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JOIN THE WASHED UP CARDS TEAM
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Helloo, Flora here founder of Washed Up cards, if you've been following my journey this summer you'll know that I've finally realised it's time to grow what I do! It's crazy when I think it all started back in lockdown I started making greeting cards decorated with plastic I was finding on walks along the River Thames. The cards started encouraging people to want to get involved beach cleaning with me. Fast forward 5 years I've now run over 200 litter picks with companies, schools and various other communities. I've also run card making workshops with the likes of Adidas, Barclays...
JOIN AN EARLY MORNING BEACH CLEAN UP
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I am delighted a new series of 'Doing Good Before Work' is back this summer. These are my monthly early morning beach clean ups along the River Thames before you hit your desk. They’ll be more dates announced but the first two are in the lovely long months of June.- June 5th📍Hammersmith 7.15am-27th June📍Greenwich 7.30amFor anyone new to beach cleaning, it really is a lovely wholesome activity for mind, body, soul and soul! And great way to start your day! If that’s not enough it’s also a brill way to meet people and help do your bit looking after the...
FREE BEACH CLEANS AND WORKSHOPS FOR LONDON SCHOOLS
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I’m delighted to share that Washed Up Cards has been awarded funding by the Port of London Authority (PLA) to deliver 12 free events with London schools in 2026.
A-Z OF SOME HIGHS, LOWS, FLOPS, LESSONS AND FEARS FACED IN 2025
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Anyone who knows me knows I’m a massive football fan so working with Chelsea Football Club for two events was a real highlight of 2025, we’ve still not managed to get a football player actually on the beach yet but BRING ON 2026 for making this happen!
Did you see the shark we made from Thames plastic waste?
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Beyond proud of baby Eugene, the spurdog shark that lives in the Thames we made from plastic waste we collected from the Thames. It was a real rollercoaster making her and I just couldn't have done without the help of so many wonderful people. I hope Eugene helps highlight the dangers of plastic pollution in the Thames and at the same time celebrate the amazing hidden wildlife in our river (who knew there were 5 species of Sharks in the Thames?!). She is currently in a private bank but will be publicly exhibiting her next year. Also we are planning...