ANOTHER amazing effort on Sunday 3rd February at Grays Beach with 19 volunteers filling 22 sacks with plastic and other pieces of rubbish including 139 single use plastic bottles. A special thank you once again to the children who again did a sterling job.

Future Foreshore Clean-Ups

Wednesday 20th February– meeting at Wharf Hotel car park, Wharf Road South, Grays RM17 5YX at 10:30 to 12:30. This is a mid-week adult only event.

Sunday 3rd March– meeting at Grays Yacht Club RM17 6JF at 10:30 to 12:00 followed by free refreshments in the café. This is the Grays Beachcombers regular monthly pick. This is a family friendly community event suitable for accompanied children 6 years and older.

Saturday 23rd March– meeting at RSPB Rainham, New Tank Hill Road, Purfleet, RM19 1SZ at 10:30 to 12:30. This is a family friendly event suitable for accompanied children 6 years and older.

Sunday 7th April– meeting at Grays Yacht Club RM17 6JF at 10:30 to 12:00 followed by free refreshments in the café. This is the Grays Beachcombers regular monthly pick. This is a family friendly community event suitable for accompanied children 6 years and older.

It is NOT a requirement to pre-book any of the events listed above, but feel free to email litterpickingsteve@outlook.com if you are planning to attend or need more information.

Alternatively you may wish to visit the Thames21 web site to find these and other planned Thames21 events at

http://www.thames21.org.uk/events/