Hundreds of people flood Southsea beach for new year's clean up
![Pictured from left, Helen Slater, Julie and Simon Whitehead, and Jo and Nigel Tedbury, with Nora the dog. Southsea beach clean, Eastney. Saturday 5th January 2019 Picture: Chris Moorhouse (050119 - 87039)](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/legacy_oak_1.8759930.jpg?crop=3:2,smart&width=640&quality=65&enable=upscale)
![Pictured from left, Helen Slater, Julie and Simon Whitehead, and Jo and Nigel Tedbury, with Nora the dog. Southsea beach clean, Eastney. Saturday 5th January 2019 Picture: Chris Moorhouse (050119 - 87039)](/img/placeholder.png)
In an event organised by Southsea Beachwatch on Saturday morning, keen cleaners scoured the beach for litter, from South Parade Pier up towards Eastney.
Katerina Campbell, 36 from Portsmouth, said: '˜It's been really good to see so many people here '“Â it shows just how much they care about where we live.
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Hide Ad'˜I found a few sparklers so I think there may have been some new year's parties that people didn't tidy away themselves.'
![From left, Annabel Radcliffe, Kim Barton-Smith and Hollie Foster. Southsea beach clean, Eastney. Saturday 5th January 2019 Picture: Chris Moorhouse (050119 - 87261)](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/legacy_oak_1.8759931.jpg?crop=3:2,smart&width=640&quality=65)
![From left, Annabel Radcliffe, Kim Barton-Smith and Hollie Foster. Southsea beach clean, Eastney. Saturday 5th January 2019 Picture: Chris Moorhouse (050119 - 87261)](/img/placeholder.png)
Daisy Gardner, 5 from Eastney, said: '˜This was the first time I've done it and I really enjoyed it.
'˜My mum and I found lots of sweet wrappers and plastic rubbish.'
Organiser Sergio Di Dino added: '˜It's great to see so many people here, as far as the eye can see.
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Hide Ad'˜We do beach cleans every month and there are lots of familiar faces today '“Â it's really important to keep the momentum we picked up last year, so that we can make a big difference to the seafront.
'˜Thank you to everyone who came along to help.'