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“What is wrong with you?”

That was the message to beach goers who left litter all over Barry beaches.

The message was post on Facebook by community volunteers Friends of Barry Beaches after they walked the beach on Monday evening.

(Image: Friends of Barry Beaches)

(Image: Friends of Barry Beaches)

(Image: Friends of Barry Beaches)

(Image: Friends of Barry Beaches)

Barry Island had been full of people enjoying the hottest early May bank holiday in history.

After a fabulous bank holiday, we thought we’d take a walk over Barry Island.

In a post on their Facebook page the group, who organise regular beach cleans, said: “At 6.30pm the beach was still full, but signs of the litter people had discarded was clear to see already.

“The only word to describe the behaviour of these inconsiderate visitors is disgusting. What is wrong with you? If you had turned up this morning to a beach covered in rubbish , would you have stayed? The answer is no.

“You came to the beach to experience the beautiful sandy beach and sea in the sunshine and enjoy the delights of Barry Island. Please have the decency to leave it the way you found it.”

(Image: Friends of Barry Beaches)

The post has since been shared almost 2,000 times.

Speaking to WalesOnline a spokeswoman for the group said there was “still a long way to go in education people. She said: “Despite the recent publicity and public positive reaction to David Attenborough’s appeal on Blue Planet, we clearly have a long way to go to educate many people in taking responsibility for the environment and our planet,”

Vale of Glamorgan Council has said it will be increasing patrols to catch litterers.

Miles Punter, Vale of Glamorgan Council Director of Environment and Housing Services, said: “Huge numbers of visitors flocked to Barry Island to enjoy the warm weather over the bank holiday weekend and unfortunately some have shown a complete disregard for one of the Vale’s most iconic locations.

“Unprecedented quantities of rubbish were left by day trippers and the Council has had to bring in extra resources to deal with this problem. The clean-up operation began on Monday evening and resumed at 6.30am on Tuesday, with staff being drafted in from other areas to help tackle the issue. Despite the best endeavours of our staff, bins occasionally become full, in which case litter should be bagged and left as close to the bin as possible. There is never any excuse for leaving litter on the beach and, quite frankly, enough is enough.

“The Council has carried out major improvement works at Barry Island in recent years to once again establish the area as a premier seaside resort and this kind of irresponsible behaviour will not be tolerated. We will be increasing our enforcement patrols over the summer period, with anyone found to be littering liable to be issued with a £75 Fixed Penalty Notice, while they could also face possible prosecution. It may also be necessary to use our CCTV cameras to help identify offenders.”