News & Events
Latest news, upcoming events, global happenings and general musings.
Kevins 630 Mile Walk For Oceans to Earth
This April Kevin will be walking from Minehead to Poole to raise money for Oceans to Earth. That’s 630 miles!
A Big Thank You To Oly Rush
We want to say a big thank you to Oly Rush for his donation to Oceans to Earth, having accomplished (and smashed) his 65 mile swim.
We Are Looking For Passionate Volunteers
If you’d like to be part of something awesome, and have a bit of spare time you can commit to helping your community and the environment, check out the positions we have available.
Borrow Our Litter Picking Equipment
Do you want to host your own litter pick but don’t have the correct equipment? Well we can help. You can borrow our litter picking equipment.
A Really Big Thank You To Parkstone Grammar School!
We want to say a really big thank you to Parkstone Grammar School for hosting a non school uniform day and raising us a whopping £454.54!
Square Encompassed (in plastic)
From the 24th until the 26th September, we will be bringing the ocean to the Square and Compass pub in Worth Matravers as part of the Planet Purbeck Festival.
Inside Scoop: Oly Rush, Record Breaker, Awareness Creator – Isle of Wight Swim
Get the inside story on environmental campaigner – Oly Rush, and his world record breaking swim around the Isle of Wight…
Plastic rocks! (plastiglomerate)
Plastiglomerate is a plastic-rock conglomerate created from a combination of molten plastic and organic matter.
Worbarrow Bay, Beach Cleans & AimHi
Find out what happens when Oceans to Earth team up with the forward thinking AimHi – taking on a Worbarrow Bay beach clean…
Living The Off Grid Dream?
There has been a huge increase in people choosing to live off grid. We asked what motivates people to go and live the off grid dream?
Swim Isle of Wight
Oly is going for a world record attempt, and swimming 65 miles around the Isle of Wight, non stop in under 26 hours!
Coleman Marine Insurance Support Efforts To Clean Poole Harbour
Coleman’s charitable donation to Oceans to Earth will allow us to continue our efforts to keep Poole Harbour litter free.
Trash Free Trails April Spring Trail Clean
There’s a force in town, coming to rid those trails of trash, on foot, and on bikes! Trash Free Trails host their April Spring Trail Clean.
6 Tips On How To Dispose Of Beach Waste
People ask us on a regular basis, what do we do with the rubbish after a clean? So here are six tips on how to dispose of that rubbish!
Life Like Charlie’s Plastic Island
How can we reach a different audience with a limitless potential! Simple, write a banging song about plastic. Credit to Life Like Charlie.
We Have Partnered With AimHi
With everything changing, we wanted to keep up with the times. So we have partnered with AimHi to bring you online, interactive learning.
How Two Organisations Are Greening Up Our Urban Spaces
The Nature Health Network deliver another amazing and inspiring webinar, with guest speakers from London National Park and Mersey Forest.
Are We Killing The Planet With Our Online Habits?
Are our online habits killing the planet? We take a look at the impact our growing addiction may have on the environment.
Trees Are The Key Awareness Week 15 – 21 March 2021
Join The Word Forest Organisation in celebrating their Trees Are The Key, Awareness Week from 15 – 21 March 2020
Noxious Nurdles
Nurdles, what exactly are they? How do they end up on our beaches, and why they are such a problem?
Read more to find out how they affect both us and our planet
Mental Health and Nature – The Science
Dr. William Bird MBE describes the relationship between nature and our wellbeing, explaining how important it is to our mental health.
We Are Pleased To Announce Our Partnership
We are super pleased to announce our partnership with The Word Forest Organisation. Working together is the future.
New Name. New Logo. New Website. Same Mission.
Oceans to Earth is the new operating name for GoPladdle; you can read more on our new company website where you can check out the new logo.
Turlin Moor Community Clean
Every first Sunday of the month, rain or shine (or even full-on storm in some instances), we join forces with Reconnect, Friends of Hamworthy Park and St Marys RC Church to host the Turlin Moor Community Clean.
Parkstone Rotary Club chooses Oceans to Earth as 2021 Charity of the Year
Oceans to Earth has been chosen as the Parkstone Rotary Club’s charity of the year until June 2021, meaning they’ll be helping us out hands on, and raising funds to help us meet our operational costs.
Oceans to Earth goes all-electric with Polly Ethel
River Boats UK has gifted Oceans to Earth Polly Ethel, a 100% recyclable plastic River Boat 290 Open. This along with an all-electric outboard courtesy of Epropulsion, has massively increased our capacity to help us get to the hard to access areas of Poole Harbour with minimal impact on the environment.
Swim Jurassic Raises £9,480
Oly Rush, our Operations Director, started his Swim Jurassic fund-raiser back in September 2020, swimming the 96 miles that makes up the Jurassic Coastline of the World Heritage Site in Dorset to raise funds for Oceans to Earth and Clean Jurassic Coast.