COMMUNITY
SPAR
Stores join clean-up initiative Stores got involved in the scheme for last month’s World Ocean Day and will continue taking part in clean-ups throughout the summer.
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par stores along UK coastlines are organising and taking part in community coastal clean-ups as part of the Million Mile Clean initiative. The scheme, which collaborates with marine conservation charity Surfers Against Sewage (SAS), brings communities together and cleans several miles of the coast. Spar stores started taking part in the coastal clean-up initiative for World Ocean Day (8 June) and will continue participating in clean-ups during the summer months. The symbol group provides stores with the opportunity to participate in the Million Mile Clean and organiser SAS provides all the tools and kits to conduct the initiative. These kits include
rubble sacks, gloves, and first aid kits for up to 30 volunteers. Spar UK Brand and Marketing Director, Suzanne Dover, said: “We have arranged with Surfers Against Sewage that Spar stores can sign up to participate in the Million Mile Clean. This is an initiative that involves bringing our communities together as well as helping the environment. “We are delighted to see 11 Spar stores already getting behind this initiative and helping to clean up their local beaches. It has made an enormous difference to local communities.” Fiona Drummond, Company Stores Director at James Hall & Co, said: “An important part of a community is its assets and the Coastal Clean-up
provided our staff in Seaton Carew with a fantastic opportunity to look after the jewel in its crown, which is the town’s beach. “Spar stores are part of the fabric of their communities and we were delighted that members of the public joined the store team for the clean-up to improve the beach for all who use it.” Jack Middleton, co-founder of the Million Mile Clean, said: “Our campaign reconnects communities with the environment and makes it as easy as possible to do and feel good. Beach cleaning boosts your mental health and wellbeing and provides a great opportunity to meet like-minded people. Plus, we send out a free beach clean kit to everyone who registers.”
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