Local councillors Sue McGuire and Carmel Preston went with Southport MP John Pugh and Councilor Lord Ronnie Fearn on the beach north of the Pier, to investigate the growing problem of Spartina grass colonising our sand. Councillor Sue McGuire explained "People are growing increasingly concerned about the loss of Southport's Golden Sands. Councillor Preston added; "In the past the Council have removed the grass here - initially by spraying and more recently by mechanically means but the Council have not done this for several years."
Councillor Sue McGuire recently attended a one day conference on Sefton's Dynamic Coast where this and similar issues were discussed.