Fife Climate Hub Beach Clean

What is the event about?

Marine Conservation Society (MCS) has been running beach cleans and their flagship event, Great British Beach Clean, for 25 years . It runs from 20-29 September 2024. 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 at the Great British Beach Clean events have been collected. This 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

On the 28th September at 3pm. We will running a beach clean in Pathhead Beach in Ravenscrag, Kirkcaldy. 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 of 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

This event is being done as part of the Marine Conservation Society’s Great British Beach clean

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

The Event is taking place at Pathhead beach (Pathhead Sands Kirkcaldy – Fife Coast & Countryside Trust (fifecoastandcountrysidetrust.co.uk)). Meet at Pathhead sands carpark till about 3:05pm then look for the flags on the beach

What to bring

We’d recommend you pack a rucksack with a few essentials like sunscreen, waterproofs, hand sanitiser, and perhaps some snacks and a drink (in a reusable bottle, of course).

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.

Travel

Parking available. Situated at the east end of Kirkcaldy, adjacent to Ravenscraig Park, this beach is easily accessible by public transport, car and on foot

Other

Under 16s: To comply with our insurance, volunteers under 16 will need to be accompanied by an adult who will be asked to sign a parental / guardian consent form on the day by the beach clean organiser.

Please feel free to turn up if eventbrite event is full