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High Tiders Wirral

Featured beach clean:

West Kirby beach clean with the High Tidiers

February 23, 2019

Come along to help keep West Kirby beach clean and beautiful!

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  • Start February 23, 2019 10:00 am
  • End February 23, 2019 12:00 pm
  • West Kirby

Events

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Fairhaven CoastalCare Beach Clean

Fairhaven CoastalCare Beach Clean

10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Group shot July 15

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

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St Annes North Beach Clean

St Annes North Beach Clean

10:00 am - 12:00 pm
St Annes North

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

Rossall Point Beach Clean

Rossall Point Beach Clean

10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Rossall Point observation tower

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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Preston Docks Summer...

Preston Docks Summer Clean

10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Bottle top heart

Come and join a friendly group of volunteers for a clean up of Preston Docks on 4th August at 10 am

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Bispham Coastal Care...

Bispham Coastal Care

11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Bispham Coastal Care

Come along to help keep Bispham coast clean and free of litter

Friends of Lytham Estuary beach clean

Friends of Lytham Estuary beach clean

10:15 am - 12:00 pm
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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 Beach Clean

St Annes Beach Clean

10:00 am - 12:00 pm
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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 Beach Clean

Fairhaven CoastalCare Beach Clean

10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Group shot July 15

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

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St Annes North Beach Clean

St Annes North Beach Clean

10:00 am - 12:00 pm
St Annes North

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

Rossall Point Beach Clean

Rossall Point Beach Clean

10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Rossall Point observation tower

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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Morecambe Lodge beac...

Morecambe Lodge beach clean

10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Morecambe Bay volunteers

Come along to join a friendly group of volunteers help keep the Morecambe Bay coast clean

12

Cleveleys Beach Clea...

Cleveleys Beach Clean

10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Cleveleys Beach Clean

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

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Rossall Beach Reside...

Rossall Beach Residents beach clean

9:30 am - 11:00 am
Rossall Beach residents clean up

The Rossall Beach Residents meet for a monthly beach clean one Monday of each month, meeting at Rossall Beach car park at 9.30 am

Friends of Lytham Estuary beach clean

Friends of Lytham Estuary beach clean

10:15 am - 12:00 pm
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Friends of the Estuary group meet every Monday at 10.15 am to clean the beach from Lytham Lifeboat Station

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Knott End Beach Clea...

Knott End Beach Clean

10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Knott End volunteers

Come and join us for the monthly Knott End beach clean, meeting at the car park by the ferry slipway at 10 am

St Annes Beach Clean

St Annes Beach Clean

10:00 am - 12:00 pm
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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 Beach Clean

Fairhaven CoastalCare Beach Clean

10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Group shot July 15

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

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St Annes North Beach Clean

St Annes North Beach Clean

10:00 am - 12:00 pm
St Annes North

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

Rossall Point Beach Clean

Rossall Point Beach Clean

10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Rossall Point observation tower

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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Freckleton estuary c...

Freckleton estuary clean up

10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Freckleton litter pick

Come and help us keep the estuary at Freckleton clean and free of litter.

18

Fleetwood Love My Be...

Fleetwood Love My Beach

10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Fleetwood beach clean

Come along to help keep Fleetwood beach clean and free of litter

Blackpool SEA LIFE B...

Blackpool SEA LIFE Beach Cleans

10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Sea Life beach cleans

How much do you love your beach? Join the Blackpool SEA LIFE Centre Team on a beach clean one weekend morning a month!

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Friends of Lytham Estuary beach clean

Friends of Lytham Estuary beach clean

10:15 am - 12:00 pm
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Friends of the Estuary group meet every Monday at 10.15 am to clean the beach from Lytham Lifeboat Station

Morecambe Battery Beach Clean

Morecambe Battery Beach Clean

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Morecambe Battery 3

Come and join a friendly group for a weekly beach clean at Morecambe Battery! The group meets 1-3pm every Monday

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St Annes Beach Clean

St Annes Beach Clean

10:00 am - 12:00 pm
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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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Harbour Village estu...

Harbour Village estuary clean

10:00 am - 11:30 am
Harbour Village volunteers

Come along to help keep the Wyre estuary clean at Harbour Village, meeting one Wednesday a month at 10 am

Fairhaven CoastalCare Beach Clean

Fairhaven CoastalCare Beach Clean

10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Group shot July 15

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

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St Annes North Beach Clean

St Annes North Beach Clean

10:00 am - 12:00 pm
St Annes North

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

Rossall Point Beach Clean

Rossall Point Beach Clean

10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Rossall Point observation tower

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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Cleveleys Beach Clea...

Cleveleys Beach Clean

10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Cleveleys Beach Clean

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

27

Friends of Lytham Estuary beach clean

Friends of Lytham Estuary beach clean

10:15 am - 12:00 pm
gallery5

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

Morecambe Battery Beach Clean

Morecambe Battery Beach Clean

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Morecambe Battery 3

Come and join a friendly group for a weekly beach clean at Morecambe Battery! The group meets 1-3pm every Monday

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St Annes Beach Clean

St Annes Beach Clean

10:00 am - 12:00 pm
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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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Stalmine Wyre Estuar...

Stalmine Wyre Estuary big clean up

10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Harbour Village clean up

Come along to help clean up the River Wyre

Fairhaven CoastalCare Beach Clean

Fairhaven CoastalCare Beach Clean

10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Group shot July 15

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

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St Annes North Beach Clean

St Annes North Beach Clean

10:00 am - 12:00 pm
St Annes North

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

Rossall Point Beach Clean

Rossall Point Beach Clean

10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Rossall Point observation tower

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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<August 2018>



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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