Surfers Against Sewage

Another damp Sunday, another day of dealing with 💩 if you want to go surfing or swimming in the south, south west or Wales. There are some spots that are green, so if you haven't downloaded our Safer Seas and River Service App please do. Meanwhile, if like us, you do not believe the public should have to bail out failing water companies, sign our petition here - https://lnkd.in/e9xxFB2R #endsewagepollution #sickofsewage #sewage #saveourseas #saveourrivers #oceanactivists #riverpollution

@bluewilsonartist has been supporting SAS over the past few years by walking the whole of the UK coastline in her spare time, on top of her day job! She has just spent the last week in the South West on her latest leg, here are some highlights. As always if you'd like to take a challenge yourself, big or small, head to our community fundraising section on the SAS website.

After a dry Christmas, the picture of 💩 across England and Wales post a heavy period of rain is looking all to familiar again...😠 There are millions of us who use our coastal and inland blue spaces year round, if you don't already, download our Safer Seas and River Service App to help keep you informed of pollution at your local surf, swim or paddle spot. #endsewagepollution #sickofsewage #sewage #saveourseas #saveourrivers #oceanactivists #riverpollution

🎉Happy New Year🎉 We have one resolution - do more for our oceans, lakes and rivers, the life blood of our planet. #endsewagepollution #sickofsewage #sewage #saveourseas #saveourrivers #oceanactivists #riverpollution

📢Thank You For All Your Support! 📢 🎉Here's to 2025! 🎉 #endsewagepollution #sickofsewage #sewage #saveourseas #saveourrivers #oceanactivists #riverpollution

Our community is the beating heart of our fundraising activities. Blue Wilson - Blue has been supporting SAS over the past few years by walking the whole of the UK coastline in her spare time, on top of her day job, and has so far walked over 3,230 miles of the coast path, accrued many blisters, and raised over £2,390 for SAS. 🚶♀️ GB row - Adam, Patrick, Joseph, Hannah, Daisy and Lia took on the almighty challenge of rowing round the whole of Great Britain this summer. Not only did they raise over a whopping £8,000 for SAS, but they also achieved a new world record with their row, as the first mixed & unsupported crew to complete mega challenge! 👏 Mike Davies - Mike challenged himself to swim round the Roseland Peninsula – a 12km swim – in August. Multiple jellyfish encounters, an inquisitive seal, and a remined throughout the whole swim as to the importance of fighting for clean waters, Mike managed to raise a whopping £2,300 ! 🐟 Julie’s Festive Fitness Fundraiser - Julie, a long-term supporter of SAS, hosted a fantastically festive fitness fundraiser in December, raising over £182 for SAS through the event and a raffle on the day. 🎄 Jake and Rachel’s Big Green Hike in April - Jake and Rachel took on the Big Green Hike in April, trekking 20 miles along the Pennine way. Whilst navigating the very wet and muddy fields along the trek, they managed to raise an incredible £1,381.96 for SAS 👏 Eco Worriers - The Eco Warriors at St Christopher’s MAT have been busy working on their Plastic Free Schools accreditation, and decided to host a bake sale to go one step further in supporting our ocean-saving work, managing to raise £208.67 ! The cakes must have been mighty tasty 😋 If you'd like to fundraise for us in 2025 you can find out more on our website.

In October thousands of you got chilly to raise money for Dip A Day, in total you helped us raise an incredible £144,000 🎉. We'll see you all again next October in rivers, the ocean, baths, showers just wherever you want to dip!! #endsewagepollution #sickofsewage #sewage #saveourseas #saveourrivers #oceanactivists #riverpollution

Way back in May thousands of you joined is in a mass paddle out protest. We swam, paddled and shouted from the shore on lakes, rivers and the sea, with a clear message to end sewage pollution now! We'll back in 2025 with an even bigger moment, will join us? #endsewagepollution #sickofsewage #sewage #saveourseas #saveourrivers #oceanactivists #riverpollution

Just before Christmas we launched The Ripple Effect, our first citizen science report. It is part of our campaign to empower local communities to take monitoring water quality into their own hands, so we can all build up an accurate picture of pollution in our inland and coastal waters. You can read the full report here - https://lnkd.in/etAbsp2U #endsewagepollution #sickofsewage #sewage #saveourseas #saveourrivers #oceanactivists #riverpollution

Between Christmas and New Year it's time to take a breath, and if you can, take advantage of our vast blue spaces that we live for and strive to protect. #oceanconservation #cleanocean #waterlover #waterlovers #marineconservation #fortheocean #protectwhatyoulove #oceanactivists