Charity plans clean-up event for Southern 100 course

Volunteers are urged to come and help sweep up rubbish from the Isle of Man's Southern 100 course ahead of the Pre-TT Classic races.

Beach Buddies will be handing out cleaning materials from the course headquarters from 18:00 BST for people to help spruce up the 4.25 mile (6.8km) Billown Circuit.

The charity said because the event will take place on busy roads children are not encouraged to take part.

Beach Buddies will then be taking a break over the TT fortnight, with no further dates planned until 15 June.

The break would reduce the need for volunteers to travel on the roads at the what is always the busiest time of the year, it said.

The Pre-TT Classic races take place on from Friday until Sunday on the Billown Circuit.

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