Eastney, Portsmouth Public Beach Clean

Name: Eastney, Portsmouth Public Beach Clean
Start: 2025-04-11T14:00:00+01:00
End: 2025-04-11T16:00:00+01:00
Location: Ferry Road Car Park,Portsmouth,PO4 9LD,GB

Schedule

Fri Apr 11 2025 at 02:00 pm to 04:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Ferry Road Car Park,Portsmouth,PO4 9LD,GB | Portsmouth, EN

Join us for a beach clean at Eastney, Portsmouth, on Friday 11 April 2025
Please join us at Eastney from 10 am - Midday on Friday 11 April for a public beach clean. Meeting point by the Ferry Road Car Park (near the Eastney Cruising Association) PO4 9LY. As you head towards Eastney point on the road, go past Premier Marina on your left and turn into the small road on your right (signposted to 'Southsea Sea Angling Club'). The car park is free to use.
T he exact meeting point can be found here on What3Words: https://w3w.co/civil.judge.tides
The Final Straw Foundation will provide gloves, litter pickers, bags and buckets, but if you have any of your own that you would like to use please bring them.
If you would like to make a donation to the charity, you can do so here: https://www.justgiving.com/finalstrawfdn
Donations help us to continue to keep our beach cleaning kit up together, enable us to continue our work with schools and communities and keep the charity going - thank you so much!
BEACH CLEAN RULES
- There will be a safety briefing at the start of the event, please listen carefully and adhere to the guidelines.
- Wear sturdy, closed-toe shoes.
- Only go where instructed to go on the day.
- Dress for the weather. If it's hot, wear sun cream, if it's raining bring a rain jacket and so on - layers are great.
- Please bring your own drink in a reusable container.
- Do not pick up anything sharp (broken glass, needles etc). Inform a host and we will remove it. We will have a sharps bin with us.
- Under 18's must be accompanied by a responsible adult, FSF accepts no responsibility for any minors attending the event.
- Participation is at the individual's own risk, but please report any incidents to the hosts.
- Do not put your hands anywhere near your face, especially eyes or mouth during the clean. You never know what you may have touched and your gloves will probably be dirty.
- Bring hand sanitiser for after the clean-up and wash your hands thoroughly as soon as possible after the event.
- Return all equipment and litter to the collection/drop-off spot.
- Well-behaved dogs on leads are more than welcome, but please keep them with you, under control and be aware of others with your dogs even if they are friendly.