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05 Jun 2018

Paddlers keep Richards Bay coast clean

Tamlyn Jolly (Zululand Observer) Picture: Members of the Zululand Kayak Club, Colleen and Stretch Struwig, Elna and Bianca Prinsloo, Kit Mayer and Meltus Badenhorst doing their bit for the coastal environment, in conjunction with Paddle for the Planet, by taking part in a beach clean-up

“The morning started with a paddle from the club to Casuarinas where the members beached their skis and the clean-up got underway“

Working with the non-profit organisation, Paddle for the Planet, the Zululand Kayak Club on Saturday held a beach clean-up, removing 40 refuse bags of rubbish from Bay beaches.

The morning started with a paddle from the club to Casuarinas where the members beached their skis and the clean-up got underway.

‘This route is one which we paddle regularly so thought it would be a great idea to give back and help keep this stretch of water clean, both for ourselves and visitors to our shores,’ said Dirk Barnard, one of the event organisers.

Paddle for the Planet was born eight years ago in Dubai and has become a global body, which teams up with various boating clubs in the different countries in which it operates.

Dr Thea van der Westhuizen, International Director for the NPO, launched it in South Africa after relocating back from the Middle East.

‘We always hold clean-up events in conjunction with World Environment Day, which is on 5 June, and, while I have been working with boating clubs in and around Durban for the past three years, I jumped at the chance of coming to Richards Bay when the Zululand Kayak Club showed an interest in organising a clean-up event,’ said Van der Westhuizen.

With not only paddlers, but their families also joining in, the 40 rubbish bags were filled in under an hour and removed from the beach.

 

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