Spring Clean Up Skerries

Please Support our Spring Clean Up Walk

Walk: Skerries Loop walk – Red Island, South Strand, Rugby Club and back

Meeting Point: Red Island Car Park – nearest to the harbour

Meeting Time: 11am

Walk Start Time: 11:15am – allow time for safety briefing and distribution of equipment

Route: Red Island, The Head, South Strand, Opposite Rugby Club and back. The tide will be

out so hopefully if we have the numbers, we will be able to cover the foreshore also.

Distance: approx. 4.2 km

Duration: 2.5 hours

Leader’s Note: This is Skerries Walking Club’s first year to participate in the National

Spring Clean Up. We are asking as many members as possible to come out on the day and

help clean up our local area.

Please Text Emer by Friday 22nd April 11am if you intend going on the Clean

Up walk. Bags, gloves and sanitiser will be provided. A limited number of litter pickers and

Hi-Viz vests will be available. Please let the leader know when registering if you have your

own litter picker. If you’d like to go for a coffee on the harbour afterwards, please bring a

reusable cup. One name will be drawn from the list registered to receive a free reusable

cup on the day.

An Taisce National Spring Clean is Ireland’s most popular, well recognized and successful

anti-litter initiative. Taking place during the whole month of April and now in its 21st year,

the campaign encourages every sector of society to actively participate and take

responsibility for litter, by conducting clean ups in their own local environment.

Clothing/Equipment: wear comfortable shoes and clothes, waterproof if possible. Bring

gloves, sanitiser, and litter pickers if available. We will have a limited supply to share on the

day.

Covid-19 related: Walkers are advised that they will be asked to confirm that they have no

Covid-19 like symptoms and agree to walk at their own risk.  The organisers cannot accept any

liability in the event of injury/Covid-19 infection

Leave No Trace: the club is a supporter of the Leave No Trace campaign so please ensure

that you leave no litter (of any sort) on the hike route.