Great British Beach Clean - Scottish Fisheries Museum and FCCAN

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Grab a bag and join The Scottish Fisheries Museum along with Fife Communities Climate Action Network for the Museum’s annual beach clean at Castle Street Beach on 1st November!

About Great British Beach Clean - Scottish Fisheries Museum and FCCAN

Listed Under Voluntary Events / Family and Kids Events / Green Events / Outdoor Events

Grab a bag and join us for a beach clean!

We are partnering with Fife Communities Climate Action Network for the museum’s annual beach clean at Castle Street Beach. We will have litter pickers, bags and clipboards but if you have your own please bring them as numbers will be limited.

Unlike other litter picks you might have done, we will be collecting a survey of the litter collected. These surveys are the most important part of the day other than having some fun on the beach with like minded people.

The survey data will be collated by the Marine Conservation Society (MCS). 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 find, contributing to citizen science. So far, 319 tonnes of litter have been collected at Great British Beach Clean events. The litter data collected informs various projects MCS are involved with, and is shared with the International Coastal Clean-up (ICC) contributing to a worldwide report on litter levels. All this data has helped inform new policies to tackle beach litter and plastic pollution in the UK such as the plastic bag charge, a ban on microplastics in personal care products and better wet wipe labelling.

Feel free to bring a picnic blanket and lunch
What will I learn? An opportunity to learn about how citizen science projects like ‘Great British Beach Clean’ can be used to gather data and influence policy.

Where is the event taking place?: Meet at the Scottish Fisheries Museum until 12:05. If you arrive later head straight to the beach at the end of Castle Street. There will be a large flag marking the start of the stretch where you can collect your equipment and litter survey sheet.

What to bring: We’d recommend you pack a rucksack with a few essentials like waterproofs, hand sanitiser, and perhaps some snacks and a drink (in a reusable bottle, of course). There are public toilets nearby for handwashing etc.

What to wear: If you’re picking up litter with your hands, it’s worth wearing a strong pair of gloves - like gardening gloves - just to make sure you’re protected. Sturdy shoes are a must for protection too. As it is just after Halloween you are welcome to come in costume but it may get a bit dirty!!

Under 16s: Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult

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