Campaigners gathered on Cullercoats beach over water pollution and sewage concerns as part of an Extinction Rebellion action day.
Beach-goers, with support from community group, Cullercoats Collective and the campaign group, Surfers against Sewage (SAS), gathered to form a heart on the beach on Saturday in an effort to keep up pressure on Northumbrian Water and the Environment Agency to improve water quality in the bay.
Last month, a beach warning was in place due to sewage flowing into the seas and Cullercoats was named as one of 15 popular beaches across the North East affected by the problem, which was reported by SAS, and came after heavy rainfall caused waste water to discharge into the sea.
