Surfers Against Sewage.

Thank you for taking the time to check out this page, if you’ve come this far we’re guessing that you already know just how valuable it is to provide your community with the opportunity to come together to protect what you love.

We’ve worked really hard to make it as simple and enjoyable as possible for you by creating our easy to use, step by step guide, so let’s get cracking…

10 Steps to Beach Clean Success!

  1. First things first, say “hello”! Drop our beach clean head honcho Jack an email at beachcleans@sas.org.uk letting us know that you’re thinking of organising your own beach clean at your favourite beach and would love to learn a little more about how to get started and we’ll do just that!
  2. Download your ‘Organise Your Own Beach Clean Checklist’ and use it to monitor your progress whilst organising the beach clean.
  3. Download your SAS Beach Manager Notification letter, fill in the details of your beach clean and email to the enquiries email address of your local borough council or the beach owners at private beaches (copy and paste “FAO Beach Management Team – Volunteer Beach Clean” into the subject field of your email)
  4. Download, read and understand the SAS Mandatory Beach Clean/Event Safety Guidelines. (TIP – Use to complete your Risk Assessment).
  5. Download and complete the SAS Beach Clean Risk Assessment Template for your individual beach. Have a copy of this at your beach clean event
  6. Download and print off the SAS Public Liability Insurance. Have a copy of this at your beach clean event.
  7. Download and print off a number of the SAS Beach Clean Volunteer Sign-in Sheets to use at your event, then post them back to SAS HQ.
  8. Download the SAS Plastic Pollution Factsheet and use it to create your own beach clean education talk.
  9. Please also familiarise yourself with the following documents:– 
    1. SAS Child Protection Policy
    2. SAS Photographs and Images of Children Guidelines (Child Protection in Sport Unit)
    3. SAS First Aid Kit Contents Guidelines
  10. Say “Thank You!” – You beach clean volunteers are donating a precious thing to support us, their time! Weekends are precious things and the fact that people not only want but actually look forward to spending that time with us is a truly inspiring thing.

The legal bit – We’re sure that you share our desire to make sure we always deliver safe and inclusive beach clean events. Please note that in order for your event to be covered by SAS’s Public Liability Insurance all volunteer beach clean organisers must complete steps 1-6. Thanks!