The annual post Christmas Beach Clean scheduled for the 27th December had to be postponed when high winds, heavy rain and rough seas made the beach a dangerous place to be. Although despite the conditions 11 hardy souls did arrive … Continue reading →
Members of the FoSB Committee met with Barry Yates of the Manager of the very highly regarded SWT Shingle Reserve at Rye Harbour on 28th November with the intent to get advice on future management of invasive plant species on … Continue reading →
On 25th of October.Twenty two Concordia volunteers, Jacky, Chris and Helena and Peter Lewis, worked reducing the Silver Ragwort at the Western end of the LNR to make more room for rarer, weaker and more diverse plants The volunteers were escorted … Continue reading →
On a very pleasant sunny morning 23 people assembled in the Adur Recreation Ground car park at 09:15. Friends of Shoreham Beach 9 http://www.fosbeach.com World of Widewater 7 http://lancingwidewater.com Shoreham District Ornithological Society 13 http://www.sdos.org Many were members of more than one … Continue reading →
Sept 21st saw FoSB and friends taking part in the MCS Big British Beach Clean. Friends old and new gathered on a sunny breezy morning to both clean the beach east and west of Shingle Rd., but also to undertake … Continue reading →
Following pressure from FoSB and supported by SBRA and Councillor Joss Loader, Adur Council has finall agreed to create signs to be added to all the bins found on the beach encouraging people to take their litter home after a … Continue reading →
Following the success of the clearing of areas of the three cornered garlic in the Burrells area, two plant species have now returned to the areas once dominated by this invasive plant, FoSB has now turned its attention to the … Continue reading →
On the 29th August, the FoSB Rock Pooling with a Microscope Session in the Nissen hut at Shoreham Fort was attended by about 45 children and adults and it was a pleasure to welcome existing members and many others who … Continue reading →
This year our Spring Beach Clean was earlier than usual, but we decided to tie in with the Keep Britain Tidy Big Spring Clean http://www.keepbritaintidy.org/the-great-british-spring-clean-is-coming-in-2017 . We based ourselves at the Shoreham Fort and cleaned the area around the Fort, including … Continue reading →
FoSB held its AGM at The Sussex Yacht Club on the 23rd February and those in attendance were engrossed by Stephen Marsh’s illustrated talk on the work of the British Divers Marine Life Rescue. He shared with us the work … Continue reading →
