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28 August 2026 at 11:00 AM

Big Forth Beach Clean- Pathhead Sands

Marine Conservation Society (MCS) has been running beach cleans and their flagship event, Great British Beach Clean, for 25 years. Every year, staff and volunteers head to beaches up and down the coast to collect litter and record data about what they fi…

School friendly? yes

31 August 2026 at 10:00 AM

Community together beach clean

Gloves, litter pickers, survey, hard boards, pens and bag will be supplied, however, feel free to bring your own. Everyone is welcomed. You can choose to do the survey for the MCS or help to clean up other areas of the beach, every little helps. Please b…

School friendly? no

31 August 2026 at 10:30 AM

Goring Greensward Beach Clean

This is a beach clean and litter survey of 100m stretch of beach, marked by 2 blue flags, organised by Worthing Green Party for the Marine Conservation Society - all welcome. We will meet by a table on the beach. We will start picking at 10.30am for 1 ho…

School friendly? no

1 September 2026 at 10:00 AM

Skegness Aquarium Beach Clean

Come and join us here at the Aquarium for a beach clean! The Beach Clean will commence at 10am, where we meet at the front doors of Skegness Aquarium. Whilst we wait for all our attendees to arrive you will have time to use the toilet facilities. Then we…

School friendly? no

2 September 2026 at 11:00 AM

St Helens Duver and Priory Bay beachclean

We will survey the defined area but will litter-pick and beach clean beyond in both directions. We are a conservation group (IW Green Gym) volunteering every Wednesday.

School friendly? no

4 September 2026 at 1:30 PM

Lancing Beach Clean

A litter pick for the Marine Conservation Society to collect and identify the types of litter affecting the Lancing area.

School friendly? no

6 September 2026 at 2:00 PM

Oceanarium Beach Clean

The first Sunday of every month at 2pm, the Bournemouth Oceanarium will be hosting a public beach clean were everyone is welcome. We will supply the litter pickers, waste bags, disposal bins, recording sheets and clipboards so simply bring yourself, a st…

School friendly? no

10 September 2026 at 10:00 AM

Kinghorn Harbour Autumn OSPAR beach clean and litter survey

Join this beach clean to help us stop harmful litter from reaching the ocean and collect vital data that we can use to bring about positive change for our seas.

School friendly? no

18 September 2026 at 10:30 AM

GBBC Launch Clean with holidaycottages.co.uk

Join us to celebrate the launch of GBBC 2026 with our supporting sponsors, holidaycottages.co.uk We will be collecting and recording all the litter that we find on Westward Ho! Beach, contributing to our 30+ year database to bring about real change for o…

School friendly? no

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19 September 2026 at 11:00 AM

Great British Beach Clean Cramond Beach (OSPAR)

Join this beach clean to help us stop harmful litter from reaching the ocean and collect vital data that we can use to bring about positive change for our seas. Beach stretch: Cramond (Silverknowes Esplanade) Date and time: 20 Sep 2025, 11 …

School friendly? yes

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19 September 2026 at 10:00 AM

Great British Beach Clean 2026 - Pegwell Bay

This Great British Beach Clean event will take place on the sandy beach close to the white cliffs within the Sandwich & Pegwell Bay National Nature Reserve*. The event lasts for 2 hours and is open to all to join in.  Children have to be supervised by a…

School friendly? no

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19 September 2026 at 2:00 PM

Great British Beach Clean 2026 - Northern Sea Wall, Minnis Bay, Birchington

This Great British Beach Clean event involves a 15 minute walk to the starting point - and the litter survey and beach clean will last for the next 2 hours.  The beach clean starts along the Northern Sea Wall beaches (Plum Pudding) Open to all to join i…

School friendly? no