beach life
Posts about living on the Sussex coast
Surfers Against Sewage protest: Kingston Beach
People in Shoreham and Southwick have had enough. Southern Water can't keep throwing sewage into our seas.

Good Friday on Shoreham Beach
An unexpected hour by the sea is a rare and precious gift, especially on a glorious Good Friday.

Not Walking with Daddy (again)
Once again, we're deprived of time outdoors. But it's not lockdown to blame, it's infection…

A drizzly beach plastic-free picnic for 2 Minute Day
This is no time to be a fair weather beach cleaner…

Learning to live with Tier 4
Like millions of others, I'm now in the quasi lockdown of Tier 4. But there's a silver lining hiding in this enforced restriction.

Why I do beach cleans, in three photos
A mindful connection with nature can also be truly useful.

Beach cleaning after Ellen
A storm changes the beach — and brings plenty of evidence of human neglect of the sea.

Back to the beach
Lockdown is easing, and for the first time in months, we were able to get out for a couple of hours walking. What was once routine feels like the biggest treat imaginable.

Facing the power of nature in Storm Ciara
Before Storm Ciara hit its peak, I took my girls onto the beach for a taste of the sheer power of nature…
Hagstones: the sea's beautiful gift
The mysteriously perfect stones with holes you find on some Sussex beaches have been a source of mystical inspiration for years.
