Climate change 'line in the sand' planned for Saturday

A beach assembly is planned for Bigbury-on-Sea on Saturday, with anyone worried about climate change invited to come and take part.

Organisers this week held a test event to make sure the image was striking enough
Author: Andrew KayPublished 5th Nov 2021

The newly-formed environmental group behind this weekend's beach assembly will be laying a climate change 'marker in the sand' in front of one of Devon's most iconic sights - the famous Burgh Island.

Bigbury Net Zero say the Town Crier will open the gathering before people sing 'Oh What a Wonderful World' outside The Pilchard Inn.

From 1130am tractor driver John Tucker will carve out a message in the sand and residents - and replicas of marine mammals - will stand on the letters and open up umbrellas to make a visual statement after midday.

A drone from Sea Dreams will be overhead recording the event.

A spokesperson for Bigbury Net Zero said: "We are the last generation to be able to make a difference in time to avoid catastrophic changes to life on earth because of the global warming our lifestyles and businesses have unwittingly caused since the industrial revolution.

"We need communities, businesses and governments to to reduce emissions now and prevent global warming from going above 1.5 deg C by 2030. That's only eight years from now! Urgent action is needed."

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