Cheers to the Ocean UK competition winner

British mum and keen paddle boarder Jo Moseley picks up litter around her Skipton home every day. But now she’s off to sunny Biarritz for a litter picking weekend at the beginning of May, as part of a European campaign to clean beaches and safeguard the oceans.

She won the trip after entering the ‘Cheers to the Ocean UK’ competition last year, which was run by the Friends of Glass project, driven in the UK by Sheffield-based British Glass.

The competition encouraged twitter users to send in photos of them raising a glass to toast the health of oceans and Jo’s entry was deemed the most inventive.

She will represent the UK in joining other eco-minded people from across Europe, who will receive surfing lessons on La Cote des Basques, before taking part in a litter pick just a short distance up the south west coast of France, close to Biarritz. Jo Moseley already has significant experience with litter picking, after dedicating the whole of last year to conducting a two minute litter pick on the beaches and streets that surround her home. So the trip to Biarritz seemed like the perfect opportunity for Jo to continue to make a difference to the places she loves.

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