Young Strandliners needed!
Calling young people aged 10 to 18! Interested in wildlife, clean seas, clean rivers and the environment? Want to learn more about climate change and human action? What about joining a local Young Strandliners group? Beverley Coombes writes.
Strandliners is a local not-for-profit environmental organisation.
Founded in 2012 and incorporated in 2018 as a community interest company, Strandliners is an all-volunteer grassroots organisation based in East Sussex. In 2019, Strandliners’ local volunteers committed over 820 hours of their own time to the war on plastic.
Strandliners’ dedicated teams, 6 to 20 in number at each event, have included: a geologist, a TV presenter, an architect, an engineer, a yoga teacher, mums, dads, their sons and daughters, and many more. Our common cause is to identify the toxic waste we pick and trace it to its source: domestic, agricultural, shipping, industrial, medical and commercial.
We engage “polluters” as stakeholders not adversaries. It’s a cross-community effort. If we work together, we all have a better chance of turning back the plastic tide.
We will…
Discover the stories our coastal wildlife can tell us.
Become citizen scientists.
Learn how our actions impact the environment.
Enjoy wild beach activities.
Sessions will be at various sites in Hastings & Rother run by our qualified staff, starting on Saturday 26 August.
We can campaign for a better environment.
Email strandlinerscic@gmail.com for more info.
Over 18?
For anyone over 18, Strandliners are holding their Community Action Team training course in October – plastic pollution, climate change & community action. Email strandlinersevents@gmail.com for more info.
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