcoverUK
to be working with; lead partners The 01872 553001 #GreenerWithGreggs #ParleyAIR #OceanPlastic
Crown Estate; community building #PlasticFreeCoastlines
partners, Greggs, Parley for the Oceans22 23
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Message In
A Bottle
Overwhelming public support
for deposit return systems as
Message In A Bottle petition is
submitted to Downing Street.
Image: © Philippa Velhinho24 Message In a bottle Message In a bottle 25
We were stoked to lead a delegation of
cross-party MPs and charities to submit
our Message In A Bottle petition, the Our recent YouGov poll
UK’s largest petition calling for a deposit
return system with more than quarter demonstrates just how
of a million signatures, to 10 Downing strong public support is
Street. Joining us for the submission, the
Marine Conservation Society (MCS) also
for a Deposit Return System.
released a new poll showing 73% of the The MCS annual survey
British public support the introduction shows that drinks related
of a deposit return for single-use drinks
bottles and cans. The petition and litter make up 10% of the There is growing cross-party support
poll clearly demonstrate the UK public refuse found at the coast, with our Protect Our Waves All Party
overwhelmingly supports introducing a Parliamentary Group (POW APPG)
deposit return system to stem the tide of
indicating the scale of the members championing deposit returns
ocean plastic pollution. problem. A deposit return and challenging the government to
Strong and effective action to protect system has been shown to adopt this system as soon as possible.
our oceans from plastic pollution is The petition submission – supported
urgently needed and the introduction of be simple and effective in by POW APPG Chair Steve Double MP
a deposit return system would prevent an reducing litter. (Conservative), Vice Chair Geraint Davies
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estimated 4 million plastic bottles from MP (Labour), POW APPG member and
entering the oceans every week in the UK. — Sandy Luk, Marine Conservation Society co-leader of the Green Party Caroline
Lucas MP. Secretary of State for the
Environment, Michael Gove MP recently
described deposit return systems as “a
great idea”, saying he’d like to see one
introduced “as soon as possible”.
The recent YouGov poll, public support for the introduction of
commissioned by the MCS, shows a deposit return system to help curb
that almost 3 out of 4 people would ocean plastic pollution. We also welcome
either support or strongly support the the growing cross-party support for a
introduction of a refundable deposit on comprehensive deposit system and would
single-use drinks containers with only welcome a timetable to map, cost and
6% against and 3% strongly against. deliver the scheme as soon as possible
The delivery of the Message in a to protect our beaches. We hope that
Bottle petition comes on the back of the the rest of the UK can follow Scotland’s
announcement in September that Scotland progressive commitment to introduce
will develop a deposit return scheme. DRS. Society’s plastic addiction has
The First Minister for Scotland, Nicola reached crisis point and we need to fast-
Sturgeon, confirmed the commitment track proven and effective systems that
while unveiling her new programme will protect people and planet from the
for government, which sets out how the scourge of plastic pollution.”
country will be run for the next 12 months. — Hugo Tagholm, Chief Executive of
“We’re delighted to see the overwhelming Surfers Against Sewage26 Just Add Surf Just Add Surf 27
Just If you share the ocean,
Add
well then you’re completely
The Power of Surfing as a bonded because that’s like
Medium to Challenge and being blood brothers or
Transform Gender Inequalities blood sisters. And Aloha
— An extract By Dr. Easkey Britton
Surf
is to keep giving that love Surfing gives you great inner strength”.
and feeling it come back, In early January 1998, aged 11, I found
out the devastating news of her death.
until there’s nothing else
Rell had lost a 15-year battle with cancer
you have to give. aged 47. She was a woman who blazed an
unconventional path and breached the
— Rell Sunn
predominantly male domain of surfing,
opening the way for other women. A
got had a beautiful image of a Hawaiian woman I had never met, yet she taught me
woman on the cover and inside was the the importance of sharing your passion.
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story of a remarkable modern day surfing Fast forward 15 years and women’s surfing
queen and water warrior battling breast has exploded in many respects, closing
cancer. Her name was Rell Sunn, called the ‘gap’ with the guys. One ‘gender norm’
‘Queen of Makaha’ by her friends. From that is certainly being challenged is the
that moment, she became my role model. view that you need to have balls to charge.
It is no surprise that Rell’s Hawaiian Women are going wave for wave with the
name, Ka-polioka’ehukai, means heart of worlds best male big-wave chargers at
the sea. She was a real embodiment of the some of the heaviest breaks in the world,
aloha spirit of surfing and inspirational proving that the ocean (whatever about
in terms of bringing kids into surfing and society) does not discriminate. Keala
pushing the standards of women’s surfing Kennelly on winning the Billabong XXL
The Importance of Role Models The report emphasised the importance of at a time when they were getting little or award in 2011, famously quipped, “When
According to recent research on gender female athletes and leaders sharing stories no support. Her philosophy of aloha and you ride one of those big waves it doesn’t
equity, sport and development, a lack to inspire, create visions for girls and open respect for the mana of the ocean has matter what you got between your legs!”
of female role models is a key issue for doors for new opportunities, so they can influenced my whole life. Growing up in It’s inspirational to see other women
female participation in sport. This is re-imagine future possibilities. When the ocean and traveling the world surfing, in their element in what for so long has
not for a lack of role models but rather I was a kid growing up on the remote Rell heard all kinds of great stories: “As a been thought of as a wholly male domain.
the result of differing media access and northwest coast of Ireland there was little woman, I swore they would not be stories When in fact women have been charging
coverage in sport as well as gender norms or no surf scene, and I relied on my annual that belonged only to men. That women for a very long time, further back than we
– how society expects men and women to birthday subscription to what was then could tell these same stories”. An all- can dream.
behave. These norms permeate our beliefs, the only women’s surf publication, Wahine round water woman, her constant love
attitudes and behaviours and can strongly magazine. That was my way of connecting was surfing and she talked about its power From: Sustainable Stoke: Introducing Sustainability
control the accepted and expected roles for with what other women and girls were to heal, “When you get in the water and to the Surfing World
women in different cultures and society. doing in surfing. One of the first issues I catch a wave, you own your life again. Edited by Gregory Borne & Jess PontingBe The change 29
Image: Taylor Butler Eldridge
We’re calling on engaged schools, Together we have implemented
teachers, pupils and parents to innovative and exciting Anti-Litter
nominate their local school to get Action Plans in Essex, Birmingham,
involved with the following Be The Cornwall and North Devon. Pupils
Be The
Change tour dates: and teachers who take on the Be The
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Change challenge have the chance to
Be The Change North East (Newcastle & leave a positive legacy for the continued
Tyneside) – October 12th - 20th 2017 collaborative protection of their schools
Change UK
Be The Change Bristol – and communities precious wild spaces.
December 4th – 8th 2017 How cool is that!?
Be The Change Remote – February (dates If you need any more encourage-
tbc) – this tour will reach the remote ment to get involved in this fantastic
isolated schools in every nook and education program we think this
Let the Anti-Litter education tour begin! cranny of our island nation. quote from Krisha Gandhi at Thornton
Be The Change South Wales – Primary School in Birmingham sums
March 2018 (dates tbc) what it means to be a part of the Be
Be The Change Edinburgh & Glasgow – The Change education program:
With the start of the new school year Litter and plastic pollution is a crisis May 2018 (dates tbc) “Thank you so much for initially
comes an exciting step for our anti-litter that affects every street, park, beach approaching our school to work with
education programme Be The Change. and community across the UK. It’s down What is Be The Change? you and be a part of your workshops.
In collaboration with our friends at the to us as school children, pupils, parents Be The Change offers a positive solution Thornton children have been really
Greggs Foundation we are delighted and teachers to make a difference to the current litter crisis, it challenges inspired and have had their eyes-
to announce that Be The Change will and protect our community spaces for pupils to take a leading role in tackling opened to the severity of littering - as
be setting off on tour once again to everyone to enjoy. this issue and keeping the communities well as the positive impact we can all
challenge students in five regions across they represent litter free. It’s also loads have on improving the situation.”
the UK to take a leading role in keeping of fun!
their communities litter free. The tour Now in its second year, Be The To book a place on any of our upcoming
begins this October 12th – 20th in the Change has worked with almost 2000 Be The Change Education Tours please
Newcastle and Tyneside area. super engaged pupils across the UK. contact Ellie on education@sas.org.uk30 Interview Interview 31
Avoid plastic wherever possible; Intercept
plastic waste; Redesign the materials and
methods behind the problem.
Together we’ll make
sure no cleanup ends Why are you partnering with Surfers
Against Sewage?
at the beach. We’re most successful when we work
— Cyrill Gutsch together and with the people who know
their coastlines best — those who
understand the problems and are already
this life support system. We have tools standing up to correct them. Surfers
and knowledge today like no generation Against Sewage is a leader in the fight
before us and we get to use them to against marine plastic pollution and
explore and protect this unknown blue shares our vision for solutions. Together
universe and create the future. That we can stem the plastic tide by cleaning
thought drives me every day. If we can up our coastlines, diverting and upcycling
solve plastic, this superstar of design intercepted plastic waste, educating the
failure, we can solve anything. future and amplifying the messages of all
the above.
You’re bringing international brands and
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organisations to the ocean conservation How are you working with the surf
Interview
discussion. What inspires them? community globally?
I think the reality of the state of our Surfers make the best champions for
oceans — and what it means for our our cause because they spend their lives
future — inspires our partners, once in the water. Surfers Greg Long, Ramon
they see it firsthand and feel a sense of Navarro and Zane Schweitzer are Parley
SAS meets Cyrill Gutsch responsibility. Real change only works Ambassadors; taking action and inspiring
Founder, Parley for the Oceans if it comes from within. Therefore the their networks to follow. We are also
inspiration is personal, even for large working with a number of surf brands,
brands and organisations. We want people including StarBoard SUP, the WSL, and
How and why did you found Parley to feel empowered, not crippled by guilt. SIMA to accelerate change in the industry
for the Oceans? Our goal at Parley is to help major players that knows our oceans best. With our
The turning point in my career came in generation that fixes this, the legacy realise their power, and then harness it by partner Corona (AB-InBev), we brought
June 2012, when I met Captain Paul Watson, we leave behind will be a dead ocean. I connecting the dots for solutions. the AIR Strategy to the Corona Open J-Bay,
founder of Sea Shepherd Conservation couldn’t accept that. It didn’t just change surf competition where Matt Wilkinson,
Society and co-founder of Greenpeace. He my mindset; it changed my life. I decided Tell us about the A.I.R strategy. Jordy Smith, Conner Coffin and Sebastian
was being held in Germany at the time, to make the oceans my biggest and most The Parley AIR Strategy is simple and can Zietz competed wearing jerseys made from
under attack for defending defenseless important client and launched a project be easily scaled across private households, Parley Ocean Plastic™. Throughout the
sea life in the oceans. It was shocking. I with the ultimate deadline. governments, corporations and the competition, surfers and spectators alike
thought, here’s this altruist legend being creative industries. Based on the fact that pledged to protect 100 islands against
treated like a criminal for protecting What drives you to protect our oceans? most of the air we breathe is generated by marine plastic pollution by 2020. This is
the life that allows for our own survival. Every second breath we take is generated the oceans, that mankind cannot survive just the beginning.
Through Paul, I learned that if we don’t by life in the sea. And yet today, everyday on a planet with lifeless seas, the name
turn things around, if we are not the materials, products and habits are killing Parley AIR also stands for three actions: www.parley.tv32 Section Title sas Shop 33
SAS SHOP Introducing our
Plastic Free Bundle
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All profits fund beach cleans, Plastic Free Bundle. £60
campaigns and education initiatives Humans have produced 8.3bn tonnes of plastic • Set of 4 Stainless Steel Reusable straws with
since the 1950s with the majority ending up in cleaner and cotton bag.
landfill or polluting the world’s continents and • Adult Bamboo Toothbrush.
Visit us online at
oceans. This Plastic Free Bundle will help you to • Reusable Bamboo Cutlery Set.
sas.org.uk/shop do your bit to offset your plastic use. • Coconut scrub pad.
or call: 01872 553001 • 100% cotton Plastic Free Coastlines Tote bag.
• 50 envelope reuse labels.
This Plastic Free Bundle contains…
• 750ml Stainless Steel reusable water bottle. Do your bit to offset the 8.3 billion tonnes of plastic
• Blue reusable Bamboo Coffee Cup. and get your SAS Plastic Free Bundle today.
New 10% membership discount code: ecoliving34 sas Shop sas Shop 35
Gift Cards
Not sure what to buy? Let someone
special choose just what they want
from the SAS Eco Surf Shop. Simply
choose the gift amount, add a
personalised message and we can
either send it to the lucky recipient or if
you prefer to you to give as a gift!
SAS Gift Cards are available in
denominations of £10, £25, £50, £75,
£100, £150, £200 and £250.
Beanies
This beanie is made with 100% British
Wool, knitted in England. It’s thick,
stylish and oh so warm, and if treated
right it will last you a lifetime. The
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beanie is made in Nottinghamshire
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by a small family run business, which
between its members have over 100
years experience in the production of
quality knitwear.
Why choose wool? It’s all natural, and
when washing a woollen beanie no
nasty acrylic micro plastics are flushed
into our ocean. — £30
Kids Book
Duffy The Sea Turtle is the engaging
story of the relationship between
humans and wildlife and the dangers
turtles face in their own natural habitats
due to plastic pollution.
This beautifully illustrated story
guides young children through Duffy’s
adventure and her encounter with
plastics in the sea after a storm. It
teaches children the importance of
looking after our environment and how
they can help in a fun and friendly way.
— £836 Section Title Section Title 37
LESSON THREE:
At this year’s Boarmasters
Festival we challenged the
crowds to add their own MAKE YOUR OWN
artwork to our Wall of
RESISTANCE
Resistance. The Wall of
Resistance encouraged people
ARTWORK!
to make their own mark and
WHAT YOU WILL NEED:
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inspire other festival goers to
boycott the use of
unnecessary Single - Use
Plastic items.
POSTER POWER! - Paper
Throughout history posters - Drawing / painting materials
- Imagination
have been used as key tool for
change and rallying REMEMBER:
communities. Use your own
Take a photo of your finished poster
posters to inspire others to and post it on social media. Use the
#JOINTHERESISTANCE against following tags so that we can see
your work.
single-use plastics.
#JOINTHERESISTANCE
#PLASTICFREECOASTLINES
FB : @SurfersAgainstSewage
TWITTER : @sascampaigns
INSTA : @surfersagainstsewage38 Section Title Fundraising 39
Sophie walked the coast of Thank you to all of those who Well done Gemma, who entered a
Cornwall in aid of SAS and the attended the Paddle Round The triathlon along with her 2 friends in
Cornwall Wildlife Trust and Pier festival – your donations aid of SAS - £175 was raised
donated £300.50 to SAS! added up to £40! through JustGiving!
(opposite page)
Thank you Zuzana for your
Nick took on the 14km Marathon ongoing support making bracelets!
Swim in aid of SAS, raising £714.56! You raised a fantastic £73.10!
Daryl sold booklets at his end of
year show, highlighting the ‘Drastic Regional Rep Andrew took on the
Plastic’ that face our oceans and Steelman Half Ironman covering
raised £20! 70.3 miles and raising £535!
Thank you to Bethany Junior
School, Penpond’s school and
Our friends at Finisterre hosted a Callington School, who collectively
repair day and donated £75! raised £580.87 to help protect
their coastline!
Thank you to all who attended the Andrea hosted a beach clean and
March of The Mermaids!
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through sponsorship raised £100!
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You raised £678.98
Thank you Lush Cardiff for hosting
another Charity Pot Party… they
Epic
raised a fantastic £328.7
Thanks to Regional Rep Cliff who
hosted a creek clean at Alverstoke
Regional Rep Hugo organised a
and raised £104.57 from rental
Hawaiian Luau Fundraiser to help
of kayaks and paddle boards and
protect the UK’s coastline – he
cake sales!
raised £339.05!
Fundraisers
Thank you to Dan at Breathe Skip paddled from Falmouth to
Lush Exeter hosted a Charity Pot
HQ whose collection box raised Swanage in an outrigger canoe
Party and donated £149.60 to SAS!
£92.75! (va’v) raising £557.13!
Wesley Stand Up Paddle Boarded
Thank you to Joe who entered the
18 miles along the River Avon for
Torbay ½ Marathon in aid of SAS,
SAS and he raised £320 through
raising £147.50!
Thank you to all of you who fundraise for SAS! If you’d like to JustGiving! Thank you!
get involved email Katie (katie@sas.org.uk) with your ideas
and we’ll go from there! Whether it’s a cake sale, book swap, A huge thank you to Alex, who
a triathlon or swim, you are protecting the UK’s coastline once again has donated his
through selfless acts! We cannot do it without you! wages for working at the End of
the Road festival!40 Fundraising Fundraising 41
Join Chris Bannister for
‘The Music of John Denver’
with Cornwall Symphony Chorus on
Saturday 30th December 2017 at 7.30pm in
aid of SAS in the Truro Methodist Church!
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Thank you to Hannah, who raise awareness of plastic pollution and
how we as individuals contribute to the
decided to walk El Camino
problem every day, I decided to avoid all
de Santiago in aid of SAS! single-use plastics on my epic journey.
We caught up with her to Life on the road turned out to be my
dream lifestyle. I loved every second of it!
find out how it went! The joint pain, the blisters, the heat, the
exhaustion, it just made the good things
“I found out about El Camino a year prior even sweeter. It made me value every
and was lured in by the life purpose of meal, every bed and every friendship.
walking and having everything I need in a The scenery is stunningly beautiful and
tiny backpack. It got to July this year and the Spanish culture is warm and inspiring.
I genuinely didn’t think I would have the The sensation of my body growing
time or the money to find a whole month to stronger and my mind growing quieter
walk 500 miles... I chose to look at things became addictive.
differently, quit my job, packed up my I aimed to raise £500 which has been
rented room and booked a one way flight. achieved. So thank you to everyone Tickets are £10 and available online at www.crbo.co.uk or by
Best decision ever. who encouraged me to walk, everyone phoning the Cornish Riviera Box office on 01726 879500.
SAS were my charity of choice. The who donated and everyone who let me
Cornish coastline brings me so much joy, open their eyes to the plastic problem. Although tickets will be available on the door, these
I feel like it is my responsibility to protect Someone said to me on the road, ‘There concerts often sell out, so don’t miss your chance to go!
its beauty. The amount of unnecessary is a life before El Camino and a life after For more information, please visit
throw away plastic in our society has been El Camino’ and now that it is all over, I www.chrisbannistermusic.com
frustrating me for a long time. So, to help couldn’t agree more.”SAS
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From storms to Stormzy
and coasteering to
campaign launches
Boardmasters 2017 was our
most successful so far.
BOARDMASTERS
2017
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The (plastic) elephant in the room
Amidst the fun, music and campaign
success of this awesome festival there
has always been a (plastic) elephant in One of the best sights was I heard of Boardmasters
the room for us. 50,000 people attended
two ten year olds running pickers beach cleaning
Boardmasters. That’s a lot of people and
where there is a lot of people, there is litter! around the main venue every morning and
Our primary campaign aim is to reduce
picking up cups, I reckon throughout the day as
ocean plastic pollution so it might seem
contradictory for us to align ourselves they are now two wealthy well as in the town. The
so closely with a festival where so much young lads. hedgerows are clear and
single-use plastic waste is generated. the locals mostly content
However we strongly believe that, if — Zoe Steel , concerned festival goer
we are to tackle society’s reliance on — Curly Steve
throwaway plastics, it is our responsibility
to catalyse positive behaviour change at
every opportunity.
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Don’t beat ‘em, join ‘em
Sadly in recent years the volume of
single-use plastic litter has caused great
distress to the local communities and
they let us know!
The words of local surfer and
coastal business owner ‘Curly’ Steve
Patterson illustrate this best; “Last
year I felt the need to make a big noise
about the clean-up operation. It was
about litter that made its way all over
the countryside and into the sea. I
was extremely surprised that SAS was
supporting this...”
Whilst we shared his sadness,
instead of condemning an event that
brings many benefits and labelling
festival goers, we felt it was our duty to
engage with and empower them to take
the simple steps that could bring about
Image: Tom Baker genuine, lasting change.46 SAS x Boardmasters 2017 SAS x Boardmasters 2017 47
Where better than boardmasters? A final word from Curly Steve! “Credit
We’re proud to share details of some of the where it is due, this year, the clean-up
innovative new initiatives put in place as a was fantastic. There were a good number
I heard of Boardmasters pickers result of our partnership as well as the epic of pickers during and at the end of the
beach cleaning every morning and efforts of our team of 25 Regional Reps who festival. The site today almost looks as it
were charged with communicating them to did 3 weeks ago. Great work. Bigger and
throughout the day as well as in 50,000 festival goers! better next year and every year from now
the town. The hedgerows are clear on. Being proud of being the cleanest,
• Plastic Free Coastlines – Was fully integrated tidiest and most environmentally
and the locals mostly content across the festival and resulted in over 3000 conscious festival is an amazing thing.
— Curly Steve festival goers pledging to #JoinTheResistance Thank you”.
against single use plastics
• SAS X Visa #RefillPoints – Over 7000 Onwards and Upwards
refillable bottles were bought by festival goers We’re delighted to announce that
and refilled at water points which resulted Boardmasters have commissioned a
in thousands less single-use plastic bottles 2017 – 2022 sustainability survey. This
being thrown away - all profits went to SAS! consultant led assessment (we met Luke
• Cup Deposit Return Scheme: Plastic drinks and were blown away by his passion!) will
cups could be returned for recycling for a re-address major elements such as; travel,
10p reward. power, energy, solid waste and recycling,
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• Litter Bond – Tickets included a £10 litter water supply, wastewater and sewage,
bond. It was truly inspiring to see long lines procurement and use of resources, and
of festival goers queuing up with full sacks of communication.
litter to get their deposits back. We are incredibly proud of the part we
• Green Team & ‘Litter ASBOs’ – 40 volunteers have played in helping the festival come
took on the task of engaging festival goers this far and can’t wait to build upon these
with green issues. Particularly messy types incredible first steps together.
were issued with comedy ASBO stickers!
• Sponsors and Traders Green Policies –
Strict single-use plastic free guidelines
that massively reduced the distribution of
throwaway plastics.
• First on Last Off Beach Cleans – Highly
visible ‘Boardmasters Beach Clean Teams’
checked and cleaned local beaches at the
start and end of every day.
• Campsite Clean-up – A massively accelerated
initial clean-up operation meant that the bulk of the
refuse was swept from the campsites by the end of
Tuesday after the event. An effort that was noted
and appreciated by the locals...48 Section Title Star Supporter 49
Name: Cliff Culver My daughter Poppy was even awarded a
Age: 46 gold star at school for organising a litter
Occupation: Account Manager pick in the playground! Personally I have
Lives: Gosport had a challenging six months out of
employment and being able to focus on
my SAS work has probably kept me sane.
How did you first get involved with SAS?
I had been an SAS member on and off for
years and after becoming a life member a
couple of years ago, I was stoked to become
a Regional Rep at the end of last year.
What environmental concerns do you
have in your area?
Like many coastal towns, we really
notice the impact of plastic pollution in
the summer months. The vast majority
Star
of litter we pick up on beach cleans is
food and drink related: plastic bottles,
cans, glass bottles, plastic straws, plastic
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packaging and utensils.
Tell us about the work you’ve been doing
SupPorter
to tackle it.
I’m raising community awareness of
littering at the beach and although I find What are your hopes for the future of the
it daunting, I am doing talks with kids marine environment?
at schools and scout groups because I My immediate hope is that the UK
believe educating the younger generations Government will implement a Deposit
will have an impact. I’ve run Spring and Return Scheme as soon as possible.
Autumn beach cleans and a special SUP Ultimately (and I have stolen this quote),
and kayak clean where we raised over £80 I don’t want to protect the environment.
and I’ve recently been invited to the launch I want to create a world where the
of a sea bin in Portsmouth Harbour. It is environment doesn’t need protecting, so
great to have the weight of SAS behind we need to stop it at source.
me when I‘m writing to our local MP or
newspaper! The other Regional Reps help What can people do to help you?
and inspire me every day. Sign up for your free toolkit
plasticfree.org.uk, do a #minibeachclean,
How has being involved with SAS speak at a group you are involved with,
impacted on you personally? organise an Autumn Beach Clean or come
As a family our attitudes have changed along to my Autumn Beach Clean at Stokes
and we never go out without our bamboo Bay on Saturday 28th October at 10.30am,
cutlery, refillable bottle and steel straws. we normally have cake!50 Charity R affle Charity R affle 51
ANNUAL
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year have been donated to us so that every
penny raised goes directly to aid our work
CHARITY
protecting UK oceans, waves, beaches and
wildlife! This year, the raffle will close at
5pm, on Thursday 14th December. Please 6. Be the proud owner of an All-
1. £2000 online spend at MSW! Rounder SUP from Neptune! 11. 1 night Surf Snowdonia stay for
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Included with Pipeline 104 are 2 books
of raffle tickets, a freepost envelope &
payment form. All you need to do is fill out
the ticket stubs, keep the tickets, and send
Win amazing prizes this the stubs back to us inside the freepost
2. Firewire Longboard of your 7. Choose either a 3 night stay Image:Sam Neill
Christmas and raise vital choice! in the Yurt Retreat’s Yurt or
envelope, with your chosen method of
firewirelongboards.com Treehouse for 2 adults! 12. 2 night general admission
funds for SAS! payment.
theyurtretreat.co.uk tickets with weekend camping for
Boardmasters 2018!
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3. Mid-week stay (Mon-Fri) in May 8. Fusion sit-on-top kayak from
Top Seller prizes
2018 for up to 6 at Longlands! Pyranha!
longlandsdevon.co.uk pyranha.com
Don’t forget we have prizes for the top 3 get to choose their very own Firewire
lucky people who sell the most tickets. Shortboard, 2nd prize is a 2 night B+B
Please contact Katie on katie@sas.org. stay at the Bedruthan and 3rd prize is a
13. 5 night stay for up to 7 people
uk or 01872 555947 for tickets to sell. The stay and surf lessons at the Watergate
at Cornish Horizons 4* property,
person who sells the most tickets will Bay Hotel.
Bramleys!
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4. Win a custom made SUP from 9. £300 Finisterre kit bag! *not
Whiskey Jack! necessarily the items pictured
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1. Firewire Shortboard 2. Bedruthan 2 night B+B Stay with 3. Watergate Bay Hotel
Spa Garden Journey
5. Build your own Bamboo Bicycle! 10. 4m standard Bell Tent!
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Meet the
Emily, you recently joined us, tell us about
your journey to getting the job.
I first heard about SAS when I read an
interview with Hugo in Wavelength
Team
magazine. I had to do a placement as part
of my Environmental Science degree, so
I got in touch with SAS and worked last
summer on the Beach Clean Boxes project
and on Marine Litter Monitoring which
Emily Haggett inspired my masters project on marine
Plastic Free Coastlines Project Officer plastic pollution. I then became a
Regional Rep for a year, before getting
this job recently!
What does your job involve at SAS?
I’m the first point of contact for people
to sign up to work towards Plastic Free
Coastlines through reducing their
personal single use plastic consumption.
I’m also managing our 60 new Community
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Leaders who are really driven to initiate all leads to the sea eventually! It’s a long
Plastic Free changes in their local areas. term campaign but one where if everyone
comes together, it will be achievable.
Can you tell us more about
becoming a Plastic Free Coastlines What’s been the biggest challenge so far?
Community Leader? Finding my way to work! (I’m living in
It’s a commitment to leading your the middle of nowhere!) The biggest
community through 5 stages to being challenge of the project is keeping
granted a Plastic Free Coastlines status. up with all the communications with
You have to: get support from your local everyone who is interested, which is a
town council, approach businesses to good problem to have!
reduce their single-use plastics, get some
community organisastions and schools on What do you enjoy the most about
board, run a beach clean and a fundraising your job?
event and form a steering group to help The team! It’s like being part of a big
support your work. family and everyone has been really
supportive. And the office dogs!
Why is SAS running this project?
The overall aim is to create a single-use What’s the office gossip?!
Plastic Free UK! But in the shorter term, Katie Eddy (Community & Events
we’re hoping to inspire 150 Community Fundraiser) is spreading a rumour that her
Leaders to get involved, they don’t have banana bread is better than mine, so the
to be on the coastline, inland towns, cities only real option is to go into a full blown
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a force for positive change in the world. and the fantastic new Plastic Free
One of the ways we try to work towards Coastlines initiative, we are inspired by
our goal of creating a truly sustainable SAS’ passion for protecting our oceans
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organisations with similar values, support their efforts to “Be The Change”.
The 250 Club allows your business to show If you would like more information on
its commitment to the UK’s oceans, waves how to join the 250 Club, please contact
and beaches and is a great way to support pete@sas.org.uk. Thank you to all of
the work of SAS. those businesses already supporting us
throughthe 250 Club!Safer
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With attention focusing on the ever
growing threat of single-use plastics,
Seas
you may be forgiven for thinking SAS
have forgotten the ongoing topic of water
quality. But, the Safer Seas Service has
been operating nicely and informing users
Service
of risks to water quality at local beaches up
and down the country.
Working with water companies and the
Environment Agency, the Safer Seas Service
continues to provide real-time water quality
Monitoring information at 330 beaches across England
and Wales. Water companies provide live
water quality information on Combined Sewer Overflows
in England and warn users when it is not recommended
and Wales to enter the water. The Environment
Agency issues predictions on risk to water
quality based on catchment dynamics and
forecasted rainfall.
On the back of one of the best seasons
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(from a bathing water quality results
perspective) last year, we have seen very
few serious incidents in what has been a
relatively dry summer. This bodes well
for the end of season sampling results
which begin to show longer term trends
in improvement of water quality for the
country. Of course, water quality changes
in real-time, and what might look great
in a long term trend can be very different
on the day you choose to go to the beach.
This is where the Safer Seas Service fits the
missing piece of the water quality jigsaw.
We are working behind the scenes to
continually improve the Safer Seas Service
for the end user to ensure we bring you the
best possible experience and guarantee
more members of the public are safer in our
coastal waters than ever before. We believe
we will bring you the most robust water
quality information provision in the world.
Download the Safer Seas Service app for
free on apple and android devices. Or visit
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