HTTPS://PADDLEUK.ORG.UKDecathlon gets behind the Big Paddle Cleanup 2025!
Decathlon, one of the world’s largest sporting goods retailers, are supporting the Big Paddle Cleanup campaign for 2025. The Paddle UK commercial partner fully supports paddlers’ excellent work keeping our waterways free of rubbish.
In 2024, 3,699 amazing volunteers collected 1,888 sacks of plastic waste and other junk from our precious waterways. With Decathlon’s support, we believe this year will be even bigger. Paddlers and volunteers across the UK will be taking action on their local waterways from 24 May 2025 to 8 June.
Request a complimentary Big Paddle Clean Up Kit to help to get involved in the action at: https://paddleuk.org.uk/big-paddle-cleanup/
Paddlers are uniquely positioned to collect litter from places others cannot access. As a community, we have helped raise more public awareness about plastic pollution and the damage it causes to our blue spaces. Since the first Big Paddle Cleanup in 2022, our amazing volunteers have removed an estimated 14,000 single-use plastic bottles from rivers and canals.
Claim your Decathlon reward when you take part!
Decathlon is delighted to offer a special reward to show appreciation for the invaluable efforts of everyone participating in the Big Paddle Cleanup. All individuals who submit logs of their cleanup between 24 May and 8 June will receive a £5 Decathlon voucher, redeemable on the Decathlon app at the end of the campaign period.
Participants will need a free Decathlon membership account to take advantage of this offer and receive your voucher. Signing up is quick and easy. Simply visit https://account.decathlon.com/en-GB to create your account today and ensure you can claim your reward for helping protect our precious waterways.
Decathlon will also support a flagship Big Paddle Cleanup event hosted at one of our affiliated clubs. Log what you found on your paddle cleanup at: https://paddleuk.org.uk/paddle-cleanups-map-and-upload/
Becky Lillico, Environmental Impact and Waste & Resource Lead at Decathlon UK, said, “At Decathlon, we believe that enjoying our waterways goes hand-in-hand with protecting them. That’s why we’re incredibly proud to be the lead sponsor of this year’s Big Paddle Clean Up.
“This initiative directly aligns with our commitment to environmental responsibility and our desire to empower everyone to connect with nature through sports.
“By supporting this nationwide effort, we’re not only helping to clean up our precious blue spaces but also fostering a sense of community and encouraging responsible outdoor practices for thousands of participants!”
Chantelle Grundy, Access and Environment Lead at Paddle UK, said, “It’s fantastic that Decathlon is supporting the Big Paddle Cleanup campaign enabling more communities to take action on junk and plastic pollution to protect their local blue spaces.”
*Please note the majority of kits will soon be assigned. However, sacks will continue to be available until we run out.
