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Posts about living on the Sussex coast

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Surfers Against Sewage protest: Kingston Beach

People in Shoreham and Southwick have had enough. Southern Water can't keep throwing sewage into our seas.

The Surfers Against Sewage protest on Kingston Beach
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Good Friday on Shoreham Beach

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

Good Friday on Shoreham Beach
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Not Walking with Daddy (again)

Once again, we're deprived of time outdoors. But it's not lockdown to blame, it's infection…

A stormy sunset over Shoreham Beach, looking west to Worthing pier.
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A drizzly beach plastic-free picnic for 2 Minute Day

This is no time to be a fair weather beach cleaner…

A drizzly beach plastic-free picnic for 2 Minute Day
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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.

Learning to live with Tier 4
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Why I do beach cleans, in three photos

A mindful connection with nature can also be truly useful.

Why I do beach cleans, in three photos
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Beach cleaning after Ellen

A storm changes the beach — and brings plenty of evidence of human neglect of the sea.

Beach cleaning after Ellen
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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.

Back to the beach
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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…

Facing the power of nature in Storm Ciara
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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.

Hagstones: the sea's beautiful gift