{"id":154279,"date":"2025-04-02T11:24:44","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T09:24:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/?p=154279"},"modified":"2026-06-18T17:00:41","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T15:00:41","slug":"some-good-ol-beach-clean-fun","status":"publish","type":"school_article","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/school\/some-good-ol-beach-clean-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"Some good ol&#8217; beach-clean fun!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"154280\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/school\/some-good-ol-beach-clean-fun\/img_9124_19297\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_9124_19297.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_9124_19297\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Generation School learners engaged in an educational beach clean-up initiative held at the Marine Protection Area (MPA) in Strand by the Helderberg Ocean Awareness Movement (Hoam) last Wednesday (26 March). The midweek break from the rigid school routine comprised an educational talk followed by the clean-up fun. The Somerset West school was one of two in the Helderberg who formed part of the initiative. False Bay High School learners rolled their sleeves up to get their hands dirty for a cleaner shoreline last Thursday (27 March). &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Generation School learners engaged in an educational beach clean-up initiative held at the Marine Protection Area (MPA) in Strand by the Helderberg Ocean Awareness Movement (Hoam) last Wednesday (26 March). The midweek break from the rigid school routine comprised an educational talk followed by the clean-up fun. The Somerset West school was one of two in the Helderberg who formed part of the initiative. False Bay High School learners rolled their sleeves up to get their hands dirty for a cleaner shoreline last Thursday (27 March). &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_9124_19297-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_9124_19297-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-154280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_9124_19297-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_9124_19297-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_9124_19297-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_9124_19297.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Generation School learners engaged in an educational beach clean-up initiative held at the Marine Protection Area (MPA) in Strand by the Helderberg Ocean Awareness Movement (Hoam) last Wednesday (26 March). The midweek break from the rigid school routine comprised an educational talk followed by the clean-up fun. The Somerset West school was one of two in the Helderberg who formed part of the initiative. 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