We caught up with Lara Vafiadis, from This Girl Rows, to discuss her upcoming solo row across the Atlantic Ocean. Life’s a Beach joined Lara’s sponsorship team and have been following her progress ever since. We touched base with her to see what she has been up to in the Read more…
We met with Gary Jolliffe, Director of Till the Coast is Clear, to catch-up with who Till the Coast of Clear are, what their focus is, and the projects they have coming up. Till the Coast is Clear was set up in 2018 with an initial focus on clearing plastic Read more…
For the 2022 Easter break we ran a social media photo competition. We asked for people to send in their best photographs by water. Whether it be by a beach, river, pond , or puddle, we wanted to see how people had been enjoying their break by water in the Read more…
All of us are aware of the growing problem that is plastic pollution. Here is a list of easy switches you can make in your every day life to help reduce your plastic waste.
Christmas is a time we all indulge, whether that be in another mince pie or that present you’ve been waiting all year for, but should we be worrying about the effect our festivities are having on the environment? Whether you’re a full blown eco warrior or are just beginning on Read more…
Guest post We’re delighted to be featuring the incredible Mary and Teresa from Sisters Against Plastic on our blog as they share how they managed to reduce their plastic consumption by 91% in just one year! Read on as they tell their story and share their top tips for how you Read more…
8th August 2019, Sand Bay During the summer holidays thousands flock to the Weston-Super-Mare region for days by the seaside building sandcastles and paddling in the sea, but sadly not everyone is just as eager to take their litter with them as they leave. Many Life’s a Beach volunteers have seen the issue Read more…
May 27th 2019, Porthkerry Country Park On a very sunny bank holiday Monday, the Life’s a Beach team and a number of volunteers headed to Porthkerry Country Park in Barry, Wales to support the fantastic work of the Friends of Barry Beaches organisation by spending an hour picking litter from the beach and surrounding green Read more…
Glastonbury Festival has long been working on its green credentials, asking festival goer’s to ‘love the farm, leave no trace‘ and encourages the use of reusable water bottles by installing numerous water fountains around the sprawling 1,100 acre site. The site is littered with reminders that once the festival is Read more…
As the saying goes, “you can never start them too young” and we are fierce believers that this is very much the case when it comes to the eradication of single-use plastics. If we are to really make a change and reduce the amount of plastics washing up on our Read more…