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Beach clean volunteers at Berrow find largest item of plastic washed up yet Beach clean volunteers at Berrow have found their largest ever item of plastic  debris washed up yet. Several members of The Friends of Berrow Beach attempted to move the huge section of piping found washed up this week which is around 20 metres long. A spokesman says: “As some of you may have noticed, this large black pipe was bought in by the tide onto Berrow Beach several days ago.” “Some of us tried to remove it from the beach on Thursday but, because of its weight, we only managed to get it to the base of ...

BBC to film natural history TV show on Berrow beach over next few days A BBC TV crew will be filming a natural history programme on Berrow beach during the coming days. Sedgemoor District Council, which manages the beach, has given approval to the filming, which is going ahead in two phases. “Sedgemoor is helping the BBC’s Natural History Unit, who will be filming on Berrow Beach over the next couple of days as test shoots,” confirmed council spokeswoman Claire Faun. She added: “The full shoot is planned for the very early mornings of 10 th to 12 March, weather permitting.”

Eighty local people have so far signed up to take part in a fundraising walk along the beach between Burnham-On-Sea, Berrow and Brean to support Burnham’s War Memorial Hospital. The event – with staggered start times to avoid any crowds – is scheduled to take place on Saturday 24th April, starting between 10am and 11am to keep walkers apart. You can choose your distance by walking to Berrow Beach and back or to Brean Down and back. It will raise funds for the Friends of Burnham-On-Sea War Memorial Hospital. “It’s a family friendly event and everyone is welcome, even sponsored dogs!...

BBC News Published image captionAiden Malik said the white covering could be turned into snowballs "Frozen sea foam" took over a beach and made for stunning scenes as temperatures plunged across the UK. Aiden Malik went to Berrow Beach in Somerset on Wednesday to photograph the sunset but instead found a covering of the "shin-deep" substance. Mr Malik said: "It wasn't quite snow, it wasn't quite ice and it wasn't foam - it was a weird mix of everything." BBC weather presenter Ian Fergusson explained it had to be minus two centigrade (28F) for it to occur. image copyrightAiden Malik

Registration is now open for a fundraising walk along the beach between Burnham-On-Sea, Berrow and Brean to support Burnham Hospital.