Thanks to everybody who came along on the 23rd September for the Beach Clean at Half Moon Bay, part of the National MCS Great British Beach Clean 2023. In common with recent events, both survey areas on the beach were exceptionally clean.

Above: Beach clean volunteers from the Half Moon Bay 2 survey area, September 2023.

We collected the least amount of litter that we’ve found on recent cleans. Even the number of plastic fragments was down from a few hundred (usually) to 51. However, this may rise when Becca’s data is added from HMB 2. The overall weight from the surveyed areas was 1.62 kg. A group also cleaned beyond the survey areas and they collected a further 3kg, and many bottles from the seating area on the fore-shore.

Above: Some of the team from Half Moon Bay survey area 1.

Our next beach clean date will be early December (not yet agreed)

Kathy MacAdam, 30th September 2023.