Make them clean: How British are campaigning to make their beaches sewage-free


By AGENCY
  • Living
  • Sunday, 14 Jul 2024

This installation, titled 'Sirens of Sewage' by Jason DeCaires Taylor, is part of Taylor's Siren Series, a global network of artworks that draw attention to marine issues that are hidden from plain sight. — GARETH FULLER/Press Association/dpa

BRITAIN’S Queen Victoria (1819-1901) loved the sea. Her Bathing Machine, a rolling beach cabin to protect her privacy, can still be seen today on the private beach of her country estate Osborne House on the Isle of Wight.

Try taking a dip in the cool waters today though and you may find yourself swimming in raw sewage.

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