Deal Pier Beach Clean 22 Feb 2026

 

Thank you to our 20 volunteers on todays community beach clean at Deal Pier.

The weather was relatively dry! Not much large stuff today but lots of fishing twine, small plastic and one errant golf ball.

Our next one is on Walmer on 22nd March at 10am meet at the Sea Cafe Walmer Green

This will be part of the national #GreatBritishSpringClean event ... there will be other cleans locally that week

#pickdealclean #beachcleans

#PickDealClean Stats for 2021

Well done to all the volunteers for their hard work

PickDealClean only formally started in April !
 

New Years Day Beach Clean - Saturday 1st January 2022

 

Walmer Beach Clean Sunday 12th Dec 2021

Thank you to our 40 volunteers on today's Walmer Beach Clean - we picked about 15 bags of rubbish approx 25kgs.

Thanks to Pete and all at the Sea Cafe for hosting us and DDC for picking up the bags.

Our next community beach clean is on New Years Day at Deal Pier 10am

#PickDealClean # BeachCleans

A Deal Litter Diary #23 May 2021

One of my fellow pickers at the Station/Sainsbury's is bemused to see me on hands & knees in the bushy area at the front of the supermarket. 

I assure him that where there's a hedge, there's litter, & it'll be small fragments in a state of decomposition. 

Sure enough, as I rake out the undergrowth with my gloved hands, I pull out 100s...no, more likely 1000s of tiny pieces, mainly plastic.

Do you notice this kind of fine litter when you cast your eyes downwards?

#PickDealClean

cleanupcrew@dealwithit.org.uk

The Great British Spring Clean in Deal - #GBSpringClean

 

PICK DEAL CLEAN

This is a facebook group set up by Helen Charlton of the Clean Up Crew, Linda Ford of Sandown Castle Community Garden and ourselves to link all together the individuals and groups doing litter picks in the town and work with DDC to reduce the levels of litter in the town

April has been the first month we logged our activity:

The group has virtual gathering this Sunday 16^th at 7pm – Meeting Link

The group is planning a two action days during the #GBSpringClean on 9th June and xxxx plus a final tally on the 13th June at 4:30pm on the beach opposite Deal Castle plus a number of pop-up events in the town.

COMMUNITY BEACH CLEANS

We had a good pilot beach clean in April and have two setup (you MUST book in advance) to support the Great British Spring Clean.

Bank Holiday Monday – 31^st May Sandown Castle Beach – Book here

Sunday 6^th June – Walmer Castle Beach – Book here

We hope to release dates for the rest in June

CLEAN UP CREW

The Monthly cleans at Deal Station have been going since the rule of 6 was reinstated – 1^st Thursday of every month at 2pm Plus one 2 weeks after during busy periods

Thank to everyone for braving the cold wind on the 1st Community Beach Clean of 2021. 

We had 5 groups of 6 working on different parts of Deal and Walmer Beaches today starting at Deal Castle - Collected about 20 bags of rubbish this morning. 

Thx to organising team Vicky, Charles, Sonja, John, Lucy, Wendy & Steve. 

Our next cleans on 31/5 Sandown and 6/6 Walmer Castle are part of #GreatBritishSpringClean #GBSC #pickdealclean

Please Note: These must be booked in advance for track and trace compliance

https://sandownbeachcleanmay2021.eventbrite.co.uk

https://walmercastlebeachclean6thjune2021.eventbrite.co.uk

A Deal Litter Diary - #21 March 2021 #PICKDEALCLEAN

I have a keen assistant at North Deal Community Park. 

A year 4 pupil who brought her gloves with her after school because she knew her small hands could reach under the slats of the wooden wall at the adventure playground. "There's all kinds of stuff down there!" 

At least the act of stuffing it where only junior pickers can reach means it won't be carried by the wind to join the swamp of plastic waste under the perimeter hedging that needed picking

#DealLitterDiary #PICKDealClean

CleanupCrew@dealwithit.org.uk