Launch of Big Clyde Beach Clean 2025

You are welcome to join us

Launch of the Big Clyde Beach Clean 2025 - Friday 21^st March 2025 9.30 – 1.00

You are invited to join Green Tangerine, Skills Development Scotland, Parklea Branching Out for the launch of the Big Clyde Beach Clean.

We will clean up the shoreline from Parklea to Newark Castle.

Meet at the Parklea Branching Out Community Greenhouse at 9.30 for a

hot roll and drink before litter picking!

Enter via the Café entrance adjacent to the Parklea Playing Fields car park.

Programme for the morning

Registration, refreshments, visit the information stands, demo of eBikes in the Community Greenhouse

9.30-10.00

Introduction to the event, health and safety guidelines, agree teams and areas to be picked

10.00-10.30

Litter pick

Trailer Bikes will help transport the bags back to Parklea

10.30-12.30

One group to record rubbish collected in a designated 100m area

10.30-11.30

Rubbish weigh in and close

12.30 -1.00

Try out an eBikes

Before and after the litter pick

Green Tangerine is an anchor group for Keep Scotland Beautiful and to support their national spring clean we plan is to remove the rubbish the full length of the Inverclyde shoreline, from Finlaystone Burn to Wemyss Bay. We know that 80% of the litter in our seas comes from the land so by keeping the beaches clean we can improve the quality of our seas for the marine life. This year the Big Clyde Beach Clean will run from 21^st March to 20^th April. For details of dates and locations see https://www.greentangerine.org.uk/the-big-clyde-beach-clean

All equipment provided and everyone is welcome.

Any questions email annette@greentangerine.org.uk

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