'Clean up our beach' call Burnham-On-Sea residents

Published: March 1, 2007
'Clean up our beach' call Burnham-On-Sea residents

Burnham-On-Sea beach users have this week called for prompt action to clean up the town's beach.

It comes after several high tides left debris strewn along the shoreline between Maddock's Slade and the town's low lighthouse, as pictured here.

The litter includes bottles, tyres, empty barrels and even the plastic 'shell' of a television monitor.

Earlier in the week, the carcass of a dead sheep was spotted by walkers.

Residents used Burnham-On-Sea's discussion forums to call for action - and the comments have been noted by Sedgemoor District Council.

"Burnham has had a series of high tides in recent weeks which has left more debris than usual along the sand," said council spokeswoman Claire Faun. "Our Clean Surroundings Team do clean the beach sporadically when problems arise, but it is not usually part of our regular cleaning schedule at this time of year."

Beach users on Burnham-On-Sea's discussion forums have expressed their concern about the situation. User 'Sue1' said: "Does anyone else think that the beach is looking very unappealing at the moment?" And 'Scrumperjack' added: "The rotting corpses, drums of chemicals, plastic bottles and car tyres should certainly be cleaned up on a regular basis."