Finnuala made me feel very welcome to the team as did all the other members who attended. The event organisers made it very enjoyable and its ignited a passion for me to continue attending further events.

What a great day! We dodged falling apples and pears when shaking them from the trees! Lived in fear as we watched toddlers wielding knives (accompanied by the parents) and watched with bated breath as the crowd grew, the children took it in turns to turn the mechanical screw, forcing the raw juices through a straining fabric and each taking it in turns to catch the apple juice at the bottom for a little taster. Was a lovely experience and good fun!!

Stephanie, Ashley and Janine joined Final Straw Foundation in their monthly litter pick along the beach along Hazel Road near the Itchen River.

They had a full team of volunteers to collect over 36kg of debris from the beach. There was a shocking amount of microplastics and pellets from the industry nearby - these were hand picked and collected to reduce the pollution going into the sea. There was glass, plastic and rubbish collected on a nice sunny morning. Thanks to Woolston Coffee for their complementary drinks for all of us to thank Final Straw for their work! Join us for the next one.