This year we’ve decided to shake things up a bit and do something entirely different than in previous years. Our support this year goes to what we have aptly named as ‘Everything Coastal’. We’ll be supporting the Marine Conservation Society, the RNLI and family run organisation, Less Plastic.
The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) is the UK’s leading marine charity. Their work helps to ensure that our seas are healthy, pollution free and protected.
“Our seas are under immense pressure: too many fish are being taken out, too much rubbish is being thrown in and too little is being done to protect our precious wildlife. Our vision is for seas full of life where nature flourishes and people thrive”. Marine Conservation Society (MCS).
We’re supporting Less Plastic because, like us they are passionate about raising awareness of the issues caused by the ocean plastic crisis, with the aim offer alternative ways to keep our oceans free of plastic, easy things we can all do with the ultimate goal of making a difference.
Last but certainly not least the RNLI. Some of us may forget that we live on an island and the RNLI is a voluntary organisation who save lives at sea. Every day throughout any given year, people of all walks of life get into danger in the water.
Earlier in the year we made a start in volunteering for the MCS beach clean up in North Wales and what proved to be a challenging afternoon picking up all sorts of rubbish from plastic cotton buds, old fishing nets to parts of masts from sailing boats whilst battling stormy, wet, freezing and blustery weather, although the seagulls were having a field day swooping down to catch the copious amounts of squid that were washing up onto the jetty.