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#226565 - 11th May 2008 9:55am
West Kirby Beach Disgrace
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smoove
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Registered: 16th Jan 2006
Posts: 63
Loc: Wirral
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I went to the beach this morning to walk the dog, when we got there the beach was covered in 'shite' and couldn't believe what I was seeing. The bins were over flowing, barbeques were left there, beer cans, glass bottles etc. Its like the public just don't care and leave it there, not that the bins are adequet enough for the size of the beach anyway. The beach has an adopt-a-beach scheme where a team is sponsered to clean it in aid of marine conservation! Where the hell are they? Also the council dont seem to be doing there job properly as I'm sure the bins should be emptied at night not left overflowing for the tide to wash out to sea which was the case! Really Pisses me off. here are some pics.
All the smashed glass collected
[img]http://s92.photobucket.com/albums/l31/bluebaycrew/Beach%20Clean/?action=view¤t=11052008125.jpg[/img]
What pisses me off the most is the council do clean it up but use a 'beach rake' whic basically scoops up the rubbish but also in the process smashes any glass bottles!
Anyway if any one is walking along the coastline and you see litter could you pick it up and stick it in a bin. Marine litter can blow around, remain floating on the water surface, drift in the water column, get entangled on shallow, tidal bottoms or sink to the deeper seabed. It can also get caught up around a boat propeller or diving kit that can be a right pain! What about windsurfers and kiutesurfers who use the beach, not to mention kids who run around barefoot with glass lying unseen below the sand.
I have emailed the council, sas, morrisons and adoptabeach so hopefully an awarness to the public can be put in place. Sorry for the rant but I though i should post it as I am posting it on other forums too.
Cheers mIKe
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#226569 - 11th May 2008 10:26am
Re: West Kirby Beach Disgrace
[Re: chiccy]
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smoove
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Registered: 16th Jan 2006
Posts: 63
Loc: Wirral
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the glass collected
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#226733 - 12th May 2008 8:42am
Re: West Kirby Beach Disgrace
[Re: chiccy]
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StuyMac
Shit Hawks are Coming!!
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Registered: 24th Nov 2003
Posts: 5258
Loc: Wirral
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#226790 - 12th May 2008 1:28pm
Re: West Kirby Beach Disgrace
[Re: StuyMac]
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Mi_Craig
...A3 Slayer...
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Registered: 16th Apr 2006
Posts: 2444
Loc: Spital
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All those beers bottles and the like....I can guarantee theyll most likely be Teens and people in early 20s..
Ive hung round on Wirrals beaches..having Fires and Barbeques etc etc...weve never just littered though
I dont really agree with placing a drinking ban or fining people drinking on beaches....itll be tough...and probably take a long time...but all the anti-littering campaigns have all but disappeared over the years...re-instate them...itll bring littering back into the public eye..hopefully itll pick up (No Pun Intended)
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#226798 - 12th May 2008 2:43pm
Re: West Kirby Beach Disgrace
[Re: Mi_Craig]
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MattLFC
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Registered: 14th Aug 2004
Posts: 16161
Loc: Moreton/E.Port
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Total disgrace, should be made a prosecutable offence (100 hours minimum community service, with repeated offenders getting a custodial sentence) and more undercover police keeping an eye on these scum!!
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#226800 - 12th May 2008 2:48pm
Re: West Kirby Beach Disgrace
[Re: MattLFC]
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Civic_Coupe_Sean
Forum Master
Registered: 12th Oct 2006
Posts: 2665
Loc: Wirral
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What a mess 
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#226850 - 12th May 2008 8:04pm
Re: West Kirby Beach Disgrace
[Re: Civic_Coupe_Sean]
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smoove
Member
Registered: 16th Jan 2006
Posts: 63
Loc: Wirral
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there is a drinking ban in 'force' on the beach! obviously not enforced! i collected all that glass.
anyway emailed the council, still no reply, emailed surfers against sewage - there on the case!
hopefully going to have a campaign day on the beach, marine conservation awareness and no butts campaign (no fag ends on beach)
council need to put bigger bins in too and more of them, the beach gets rammed on a hot day.
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#226858 - 12th May 2008 8:34pm
Re: West Kirby Beach Disgrace
[Re: Civic_Coupe_Sean]
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Wheels
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Registered: 4th Jan 2005
Posts: 3802
Loc: birkenhead
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wow what a sh!t hole! more bins needed for sure
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