Surfers Against Sewage (SAS), in association with Parley for the Oceans (Parley x SAS), is organising the Big Spring Beach Clean 2016 from April 11 to 17.

Storm Imogen recently swept through the UK, battering coastal communities with gale force winds and colossal waves and dumping thousands of tonnes of marine litter along the coastline. Marine litter is now one of the biggest threats to the health and sustainability of our marine ecosystem, said SAS.

A spokesman said: ’A recent report predicts that there will be more plastic than fish in the sea by 2050. Every day approximately 8 million pieces of marine litter find their way into our oceans causing the death of 1 million sea birds and 100,000 marine mammals annually.’

The Big Spring Beach Clean is the biggest single community beach clean effort in the UK, uniting over 7,000 grassroots volunteers to tackle the marine litter crisis in over 200 locations across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Surfers Against Sewage is calling for community volunteers to join the team. Register your beach clean today and receive a unique ‘Lead Volunteer’ Big Spring Beach Clean pack including an exclusive SAS Klean Kanteen.

To register your event and receive your pack please email [email protected] or call 01872 555 956.

If you’re organising an event in South East Cornwall, do let us know about it on Facebook, Twitter (@cornishtimes) or email at [email protected]