{"id":6391,"date":"2023-07-26T15:12:18","date_gmt":"2023-07-26T14:12:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bestofsuffolk.co.uk\/blog\/?p=6391"},"modified":"2025-02-28T11:45:11","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T11:45:11","slug":"best-of-suffolk-beach-clean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bestofsuffolk.co.uk\/blog\/best-of-suffolk-beach-clean\/","title":{"rendered":"Best of Suffolk Beach Clean"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Coastline Clean-up for Cancer Charity<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ccisuffolk.org\/\">Cancer Campaign in Suffolk<\/a>, Best of Suffolk and <a href=\"https:\/\/rubbishwalks.co.uk\/\">Rubbish Walks<\/a> are teaming up later in the year for a very special 5-day event which will see them raise funds and help the local environment all at once.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcsuk.org\/what-you-can-do\/join-a-beach-clean\/great-british-beach-clean\/\">Great British Beach Clean<\/a> which takes place annually every September, volunteers from the three companies will be donating their time and energy to take part in a coastal sponsored litter pick.<\/p>\n<p>Covering a different beach each day, starting with Southwold on Monday 18 September, then to Walberswick, Dunwich, Thorpeness and finally finishing at Aldeburgh on the last day of Friday 22 September.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read on to find out more&#8230;.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6393\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bestofsuffolk.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2023\/07\/Aldeburgh-Beach-Litter-Pick.jpg\" alt=\"Best of Suffolk Litter Pick\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Best of Suffolk, a holiday letting agency representing 300 holiday cottages in the county, made Cancer Campaign in Suffolk their Charity of the Year for 2023.\u00a0 The sponsored coastal litter pick combines an opportunity to raise funds for the charity and to help clear the coastline.<\/p>\n<p>With a fundraising target of \u00a3250, whatever is raised from kind donations from family, friends, and supporters of CCiS, Best of Suffolk will match as part of their commitment to the charity.<\/p>\n<p>Stephen Lord, Fundraiser &amp; Ambassador for Cancer Campaign in Suffolk speaks of how the funds raised will help those affected by cancer locally.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>We were thrilled to be chosen as Best of Suffolk charity of the year and this fundraising event is not only good for the environment but also raises much needed funds to help us continue to support people in Suffolk who have had a cancer diagnosis with counselling and complementary therapy to help with the mental trauma and side effects diagnosis and treatment can have.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Jason Alexander, of social enterprise Rubbish Walks has set the bar incredibly high.\u00a0 He has taken part in grueling 24-hour litter picks raising funds for the same charity. Jason will be leading the teams from Best of Suffolk and Cancer Campaign in Suffolk over the 5-day coastal clear-up. The accumulated rubbish will be counted and sorted for recycling so we can quantify the impact.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cLitter-picking five beaches at the end of the busy summer season should mean we collect a fair bit of rubbish. After the five days we will count every piece of rubbish collected. We can then showcase the impact a litter pick can have on the natural environment.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>To <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ccisuffolk.org\/fundraising\/BoSlitterpick\">find out more<\/a>, or to sponsor the beach clean please donate what you can to help CCiS keep doing all their fabulous and essential work.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6395\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bestofsuffolk.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2023\/07\/Best-of-Suffolk-Team.jpg\" alt=\"Best of Suffolk Team Litter Pick\" width=\"640\" height=\"354\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>About Best of Suffolk<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Best of Suffolk are an award-winning holiday lettings agency based in Badingham, Suffolk.\u00a0 Founded in 2006 with just six cottages in Aldeburgh, the business has gone from strength to strength ever since. \u00a0In 2021 they joined forces with Sykes Holiday Cottages, becoming a sister brand to the award-winning agency.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>About CCiS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cancer Campaign in Suffolk are here to support the community before, during and after cancer through education on the signs and symptoms of cancer, available screening programmes and the importance of early detection. 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