Holdingham is a good place to access clean beaches!

Sleaford can enjoy Lincolnshire’s cleaner seas!

I know many Holdingham residents, like me with easy access to the A17, go to the coast especially on a nice weekend and in the holidays, to enjoy a day at the seaside. It is only a one hour long drive away unless I am really unlucky!

click here or on image to see World Map including local British Waters inset.

So I got a pleasant surprise when reading a review, of the American Association for the Advancement of Science showing, in an otherwise gloomy report, on the state of the world seas and ocean’s that the Lincolnshire coastline was among the cleanest around the British Isles. The main polluters are considered to be heavy fishing, oil and gas resources and heavy tourism. Obviously, on a global scale, proximity to large cities is also a major factor.

The report suggests that 40% of the World’s seas are now badly affected. Areas in the Mediterranean, South China Sea and others near the coasts of major continents are also badly affected. The scale of pollution around the North and West of the British Isles really did surprise me as I had assumed that the Gulf Stream would be sufficient to maintain a level of cleanliness by flushing out the pollutants.
Still, a plus point for the Lincolnshire’s tourist trade!

Can Sleaford in general reap some of the benefits?

Enjoy this clean facility!