300lb of glass and metal collected from Cleethorpes' 'neglected' North Beach
A GIANT panda, a Japanese sumo wrestler and 755 bottles of beer – all are equal in weight to the shards of broken glass and metal that volunteers have cleaned off Cleethorpes' "Lost Beach".
Campaigners, who have battled for two years to remove rubble and rubbish from the "neglected" North Beach, in Cleethorpes, have painstakingly collected 300lb of junk embedded in its sands.
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DISGRACEFUL: Glass found on the North Beach, Cleethorpes, by Robert Palmer.
It has outraged the small band of dedicated locals and neighbourhood forum leaders who have battled for two years for someone to take responsibility for the land.
Local conservationist Robert Palmer collected the glass from the beach near Suggitt's Lane, with his wife Jackie and is keen to work with the council on improving the beach.
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He said: "It is frustrating nothing is being done but we want to build bridges not battlements. We just want it sorting."
A previous estimate put the cost of a clean-up at £20,000 but residents offered to organise a community clean-up to keep the cost down and were even awarded £250 of ward funding for spades and high-visibility vests.
But, as reported, North East Lincolnshire Council have banned them from cleaning the beach until the ownership of the land is determined – amid health and safety fears.
NELC knows ABP has the land on a 999-year lease from the Crown but say the boundaries associated with this lease, and neighbouring leases between NELC and the Crown, are uncertain.
They hope the mystery will be solved in the new year but locals say whether this will speed up the clearing of the beach remains to be seen.
Chairman of CleeLincs Neighbourhood Forum Steve Pygott said: "It is disgusting, some of the stuff they have found hasn't just been washed up from elsewhere, people have littered there and no one seems to care.
"It is very dangerous.
"God knows what could happen if anyone were to stand on a shard of glass or metal.
"It needs cleaning up for the sake of the locals if no one else.
"No one is asking for it to be developed for tourism, all we want is for it to be made safe and clean.
"It is a disgrace."
Tony Neul, head of neighbourhood services, said: "The council is continuing to have dialogue with ABP to clarify ownership issues and hopes to have a clear position early in the new year.
"ABP do, however, have responsibility for this particular stretch of beach.
"Before any activity takes place on the beach it is important that permission is granted by the land owner and Natural England."
Comments
by adegy61
Wednesday, January 02 2013, 12:58AM
“Had to convert that to make sense of it, so that's 136kg right?
Is this an old story??”
by harryX
Monday, December 31 2012, 9:16PM
“Who are "Natural England" and what the hell has it got to do with them or NELC?
'Natural England' sounds like another leeching Quango. I thought the government was supposed to be reducing this kind of drain on the taxpayer.”
by nukedragga
Monday, December 31 2012, 6:45PM
“TROLL REPORT
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There's clearly a job for
************** MUCK RAKER **************
The COUNCIL BASHING TROLL of LOADSANAMES who should get off his lazy backside and clear up all the doodoo and waste instead of pontificating.
No wonder he's always ignored and larfed at.
Stop being the HUMBER TITTER Troll and do something useful for a change.”
by THEAPPLE
Monday, December 31 2012, 5:40PM
“surely they know where the "agreement" for the lease of this land is,and within it will surely be the boundry that was agreed upon,as this is a legal document surely it will be with the councils law department.me thinks that maybe they have found it ,read it,and found they are responsable hence the dragging of their sorry feet over the matter,
When did this agreement start,for this land to be leased for 999years.because these part of the beach has been in a delapadated state for a long long time”
by b17583
Monday, December 31 2012, 5:06PM
“This Labour led council seems to be keen on do it yourself - give us your money, but if anything needs doing do it yourself!
Dog fouling enforcement - do it yourself
Litter enforcement - do it yourself
Sorting recycling - do it yourself
Alley clearance - do it yourself
beach cleaning - do it yourself
If they can't make you do it yourself Labour will charge you extra on top of your council tax to do it for you
Bin gone missing on collection day - pay more
Resident parking permits - pay more
Cremation - pay more
Burial - pay more
Under Labour this council does less and costs more
After doing work thgat should be done by the council yourself and paying for services that you've already paid council tax for Labour wants to increase your council tax!
You couldn't make it up could you!!!”
by MarmadukeJink
Monday, December 31 2012, 3:51PM
“Another area that can be cleaned up by dishing out community service sentences, instead of meaningless ASBO's etc.”
by porcelainblak
Monday, December 31 2012, 2:42PM
“Ignore the Shaw and anyone else who claims to be acting in an official capacity - if you want to help clean up the area, go ahead and do it!!!
Fuller Street bridge and Suggitts Lane crossing are also full of doggy do dos, despite all the warning signs about being FINED!
Rumour has it that the council are organising a chimps tea party, wouldn't hold your breath on that one either!”
by JEEFROMGY
Monday, December 31 2012, 1:44PM
“JEEFROMGY
Don't rely on ABP for any help to clean up unless it benefits their business,eg Fish Docks/Ice Factory.JEEFROMGY”
by elsawill
Monday, December 31 2012, 9:42AM
“I agree with CleeLincs Neighbourhood Forum Steve Pygott - what a mess what a disgrace - people should be ashamed of themselves. Personally I won't go anywhere near that area with my dog and certainly wouldn't take my grandchildren there.
North East Lincolnshire Council, ABP and Natural England need to pull their fingers out - to make a decision to make the area clean again”