Plastic is part of everyday life in schools, from lunch packaging and water bottles to classroom resources and craft supplies. While it can sometimes feel difficult to avoid, there are plenty of small changes schools can make to reduce plastic…
Ever walked along a beach and thought, this looks pretty clean? No plastic bottles, no crisp packets, no carrier bags, just shells and the sand. What happens when you look a little closer? At Life’s a Beach, we often find…
When we’re out on a beach clean, we’re looking for litter, but there’s always the chance of finding something unexpected. Among the seaweed and driftwood, we sometimes spot small, dark cases that look a little like tiny purses. These are…
One of the best things about litter picking is that you never really know what you’re going to find. At Life’s a Beach, we’ve picked up litter in all sorts of places this year, and some of the things we’ve…
Team building doesn’t have to mean another afternoon in a meeting room. A litter pick or beach clean gets your team outdoors, working towards a shared goal, giving back to the community, and making a visible difference to the environment,…
Life’s a Beach recently visited St Mary’s School in Churchdown to spend time with 35 enthusiastic Year 2 pupils, helping them learn more about plastic pollution and how they can make a difference to the environment. During our visit, the…
Life’s a Beach headed to Tynemouth Beach, near North Shields and Newcastle, for a beach clean with RSK, and what a difference a team effort can make! A fantastic 45 volunteers joined us on the beach to help tackle plastic…
We teamed up with JMW for a fantastic beach clean at Crosby Beach, Merseyside, bringing together 17 dedicated volunteers and a few very helpful four-legged friends! Armed with litter pickers and plenty of enthusiasm, the team set out to tackle…
Five years of making a difference at Northam Burrows We were back at Northam Burrows in Westward Ho! for our fifth year of beach cleaning with the University of Bristol, and this year was bigger than ever! Over 220 first-year…
Life’s a Beach recently spent two wonderful days visiting the children at Merdon Junior School. Across the two days, every class took part in our Waste Less Workshop, where the children got involved in our decomposition timeline activity. The children…
Last night, Life’s a Beach headed out with 1st Woodmancote Guides for a litter pick! Although the area was looking pretty clean, that certainly didn’t stop the girls from getting stuck in! With 22 volunteers taking part, the Guides searched…
