Beach Clean at Friars Cliff

Sixty-seven volunteers collected 5,283 items of litter when they recently took part in the beach clean at Friars Cliff Beach in Christchurch.

Thirty-two bin bags full of rubbish were collected from the beach.  Topping the litter list at 667 items were crisp, sweet and lollipop wrappers closely followed by larger pieces of plastic at 561 items.

Abi Meharg, Beaches and Open Spaces Assistant at Christchurch Council, who organised the Friars Cliff clean, said: “I would like to thank everyone who took part in the beach clean. Although the beach didn’t look particularly dirty, it’s amazing how much was collected - about 2,000 more items than our last beach clean in April.”

The next beach clean at Friars Cliff will take place on Sunday 11 January. Anyone wishing further information can email beachesandharbour@christchurch.gov.uk.