'Clean Seas' campaign launched
Campaigners say it's a chance to take a 'meaningful step' to improve water quality
A new 'clean seas' campaign is being started by campaigners in Exmouth - where 1,000 people are looking to take legal action against South West Water.
A spokesperson for the initiative said: "As a Not-For-Profit organisation, Sideshore is all about supporting our community and preserving the ocean. That’s why the Clean Sea Campaign is so close to our hearts."
Across Exmouth a number of businesses and community groups are already joining a fight by local sea swimmer Jo Bateman, who last year presented an almost 50,000-strong petition to Downing Street - calling on the Government to stop allowing pollution to be dumped in rivers and seas.
A first-of-its-kind legal action is also being looked at by campaigners in the town, with further information events planned this week.
Last year campaigners in Exmouth temporarily removed the town's bathing water 'blue flag' in protest at the Summer's pollution - which closed the beach to visitors. Last month parts of Exmouth's Maer area were also closed as a result of pollution.
The Sideshore Community Interest Company's hub was launched in February 2024 to host workshops, talks, events and drop-in sessions on everything from carbon footprints, circular economies, upcycling, local botany, renewable energy and sewage pollution.
For more about Sideshore and the Clean Sea Campaign click here
A full response to the legal action and links to South West Water's plans to improve its network can be found here