Thirteen of England’s dirtiest beaches are being offered the mock accolade of a brown flag by Holiday Park Guru, an independent travel site which focuses on UK staycations. These beaches are being offered complimentary brown flags featuring a poo emoji to display to swimmers. These beaches are rated as ‘poor’ by the Environment Agency due to bacteria such as e-coli from sewage and other waste. Sadly, both Blackpool North and St. Anne’s North beaches have been offered these flags.
Keen sea-swimmer Robbie Lane from Holiday Park Guru said: ‘We’re hoping to make a real splash in the papers with the launch of England’s first ever ‘Brown Flag Awards’. Commiserations to our 13 winners this year – you really are top of the plops. We just hope they’ll take up our offer of a free brown flag, although I’m afraid we can’t quite afford to provide a flagpole as well.’
The thirteen Brown Flag Awards have been reserved for those beaches which score a ‘poor’ rating from the Environment Agency’s water quality tests:
- Porthluney in Cornwall
- Southsea East in Hampshire
- Saint Mary’s Bay in Kent
- Littlestone in Kent
- Blackpool North
- St Anne’s North
- Heacham in Norfolk
- Weston Main, Weston Super Mare Sand Bay and Weston Super Mare Uphill Slipway in Somerset
- Dunster Beach in Somerset
- Bognor Regis, Aldwick in Sussex
- Tynemouth Cullercoats in Tyne and Wear
- Scarborough South Bay in North Yorkshire
- Bridlington South Beach in East Riding of Yorkshire
For more information leading up to this news go to: https://www.lythamstannes.news/news/pollution-alert-on-st-annes-beaches-after-united-utilities-release-untreated-sewage/
