This English grandmother has spent a whole year cleaning all of the rubbish off 52 British beaches after she made it her 2018 New Year's decision to 1 one sandy beach each week.
70-year-old Pat Smith spent all of 2018 on Devon and Cornwall's beaches each week, armed with bags, rubber gloves and a litter picker. She traveled without 2 from one end of the South West to the other, collecting 3 in beauty spots from Coverack, Cornwall, to Blackpool Sands, Devon.
But the mother-of-two has no plan to 4 just because the year is over. "Doing 52 beach cleans in 2018 was my New Year's decision and it's 5 done," said Smith. "I won't stop, as our 6 need me. I'll try my best to protect our living planet for my children and grandchildren and I will continue to do everything in my power to 7 that."
During her year-long cleanup, she said that she was often joined by other 8 — but at times, people would mistake her for doing community service. "A lot of the rubbish I have 9 is everyday items. These things are used by all of us and it is 10 to find them polluting our beautiful beaches." she added. "Please let's try to be more thoughtful in the new year."
