Hi John, 

Winter’s rolled in, the water’s got its icy bite back, and somehow we’re only five weeks from Christmas..?!

Whether you’re diving into festive planning or dodging the season’s tidal wave of over-consumption, we’ve got a few treats you can actually feel good about:

✨New✨ sewage map on our app to keep you safe, plus helpful online resources for protecting your local waterway

💙An invite💙 to the Thames Swim Against Sewage online film screening to brighten those long, dark evenings

🎁Sustainable gifting🎁 book discounts and Blue Friday specials from our partners

Dive into all the details below. 👇

New sewage map now live on our app

Ever wondered how much sewage is really being pumped into our seas and rivers? Now you can see all of it - anytime, anywhere. 💩

We’ve launched a brand new UK-wide sewage map on our Safer Seas & River Service app, showing over 17,000 monitored discharge pipes. You can check when and where sewage is being released, and exactly who’s responsible.

Whether you’re swimming in a loch, paddleboarding on a river, or surfing your local break, you deserve to know what’s in the water. It helps you make safer decisions - and gives us all powerful evidence in the fight to end sewage pollution. 👊

Simply open the app, head to the 'Sewage Data' tab, and zoom into your local spot.

New resources to protect your wild waters

Want to get your local swim, surf, or paddle spot officially protected from pollution? We’ve got everything you need to get started:

✍️ Step-by-step guidance for every nation – England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland all have different criteria when applying for designated bathing water status. We’ve broken it down with step-by-step instructions and all the key links.

🎥 Video library & toolkit – Watch webinars and hear from guest speakers who’ve successfully navigated the designation process. Get practical tips at every step.

🗺️ Updated campaign map – Explore inspiring case studies from communities that have already secured protection for their local waters.

…Plus so much more! Have a browse of our Protecting Wild Waters website and join the growing movement to keep our blue spaces clean.

You’re invited: Online film premiere

Join us next week for the online premiere and live Q&A of the Thames Swim Against Sewage!

This powerful new film follows a team of Olympic and world-class swimmers on a non-stop, 200km relay down the River Thames – ending in Westminster’s backyard.

But this isn’t just about endurance. It exposes a failing water system and calls on those in power to do something about it.

📆 Thursday, 27 November 2025
🕖 7–8pm
📍 Online (Zoom)

Meeting ID: 818 9607 5971 | Passcode: 751600

Finisterre’s Blue Friday is back!

While the world gears up for another round of Black Friday chaos, our longtime friends at Finisterre are once again choosing the ocean over discounts with their fifth consecutive Blue Friday.

🌊 £2 from every UK sale will be donated to Surfers Against Sewage

📆 Running from Tuesday 25th November to Tuesday 2nd December

Their message this year is don’t discount the ocean. A reminder that while the world slashes prices, the ocean shouldn’t pay the cost.

10% off with BookKind

Nothing beats cosying up with a good book on a winter's eve. From discussions on conservation and climate to ocean adventures and inspiring sea stories - we've got some epic reads for you (and the water lovers in your life) to dive into!

With BookKind you get to:

💙 Donate 10% of your purchase to a charity of your choice, including SAS

💙 Use the code BOOKKINDXMAS10 to get 10% off (ends 31 December)