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So what am I going to do?

Dress up as a sea turtle, take 60 balloons on to the plinth with me and burst one balloon every minute.

Why on earth am I doing this?

To raise awareness for the Marine Conservation Society’s Don’t Let Go campaign for responsible balloon use. MCS aims to raise awareness of the adverse impacts of balloon releases.

www.mcsuk.org/mcsaction/pollution/balloons

What happens to balloons after they are released? Balloons float up into the air and disappear from your thoughts, but not from the environment. 10% of balloons don’t burst; they float back down to earth where they pose a serious threat to wildlife. Dolphins, whales, turtles, seabirds and other animals have all been killed by balloons. Even biodegradable latex balloons are a danger as they can take several months or even years to break down.

For more information or go to the Marine Conservation Society website www.mcsuk.org

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Comments

At 17:26, 28 August 2009 Angela H wrote:

Great stuff, Rachel, well done. Never thought about this before but will never let a balloon escape again! Used to upset me when balloons fly off but now I know it's more fun to pop them anyway! Thanks.
At 09:45, 06 August 2009 Rachell Lucas wrote:

Fantastic cause, your a star x
At 12:55, 05 August 2009 Pamela Blore wrote:

Very attractive costume and the cutest of humps!
At 14:08, 03 August 2009 Dee wrote:

Well done Ray. Just listened to you now that I am back at work. Proud of you

Mum
At 08:11, 03 August 2009 wrote:

yuou're a keeper
At 08:10, 03 August 2009 Jackie (Soroptimist club of Bilston) wrote:

Well done Rachel-you were a fantastic advert for the Don't let go Campaign. We are supporting the campaign through our Soroptimist club -but not as prominently as you!!
At 08:07, 03 August 2009 Geraldine wrote:

Well done rachel for highlighting a very good cause and doing something you to help.
At 07:50, 03 August 2009 David Collinson wrote:

Well done Rachel. Let's hope it does raise awareness. Thank you for bringing it to people's attention.
At 07:39, 03 August 2009 Andy Croucher wrote:

Well done Rachel

This is something that been annoying me for ages. On my recent trip to the Greece I saw numerous balloons washed along the shore line. It also a pointless waste of a valuable finite resource of Helium.
At 07:35, 03 August 2009 Sam wrote:

I didn't have baloon awareness untill now. Thank you. Not that I was reckless before lol. Good cause.
At 07:26, 03 August 2009 Haydpn the Womble wrote:

Good to see a fellow furball up on the plinth, well done raising awareness, and I hope you are enjoying it!
At 07:11, 03 August 2009 Dex wrote:

Give the balloons to the looners.

What a great turtle costume...
At 07:08, 03 August 2009 George wrote:

Well done, Rachel. Too many plinthers have been releasing balloons for their good causes without much thought.

As well as popping, can I put in a word for balloon modelling - great fun for young and old.
At 06:57, 03 August 2009 Evie wrote:

Ironic really given the large numbers of balloons already 'launched' from the plinth in the name of various other causes. Hopefully your message will get through and future plinthers thinking of doing a balloon launch will rethink. Good Luck
At 05:14, 03 August 2009 Declan wrote:

Thanks for making the effort, if you still have time pick a seriously endangered turtle as your outfit thus highlighting two problems at the same time. Well Done Good Luck
At 19:35, 01 August 2009 heather white wrote:

Good luck and all the best Rachel ! Lets hope your 60 minutes raises awareness of the terrible folly of letting balloons fly away.
At 21:41, 31 July 2009 Tony Gray wrote:

Good luck Rachel, hope it don't rain, big question, what do you do with the balloon bits while you are on the plinth and then after!?
At 19:22, 31 July 2009 Lihidheb Mohsen wrote:

Thank you for the action.

During 17 years, I help injured turttles on the beaches of Zarzis, and several are victims of plastic bags.

Delphins, are also suffering from this kind of pollution.

www.seamemory.org
At 23:41, 26 July 2009 Dee wrote:

Never again will I let balloons off in to the sky-and that is just by you sigining up to do this. I hope you get HUGE support
At 09:13, 19 July 2009 Jean wrote:

100% behind you!
At 23:12, 18 July 2009 juan carlos wrote:

Thanks for worrying and doing something!
At 18:10, 18 July 2009 Catherine wrote:

Good luck Rachel! This is a great cause.

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This is a wonderful way to raise awareness about the impact of balloons on animals. Thanks for using your hour to help the animals.

Well done Rachel,watched you for an hour. What a promotion for MCS. Great!

Well done Rachel. I didn't realise about balloons before but I do now!

Good for you - stumbled by chance here, but fully support your cause!

The Pacific Gyre illustrates your point very well. And imagine the risk from man-lifting balloons that get lost in the atmosphere.

Well done Rachel!

Good publicity for a cause which not enough people know about. Keep shouting!

Fantastic idea as a supporter of Turks and Caicos turtle conservation we wish you the best of luck and hope the sun shines

Good luck Rachel! It's absolutely fantastic you are doing this. Turtle suit is on it's way to you! :)

Turtle Power!

Well done--good that people do things instead of just talking about it. I'll be there-but not sure abut a fishy outfit!

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