Page 5 - Autumn 2022 e-Newsletter (ENG)

Marine Clean Cymru is back!

Join us Friday 16 September to Sunday 2 October 2022

This autumn, we need you to support their beach cleaning and

dust off those trusty litter pickers, litter survey programme, the Great
pledge your support and take part British Beach Clean. The aim is to
Our vision as a charity is for a beautiful Wales cared for and enjoyed by everyone
in Marine Clean Cymru. gather vital data that will be used

to identify the specific problems

Marine litter is a growing threat our seas and coasts are facing.

to our aquatic and coastal

environment; and with 80% You can register an event, find

coming from land-based sources, information on how to stay safe
it’s an issue which isn’t only and download new-look campaign

relevant to coastal areas. resources from our website.
A summer of events

It’s the first time we’ve run Marine Whether you choose to clean-up
We’ve been out and about at a icon Sir David Attenborough in a Clean Cymru since the start of your favourite beach, river, stream,

whole host of events this summer, 3m x 3m portrait made of hundreds the pandemic, so we hope it will or lake, don’t forget to keep us
including triathlons, outdoor recycled plastic bottles. The aim be bigger and better than ever. posted using #MarineCleanCymru

cinemas, marathons, and business was to inspire showground visitors We’ve teamed up with the Marine

shows. to think about where their waste Conservation Society to help

ends up and support the circular Sign up to Marine Clean Cymru

One of the many highlights was economy. Speaking at the Royal

being back at the Royal Welsh Welsh Show, Nathan Wyburn said
Show and working with Welsh

portrait artist Nathan Wyburn “As an artist who uses recycled

to create a very special art materials for my art, this was a

installation. perfect partnership, and it was

an honour to create a celebration

Taking more than six hours of the legendary Sir David
to complete, Nathan helped Attenborough.”

immortalise legendary Don’t have access to your own litter picking kit? You can always

broadcaster and environmental See how the portrait was created make use of one of our Litter Picking Hubs and borrow free kit.