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Rossall Beach Residents beach clean

April 23, 2018

The Rossall Beach Residents meet for a monthly beach clean one Monday of each month, meeting at Rossall Beach car

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  • Start April 23, 2018 9:30 am
  • End April 23, 2018 11:00 am
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News Barns beach clean

May 20, 2017

Come along to join a friendly group of volunteers help keep the Arnside and Silverdale coast clean

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  • New Barns

Cleveleys Beach Care

June 4, 2017

Come and join a friendly group for a beach clean at Cleveleys to do your bit to love the beach!

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  • Cleveleys Beach

Wildlife Trust World Oceans Day Beach Clean

June 8, 2017

Come and celebrate World Oceans Day and help in the fight against marine litter! We’re looking for volunteers to come and help us remove litter from this beautiful stretch of

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Formby beach clean

June 14, 2017

Come and join a friendly team for a beach clean at Formby to do your bit to love the beach!

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  • Formby

Far Arnside beach clean

June 17, 2017

Come along to join a friendly group of volunteers help keep the Arnside and Silverdale coast clean

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  • Far Arnside

Crosby beach clean

June 18, 2017

Come and join a friendly team for a beach clean at Crosby to do your bit to love the beach!

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  • Crosby Coastal Park

Cleveleys Beach Care

June 18, 2017

Come and join a friendly group for a beach clean at Cleveleys to do your bit to love the beach!

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Hightown beach clean

June 18, 2017

Come and join a friendly team for a beach clean at Hightown beach to do your bit to love the beach!

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Hightown beach clean

July 2, 2017

Come and join a friendly team for a beach clean at Hightown beach to do your bit to love the beach!

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  • Hightown

Cleveleys Beach Care

July 2, 2017

Come and join a friendly group for a beach clean at Cleveleys to do your bit to love the beach!

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  • Cleveleys Beach

Weekly Events

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Friends of Lytham Estuary beach clean

Every Monday

Friends of the Estuary group meet every Monday at 10.15 am to clean the beach from Lytham Lifeboat Station

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St Annes BeachCare group

Every Tuesday

Come and join the St Annes BeachCare Group who meet every Tuesday morning at 10 am at St Annes Pier to care for the beach. All equipment provided, just turn up on the day

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Fairhaven CoastalCare Group

Every Wednesday

The Fairhaven CoastalCare Group volunteers head out each Wednesday at 10 am to show they LOVEmyBEACH!

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Rossall Point observation tower

Rossall Point Beach Clean

Every Thursday

We're looking for more volunteers - if you have time to spare on a Thursday morning then come along and help care for the beach at Rossall Point!

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Starr gate beach clean

St Annes North Beach Clean

Every Thursday

Come and join the new St Annes North Beach Clean Group every Thursday at 10 am

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Water quality

The Environment Agency monitors bathing waters – stretches of sea or lake where many people swim and paddle – to assess whether they meet the strict standards of the European Bathing Water Directive. The standards are set to protect public health and the environment from pollution.

The Environment Agency takes 20 water samples at each bathing water between May and September each year and post the information online: http://environment.data.gov.uk/bwq/profiles/

The samples are tested for certain types of bacteria: escherichia coli (E.coli) and intestinal enterococci, which are not directly harmful but indicate the presence of pollution. The bacteria are found in the intestines of animals and humans and pass through the body in poo. High levels of bacteria = poor water quality.

However, the water may be cleaner on the actual day you visit the beach, as the quality can change, particularly after heavy rain washes pollution into rivers and the sea. Look out for daily forecasts at some beaches.

Each beach is also given an annual classification. From 2015 this is based on sample results over the previous four years, e.g. 2015 results use data from 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015. 2016 results use data from 2013 to 2016 and so on. The classifications are:

Excellent

The standard is the highest, cleanest class

Good

Generally good water quality

Sufficient

The water meets the minimum standards

Poor


Bathing is not advised at this beach as water quality has not met sufficient standards

If a bathing water is classed as Poor, you are advised not to bathe because samples taken over the previous four years have been affected by pollution. This does not mean the beach is closed – you can still enjoy everything the beach has to offer.

If a water sample has high levels of bacteria, analysis is done to estimate* the sources of pollution and work is planned in the area to improve water quality. When this work is significant and is expected to help improve bathing water quality, the four years of data for the annual classification starts from the time the work is completed and sample data from before the work are not included. This is called step change.

*Estimates are based on computer modelling, DNA analysis, and knowledge of the local area. The estimates can never be perfect because pollution to bathing waters changes from day to day depending on the season, the tides and the weather.

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