Book Swap and Beach Clean FREE event for 16-25s

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Calling all book lovers, bookworms and bibliophiles to a book swap and beach clean! Free event open to 16–25-year-olds.

Wild Coast Sussex is shaking things up a bit by adding a book swap to the traditional beach clean! Come to our beach clean and book swap for a wholesome evening on the beach with fellow book lovers. Summer is great for reading on the beach, so join us to spend the evening by the ocean, meet people, get new books, and contribute to a circular economy.

Accessibility: Please contact us ahead of booking if you have any concerns, questions, health conditions, access needs or Special Educational Needs and we will do our best to support your participation. You can also contact us if you need help with booking, are lost, or for any other queries. Please see photos and more information below.

• Sophia Pinheiro Vergara (she/her): 07529224352 [email protected]
• Alice Tebb (she/her): 07422965027 [email protected]

ON THE DAY

17:45-18:00 – Meet for the beach clean and drop off books! Meet at the beach opposite the Brighton Sailing Club, next to the Music Hall.

We’ll be welcoming attendees to the beach clean and taking the books to be organised. Attendees will be given tokens when the books are taken. One token per book, with a maximum of five books to give or take away.

You can access the meeting point via ramp or stairs, and the beach has a step but there are ways around (please see photos at the end).

18:00-19:15 – Beach clean!

We will brief everyone on safety and offer fun added options, including recording the litter you collect and doing a mermaid's purse hunt (that's hunting for shark and ray egg cases!). Whatever type of beach clean you chose, it will help keep our beaches clean and tidy! At 19:15, we will weigh up all the litter and compare unusual finds.

We will supply all equipment needed for a beach clean - we just need you to wear suitable footwear and clothing. We recommend bringing a bottle of water.

19:15 – 20:30 – Book swap! This is a cosy, relaxed time to exchange and talk about books

The book swap will be very relaxed, and this will be an opportunity to pass around the books, talk about them. Maybe you can leave a little paper note saying what you enjoyed about your book!

Attendees are welcome to bring snacks. Beware the seagulls.

What to bring:

• Books
• Bag(s) for the books
• Sturdy shoes for the beach clean
• Water
• Snacks (if you want)

Allergies/ dietary requirements: You will be using tools and gloves for the beach clean. Let us know if you have allergies or requirements when you sign up to this event (such as latex).

Getting here:

We will be meeting at 17:45 on the beach opposite the Brighton Sailing Club, next to the Music Hall. You can get there by public transport, walking or cycling.

Although tickets are free, booking is necessary. Please see Terms and Conditions below:

Terms and Conditions

• This event is for 16–25-year-olds. Booking is necessary to attend the event.
• The books donated must be in decent condition (no ripped or missing pages, for example). Signs of use are fine.
• You can bring and take away up to a maximum of 5 books.
• Please get parental consent when deciding what to bring as, once swapped, we can't track your items back.
• Please be respectful, anyone can pick up their choice of book.
• We will ask you to leave if you are not respectful of others.
• Books left over at the end of the day will be offered back to their original owners provided they are still present at 20:30. Original owners can choose to take items back or donate them to charity. All items left without original owners at the end of the event will be donated to charity.

This free event is run by the Marine Conservation Society, as part of the Wild Coast Sussex Project, funded by the National Heritage Lottery Fund, thanks to money raised by Lottery players.

Get your free tickets here (booking is necessary!).