Seaside awards
Allerdale Borough
Council has been successful in regaining the Seaside Awards for
Lees Scar and Silloth Towers at Silloth plus Allonby West Beach and
Allonby Salt Pans.
The Seaside Awards are an annual UK award run by Keep Britain Tidy and means
that these sites have met the criteria for bathing water quality,
public amenities as well as meeting a strict environmental standard
in cleanliness.
In addition, a Blue Flag has also been awarded for Maryport
Marina indicating that the Marina has demonstrated that it has met
the guidelines for water quality and that the surroundings are free
from sewage and litter.
The Seaside Awards have been running for a number of years now
and are recognised by tourists as a clean and safe place to visit
and bathe.
The Seaside Award sites in Allerdale have also been included in
the Good Beach
Guide, an independent guide to bathing water quality, produced
by the Marine Conservation
Society.