Event: Plastic Patrol comes to Rochdale
Sunday 13 August 2017
Rochdale Canal
Windsor Street
Rochdale
OL11 1NA
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On Sunday 13 August, the Canal & River Trust will host a free paddle boarding event on the Rochdale Canal as environmental nationwide initiative - Plastic Patrol, comes to Greater Manchester.
The programme is being led by adventurer and environmentalist Lizzie Carr - aka Lizzie Outside (www.lizzieoutside.co.uk) who recently became the first female in history to solo paddle board across the English Channel. Last year, Lizzie was also the first person to paddle board the 400-mile length of England’s inland waterways solo and unsupported to highlight the problem of plastic pollution through her nationwide initiative – Plastic Patrol.
The Canal & River Trust, the charity which looks after many of the nation’s canals, is hosting the project at eight clean-up events across its canal network, including Rochdale, to enable people to help look after their local waterway by either a paddleboard or from the towpath.
Anyone can turn up and take part in the clean-up events. However, to get afloat and take part in the paddle boarding, participants must be 16 years or older and register for their hour-long session at www.plasticpatrol.co.uk There will also be a Marine Bus at each location for children and young people to learn about the environmental impact of plastic pollution in an interactive and engaging way.
The events are also being supported Craghoppers and Red Paddle Co which is supplying the paddle boards at each of the Plastic Patrol events.
The free paddle boarding event is on Sunday 13 August Windsor Street, Rochdale OL11 1NA.
Contact: Canal & River Trust
0303 040 4040