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The North West Home Education Group has organised beach cleans in Inishowen
An Inishowen group has been nominated for a leading award which recognises efforts to protect beaches, seas and marine life.
The North West Home Education Group has been shortlisted for the Clean Coasts Ocean Hero Awards in the Youth of the Year category.
The North West Home Education Group were shortlisted in the Youth of the Year category.
This group of children and young adults who are home-educating, joined Clean Coasts in 2021 and have carried out beach and river cleans in Inishowen.
In addition to weekly outdoors activities followed by beach cleans, in 2023, they hosted a Clean Coast workshop at Buncrana's Angling Centre and put together an informative project about what is safe to flush down the toilet, as well as creating and showcasing a display at the ESB Science Blast.
Clean Coasts is a charity programme, run through the Environmental Education Unit of An Taisce, which engages communities in the protection of Ireland’s beaches, seas and marine life.
The Clean Coasts’ Ocean Hero Awards pay tribute to the exceptional contributions made by Clean Coasts volunteers, groups, and communities in safeguarding our coast and marine life.
The North West Home Education Group is one of three Donegal volunteering groups shortlisted for the Clean Coasts Ocean Hero Award.
Falcarragh Clean Coasts Group were shortlisted in the Tourism Special Recognition Award, supported by Failte Ireland, for the work they did to protect their local sand dunes.
Friends of Rossnowlagh Clean Coasts Group were nominated in the Campaigner of the Year category for their driving passion and forward thinking in designing a new campaign to help tackle dog waste on the beach.
Winners will be announced in an in-person ceremony on December 7.
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