Children's toys are among the items collected from Guernsey's beaches this week, despite some people staying away from the coastline due to the occasionally inclement weather.
A number of toy diggers were found at Grandes Rocques on Thursday, as the island's army of volunteer womblers continue to do their best to keep our beaches looking spic and span while protecting the sea from litter.
The founder of the local Facebook page 'Found on the beach in Guernsey (Beachcombers)' listed a number of items she had found, which she thought the owners might be looking for - alongside a series of pictures of rubbish which may have been deliberately or accidentally left on the sand.
Pictured: The items left behind on Wednesday included toys and clothes. The toy diggers were left above the high tide mark on a rock to be collected by parents/carers.
Sam Reoch had been checking Grand Rocque and Longport yesterday, where she found various items of litter, including sanitary towels, cigarette butts and drink and food containers.
She also found the remnants of water balloons and other toys.
Ms Reoch also posted on her Facebook page to say it looked like a children's play group may have been on the beach when she first arrived, and may have mistakenly left some of the toys and clothes. They've all been put in safe places above the high tide mark so they can be collected.
Ms Reoch said she and her fellow womblers need help to ensure our beaches all stay clean, which is proving to be a difficult task this year.
“We, as a group of beach cleaners are shocked at the amount of personal items that are being left on the beach this year which includes items of clothing, towels, goggles and glasses, beach toys, even food & drinks. These items are only adding to our workload as we already pick up litter that has been washed onto the beaches in the incoming tides.
"We would like to ask if beach visitors could please double check that they have all there belongings with them before leaving the beach as these items will only add to the pollution of our seas if taken by the tides. Could we also ask that if you see a similar item left behind on the beach, could you please put it out of the way of the incoming tide, up over the wall so that it won’t blow back onto the beach.”
Younger womblers have been doing their bit too, including a group of children attending activities at Port Soif, who caught Angela Tostevin's eye.
"I congratulated the large group of visiting scouts who are on Port Soif every day, as they have truly left only their footprints on the sand. Quite remarkable!"
Pictured top: Some of the items recently left behind at Grandes Rocques.
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