Brighton Halloween silent disco and beach clean

The ‘Hallowclean’ event on Sunday, October 28 encourages people to dress up for Halloween and rid the beach of rubbish, while dancing to spooky classics like ‘Thriller’ and ‘Monster Mash’.

Beach cleaners will be given litter pickers, wireless headphones and a choice of three music channels to listen to while they rid the beach of litter.

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The event, organised by Pier 2 Pier Beach Clean and Brighton & Hove City Council, runs from 11am to 2pm.

A spokesperson for the event said: “This event is open to all ages, and there will be something for kids and adults alike. It’s a great opportunity to entertain the kids while teaching them about reducing plastic in the seas for the future generation.

“Costumes are indeed encouraged and you can expect prizes as usual. Please just try and upcycle/re-use/buy second hand as much as possible when putting your costume together - the less we buy new, the less rubbish we create later.

“Scary facts – each year eight million tons of plastic are dumped into the ocean. Each year these plastics kill one million seabirds and 100,000 marine mammals.

“You can make a difference as an individual and together as a movement.”

Those taking part are asked to bring your own reusable bag for collecting litter.