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Wales now has more blue flag beaches per mile than any other part of the UK.
Paul Willner, chair of Swansea for Europe, says:
“The beaches of Swansea have never been cleaner and safer – and we have Europe to thank for it.
Beaches that were polluted with raw sewage twenty years ago now have blue flags.
It’s a perfect example of how being in the EU brings real benefits to Swansea and its people.”
Thanks to a series of EU measures, our beaches are now cleaner and safer than ever before.
**Photo credit: Rhys Hall (rjh@searat.me.uk)***
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Wales now has more blue flag beaches per mile than any other part of the UK.
Surfer Callum Thomas, 21, from Loughor (pictured with Welsh flag), said:
“Clean water is so important for everyone, not just surfers.
“I’ve taken part in a competition where the water didn’t match what we have here on Gower and ended up ill, and so did other competitors.
“If the sea isn’t clean, you can end up being sick for weeks so this is about more than being able to see your feet when you are swimming.”
“I’m lucky to have grown up at a time when our beaches were cleaned up and where everyone can enjoy safe bathing water.”
Nils Dindorp, 50, from Southgate, Swansea, regularly surfs but recognises that the water is very different to how it was in the 1970s and 80s:
“People often got ill taking in seawater and you would find sewage floating around.
“Even out of the water, there would be tar and oil on the beaches. Surfers Against Sewage campaigned for real change and I’m glad that tougher legislation meant our beaches had to be cleaned up.
“My kids use the water now and I’m glad that they won’t face what we did.”
Swansea’s glorious beaches are cleaner and safer than ever before thanks to EU water quality standards.
Volunteers from Swansea for Europe, with the support of surfers, created a giant sand artwork on Swansea beach to mark the EU’s contribution to cleaner beaches in the area.
The event launched a campaign celebrating what Europe has done for Swansea.
Paul Willner, chair of Swansea for Europe, said:
“The beaches of Swansea have never been cleaner and safer – and we have Europe to thank for it. It was European law that made Westminster clean up its act.
Beaches that were polluted with raw sewage twenty years ago now have blue flags.
It’s a perfect example of how being in the EU brings real benefits to Swansea and its people.”
Watch as 3 hours of marking and raking to create a beautiful sand artwork on Swansea beach are compressed into a 1 minute film.
Thanks to the creative skills of Rhys Hall (rjh@searat.me.uk)
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Swansea’s glorious beaches are cleaner and safer than ever before thanks to EU water quality standards.
Volunteers from Swansea for Europe, with the support of surfers, created a giant sand artwork on Swansea beach to mark the EU’s contribution to cleaner beaches in the area.
The event launched a campaign celebrating what Europe has done for Swansea.
Paul Willner, chair of Swansea for Europe, said:
“The beaches of Swansea have never been cleaner and safer – and we have Europe to thank for it. It was European law that made Westminster clean up its act.
Beaches that were polluted with raw sewage twenty years ago now have blue flags.
It’s a perfect example of how being in the EU brings real benefits to Swansea and its people.”
Thanks to a series of EU measures, our beaches are now cleaner and safer than ever before.
**Photo credit: Rhys Hall (rjh@searat.me.uk)***
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Wales now has more blue flag beaches per mile than any other part of the UK.
Surfer Callum Thomas, 21, from Loughor (pictured above, right), said:
“Clean water is so important for everyone, not just surfers.
“I’ve taken part in a competition where the water didn’t match what we have here on Gower and ended up ill, and so did other competitors.
“If the sea isn’t clean, you can end up being sick for weeks so this is about more than being able to see your feet when you are swimming.”
“I’m lucky to have grown up at a time when our beaches were cleaned up and where everyone can enjoy safe bathing water.”
Nils Dindorp, 50, from Southgate, Swansea regularly surfs but recognises that the water is very different to how it was in the 1970s and 80s:
“People often got ill taking in seawater and you would find sewage floating around.
“Even out of the water, there would be tar and oil on the beaches. Surfers Against Sewage campaigned for real change and I’m glad that tougher legislation meant our beaches had to be cleaned up.
“My kids use the water now and I’m glad that they won’t face what we did.”
Swansea’s glorious beaches are cleaner and safer than ever before thanks to EU water quality standards.
Volunteers from Swansea for Europe, with the support of surfers, created a giant sand artwork on Swansea beach to mark the EU’s contribution to cleaner beaches in the area.
The event launched a campaign celebrating what Europe has done for Swansea.
Paul Willner, chair of Swansea for Europe, said:
“The beaches of Swansea have never been cleaner and safer – and we have Europe to thank for it. It was European law that made Westminster clean up its act.
Beaches that were polluted with raw sewage twenty years ago now have blue flags.
It’s a perfect example of how being in the EU brings real benefits to Swansea and its people.”
Swansea’s glorious beaches are cleaner and safer than ever before thanks to EU water quality standards.
Volunteers from Swansea for Europe, with the support of surfers, created a giant sand artwork on Swansea beach to mark the EU’s contribution to cleaner beaches in the area.
The event launched a campaign celebrating what Europe has done for Swansea.
Paul Willner, chair of Swansea for Europe, said:
“The beaches of Swansea have never been cleaner and safer – and we have Europe to thank for it. It was European law that made Westminster clean up its act.
Beaches that were polluted with raw sewage twenty years ago now have blue flags.
It’s a perfect example of how being in the EU brings real benefits to Swansea and its people.”
Shot at Deerfield Beach , Florida, where the sand so far is unaffected, being on the Atlantic side.
The turn out was great, everyone enthusiastically embracing the "no more deepwater drilling" theme of this day.
It was inspiring.
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Swansea’s glorious beaches are cleaner and safer than ever before thanks to EU water quality standards.
Volunteers from Swansea for Europe, with the support of surfers, created a giant sand artwork on Swansea beach to mark the EU’s contribution to cleaner beaches in the area.
The event launched a campaign celebrating what Europe has done for Swansea.
Paul Willner, chair of Swansea for Europe, said:
“The beaches of Swansea have never been cleaner and safer – and we have Europe to thank for it. It was European law that made Westminster clean up its act.
Beaches that were polluted with raw sewage twenty years ago now have blue flags.
It’s a perfect example of how being in the EU brings real benefits to Swansea and its people.”
Swansea’s glorious beaches are cleaner and safer than ever before thanks to EU water quality standards.
Volunteers from Swansea for Europe, with the support of surfers, created a giant sand artwork on Swansea beach to mark the EU’s contribution to cleaner beaches in the area.
The event launched a campaign celebrating what Europe has done for Swansea.
Paul Willner, chair of Swansea for Europe, said:
“The beaches of Swansea have never been cleaner and safer – and we have Europe to thank for it. It was European law that made Westminster clean up its act.
Beaches that were polluted with raw sewage twenty years ago now have blue flags.
It’s a perfect example of how being in the EU brings real benefits to Swansea and its people.”
Heal the Bay board member and owner of Golden Road Brewing Meg Gill enjoying a Heal the Bay IPA with actress Julia Parker at our Annual Bring Back the Beach Benefit Dinner held on May 15th, 2014, at the Jonathan Beach Club in Santa Monica, California. Photo by Nick Fash
Brandon Boyd from the band Incubus, along with band members Jose Pasillas and Chris Kilmore, accepting the "Walk the Talk" Award at Heal the Bay's Annual Bring Back the Beach Benefit Dinner held on May 15th, 2014, at the Jonathan Beach Club in Santa Monica, California. Photo by Karen Wang
Heal the Bay President Ruskin Hartley, Tom Ford of SMBF, LA Sanitation's Adel H. Hagekhali, board member Mark Gold, LA Sanitation's Ali Poosti and Enrique Zaldivar honored at Heal the Bay's Annual Bring Back the Beach Benefit Dinner held on May 15th, 2014, at the Jonathan Beach Club in Santa Monica, California. Photo by Nick Fash
Guests dancing in the sand to The Mowgli's at Heal the Bay's Annual Bring Back the Beach Benefit Dinner held on May 15th, 2014, at the Jonathan Beach Club in Santa Monica, California. Photo by Nick Colin
Actresses Bethany Joy-Lenz, Maggie Grace, and Heal the Bay board member Sharon Lawrence at Heal the Bay's Annual Bring Back the Beach Benefit Dinner held on May 15th, 2014, at the Jonathan Beach Club in Santa Monica, California. Photo by Nick Colin
Heal the Bay's 22nd Annual Bring Back the Beach Gala was held May 16, 2013, at the Jonathan Beach Club in Santa Monica, California. The night honored the environmental dedication and leadership of Heal the Bay's former president Mark Gold, D. Env., Oscar-winning actor and environmental champion Jeremy Irons, and founder of the Inclusive Health movement and philanthropist Dr. Howard Murad. Five-time Grammy Award winner Ziggy Marley treated the crowd to a special performance.
Photos by Albert Liu, Kwiri Yangand David Young-Wolff. healthebay.org
Swansea’s glorious beaches are cleaner and safer than ever before thanks to EU water quality standards.
Volunteers from Swansea for Europe, with the support of surfers, created a giant sand artwork on Swansea beach to mark the EU’s contribution to cleaner beaches in the area.
The event launched a campaign celebrating what Europe has done for Swansea.
Paul Willner, chair of Swansea for Europe, said:
“The beaches of Swansea have never been cleaner and safer – and we have Europe to thank for it. It was European law that made Westminster clean up its act.
Beaches that were polluted with raw sewage twenty years ago now have blue flags.
It’s a perfect example of how being in the EU brings real benefits to Swansea and its people.”
Heal the Bay's Annual Bring Back the Beach Benefit Dinner held on May 15th, 2014, at the Jonathan Beach Club in Santa Monica, California.
One of the unusual items found on Coastal Cleanup Day 2013. This clay model of the Hindu god Ganesha was found by divers in Malibu.
Heal the Bay's Annual Bring Back the Beach Benefit Dinner held on May 15th, 2014, at the Jonathan Beach Club in Santa Monica, California. Photo by Nick Fash