The annual Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) Big Spring Beach Clean has been removing marine litter from UK beaches for many years with the help of community volunteers.

SAS are today calling on the coastal communities across the UK to join them for the SAS Big Spring Beach Clean at beaches nationwide on 24th & 25th March to help make this year’s event the biggest ever.

Spring time sadly reveals the true severity of the marine litter issue. After a long winter of storms, before local council beach cleaning operations begin for the summer season, the accumulation of litter can often seem at its worst.

The Isle of Wight beach clean takes place at Grange Chine (near Brighstone) on Sunday 25th March - time to be confirmed but usually starts at around 10am.

Always useful to bring gloves, rubbish bags are normally provided.