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SOME fencing erected to help protect sand dunes in Banna was vandalised recently. A group of volunteers from Banna Coastcare gathered back on Monday, July 1, to erect chestnut fencing along the dunes and celebrate World Sand Dune Day. The purpose was to encourage people to stay off the fragile […]
A SMALL but brilliant group of volunteers from Banna Coastcare gathered on Monday evening to erect chestnut fencing along the dunes and celebrate World Sand Dune Day. Dunes play a huge role in coastal protection and for some communities they are the first line of defence against coastal flooding and […]
THE Banna Coastcare Team are planning a monster beach clean-up next weekend where they plan on tackling the entire 10km stretch of stunning coastline at Banna. Taking place on Saturday, September 16 between 12pm – 1pm this will be their biggest ever beach clean and they are appealing for as many […]
TO celebrate 20 years of Clean Coasts working with community groups to protect Ireland’s coast and marine life, a clean-up was organised on Banna Beach on Thursday. Clean Coasts have been supporting Banna Coastcare for the past ten years, a Clean Coasts group that was set up by Rachel Geary […]
THERE was a massive turnout for Banna Coastcare’s first ever marram grass planting event on Sunday morning. Almost 60 volunteers joined Banna Coastcare to help protect the dunes that have become eroded and fragile over the years. Volunteers focused on a large blow out just north of the main carpark, […]
BANNA Coastcare is organising their first marram grass planting event this Sunday morning between 10.30am and 12 noon. They are inviting people to join them in helping to plant the grass. Volunteers are asked to meet in the main car-park in Banna at 10.30am, to leave at 10.40am to walk […]
BANNA Coastcare is hoping people turn up for a Festive Beach Clean at Banna Beach this Saturday, December 10 at 11am. Everyone will meet up in the Main Car-Park at Banna Beach and there’ll be free hot chocolate courtesy of Salty Souls Cafe for all the little volunteers. People are […]
BANNA Coastcare were out in force again on Sunday taking part in this year’s Big Beach Clean. Sixteen youths joined the clean-up, removing 20 bags of rubbish from the beach and dunes in just one hour. Banna Coastcare saw a fantastic turnout on Sunday for this year’s Big Beach Clean, approximately […]
BANNA Coastcare is inviting everyone to join them for the Big Beach Clean at Banna Beach this Sunday. With ‘beach days’ pretty much at an end after a busy summer they are hoping for a good turnout to give the area a good clean. They are asking volunteers to meet […]
BANNA Coastcare took part in An Taisce’s National Spring Clean on Sunday with 25 volunteers collecting 26 bags of litter in just one hour. April 1 marked the start of the National Spring Clean month, with volunteers all over the country cleaning up their community. Banna Coastcare’s clean-up saw volunteers […]
