The volunteer beach cleaning group, Beach Buddies, is meeting at a new venue tonight (Thursday) to tackle a big pile of rubbish which has accumulated near the mouth of the Lhen Trench.
The session starts at 6.30pm and the forecast is not too bad.
The tide will be well on the way out.
Organiser Bill Dale yesterday told iomtoday.co.im: ‘I was down there late this afternoon and it’s a beautiful place (apart from the large quantities of rubbish!), so this should be really enjoyable.’
DIRECTIONS
If approaching on the Coast Road from Jurby towards Bride.
Cross the Lhen river over the humpbacked bridge, carry on up the hill, at first road junction bear left on Coast Road heading for Bride.
Third drive on the left after junction is Ballawanton. The house is a typical white Manx farmhouse standing on the ridge about 80 metres back from the road. There is no house name on the very solid looking gate posts and the drive is a farm track.
If approaching on the Coast road from Bride, pass Norman Wisdom’s old house ‘Ballalaugh’, continue through the small collection of houses on top of the ridge. About a quarter of a mile after the last house turn right onto the Ballawanton track. The house will be visible to your right as you descend from the group of houses.
If approaching from Andreas on Kiondroghard Road.
At the T-junction turn sharp right towards Bride.
Third drive on the left is Ballawanton. The house is a typical white Manx farmhouse standing on the ridge about 80 metres back from the road.
The picture shows a sunset at the Lhen