Aberdeen beach left covered in rubbish after illegal Facebook rave

A beach in the north east of Scotland has been left scattered with rubbish after an illegal rave took place there over the Bank Holiday weekend.

The party at Aberdeen beach was advertised on Facebook as a '6pm to sunrise' event on Sunday evening and it is thought that around 50 people attended.

Locals and holiday makers were horrified to find the beach strewn with rubbish including cans and bottles yesterday (Monday) morning, the Press and Journal reports.

Angela Slater came across the rubbish while walking her dog and said: "I just saw it when I was coming to work. It wasn't there on Friday, so it must have been there on Saturday. Stuff like this happens down here quite a lot, but I've never seen it as bad as this before.

"It's a health risk. You can't just leave empty cans and bottles lying around like that, it's especially dangerous for dog walkers or people with children."

One of the revellers from the party remained anonymous but told the Press and Journal: "We were all told to keep it on the quiet before we went and not to arrive in big groups.

"There were about 50 people there, everyone was drinking and dancing to the tunes, there was a big fire going, people were dancing around, there were a lot of drugs on the go.

"We made sure we took all our cans away with us when we left, but I think people were there all night. It's a shame they didn't tidy after."

As well as cans and bottles, tables, chairs and a brown council bin full of rubbish were found on the beach.

Scottish Police would not confirm last night whether an investigation was taking place or would be initiated.

Chief executive of the charity Keep Scotland Beautiful, Derek Robertson, said: "This is a shocking example of how disrespectful people can be of our wonderful natural environment."

He added: "It's time for an end to the irresponsibility, and for a determined national response to the scourge of litter."

Ward councillor for Bridge of Don, Willie Young, said: "I've got no problem with people enjoying themselves and having fun, it's what I did when I was their age, but what I do have a problem with is leaving a mess that council taxpayers will have to pay to have cleaned up, it's not fair and it's not right, and I hope that if they ever do it again they'll reflect upon that."

Related articles:

Teen rescued after being buried alive on Kent beach

Newhaven loses beach access battle

Cornwall beach left with no sand after massive storm