THERE were plenty of good vibes flowing after a beach clean at Compton Bay.

Tapnell Park Farm teamed up with Surfers Against Sewage Isle of Wight and the Wave Project for a Good Vibes Weekend including the clean-up last Saturday with volunteers, including children, filling dozens of bags of rubbish.

Then on Sunday, there was a free recycling themed craft sessions on the farm with talks from the two groups on how to help keep beaches clean and how people can get into water sports on the Island.

Kimmi Piggott, events manager at Tapnell Park Farm, said: "We were really pleased with the success of our first beach clean and are very grateful to the groups for helping us, as well as the many families and familiar faces that showed up to lend a hand.

"It was the first time I have done a beach clean with children involved and I could see the positive impact it had on them.

"They were so excited to be outside finding the rubbish on the beach, it felt like a bit of a treasure hunt for them.

"It was also fantastic to see how they were drawing their own thoughts on the plastic waste problem, and where it might come from.

"One thing we noticed, that greatly shocked us, was the sheer amount of micro plastic that was washing up.

"It seemed with every wave came a new dump of tiny plastic nurdles, which are pre-production plastic pellets, which are used to make almost all plastic products.

"To some, they may look like tiny glass stones or fish eggs, but on closer inspection, they were clear/white plastic pellets.

"Once we have collected more items from the beach, we are going to try to turn the rubbish into a piece of artwork to show at the Farm Park for the rest of the year."

For more information on how to safely beach clean, visit https://beachclean.net/safety