As part of a national day of action

This Saturday 16th May, swimmers surfers and families are gathering at the Shack in Lee-on-the-Solent at 11am to protest about sewage being emptied into the sea.

The event is part of Surfers Against Sewage, (SAS’s) this is a national day of action.

Becki Anne said “I have swam in the Solent on and off for most of my life but after sewage has been released into the sea the smell and colour is disgusting and this breaks my heart, that future generations will not experience the clean sea as I once did. This is not just a environment issue it’s a public health issue.”

People across the UK will take to the water, shorelines and riverbanks in bigger numbers than ever before.

SAS’s biggest national day of action will see communities coming together, united with one demand: to end sewage pollution.

They explain that up and down the UK sewage is still being dumped in waterways, data is missing and the public are paying the price. In a statement SAS says:

'We are sick of it. Sick of the lies, sick of the greed and sick of a system that’s rigged against us. So this year, we’re gearing up for the biggest and most impactful Paddle-Out-Protests. Together we’re demanding polluters and politicians to act to keep our wild waters clean.'

SAS’s was started by a group of surfers in Cornwall who refused to except raw sewage in our seas.

What started as a act of defiance has grown into a powerful voice of justice in the UK.