Nick Herbert joins local beach clean up.
Arundel and South Downs MP Nick Herbert will be joining a team of volunteers to help clean a local beach on Saturday morning. Nick will be meeting volunteers at the West Beach Local Nature Reserve car park at 10:30am on Saturday 19 September.
The Shadow Environment Secretary will be supporting the Marine Conservation Society's annual 'Beachwatch Big Weekend', a nationwide beach clean-up and litter survey.
Last year record amounts of litter were found on Britain's beaches and as a result this year's Beachwatch promises to be the biggest yet.
Beaches across West Sussex are included in the clean-up. The MP will be joining volunteers at West Beach Local Nature Reserve on Saturday at 10:30am.
Nick Herbert said: "Our beautiful coastline is being blighted by a growing amount of litter. Since the Marine Conservation Society started their annual beach survey in the mid 1990s the amount of litter has doubled.
"It's dreadful that for every yard of beach there is, on average, an item of litter, including plastic bags and bottles, food wrappers, polystyrene and disposable BBQs. It is not only unsightly for visitors but a threat to our marine wildlife.
"I'm looking forward to the helping to tackle beach litter on Saturday, and it would be great if local residents would join me"
2. More details of the national event, and other local beach cleanups in West Sussex, can be found at:
3. This stretch of beach is cleaned monthly by volunteers led by the Arun District Council Parks and Green Spaces Department and by others at various times.
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