{"id":418099,"url":"\/about\/","layout":"standard","version":"2024-09-26T22:05:34.000000Z","blocks":[{"id":3798294,"type":"banner","published":1,"size":{"x":12,"y":0},"order":0,"items":[],"properties":{"type":{"id":87458239,"value":"standard"},"title":{"id":87458240,"value":"About UK Blue Flag Awards"},"copy":{"id":87458241,"value":"The iconic Blue Flag is one of the world\u2019s most recognised voluntary awards for beaches, marinas, and sustainable tourism boats."},"titleColor":{"id":87458242,"value":"#{banner.title.color}"},"titleBackground":{"id":87458243,"value":"#{banner.title.background.color}"},"copyColor":{"id":87458244,"value":"#{banner.copy.color}"},"copyBackground":{"id":87458245,"value":"#{banner.copy.background.color}"},"contentWidth":{"id":87458246,"value":"95%"},"textShadow":{"id":87458247,"value":"#{banner.text.shadow}"},"borderRadius":{"id":87458248,"value":"0px"},"buttonBorderRadius":{"id":87458249,"value":"#{button.border.radius}"},"buttonBackgroundColor":{"id":87458250,"value":"#{button.primary.color}"},"buttonStyle":{"id":87458251,"value":"secondary"},"buttonSize":{"id":87458252,"value":"standard"},"overlayOpacity":{"id":87458253,"value":"0.15"},"overlayColourStart":{"id":87458254,"value":"#000000"},"overlayColourEnd":{"id":87458255,"value":"#000000"},"overlayDirection":{"id":87458256,"value":"90"},"image":{"id":87458257,"value":"{\"src\":\"https:\\\/\\\/images.podos.io\\\/vgx6f1ucieymiamyfi37bqjopwopettmgtntmfxxgkkewqke.jpeg.jpg?w=auto&h=auto\",\"alt\":\"\"}"},"video":{"id":87458258,"value":null},"videoThumbnail":{"id":87458259,"value":null},"media":{"id":87458260,"value":"image"},"align":{"id":87458261,"value":"center"},"verticalAlignment":{"id":87458262,"value":"center"},"font":{"id":87458263,"value":"#{heading1.font}"},"actions":{"id":87458264,"value":"[{\"text\":\"\",\"href\":\"\"},{\"text\":\"\",\"href\":\"\"}]"},"padding":{"id":87458266,"value":"6"},"fullWidth":{"id":87458267,"value":"1"},"fullBackgroundColor":{"id":87458268,"value":"#{banner.fullBackground.color}"},"published":{"id":87458269,"value":"1"},"conditions":{"id":87458270,"value":"[]"},"template":{"id":88123819,"value":"banner"}}},{"id":3798295,"type":"textBlock","published":1,"size":{"x":12,"y":0},"order":1,"items":[],"properties":{"html":{"id":87458271,"value":"<h2>About Blue Flag beaches in the UK.<\/h2><p>The iconic Blue Flag is one of the world\u2019s most recognised voluntary awards for beaches, marinas, and sustainable tourism boats. In order to qualify for the Blue Flag, a series of stringent environmental, educational, safety, and accessibility criteria must be met and maintained.<\/p><p>Central to the ideals of the Blue Flag programme is the aim of connecting the public with their surroundings and encouraging them to learn more about their environment. As such, environmental education activities must be offered and promoted in addition to a permanent display of information relevant to the site in terms of biodiversity, ecosystems and environmental phenomena.<\/p><p>The Blue Flag is a certification by the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) that a beach, marina, or sustainable boating tourism operator meets its standards. The Blue Flag is a trademark owned by FEE, which is a not-for-profit non-governmental organisation consisting of 65 organisations in 77 member countries.<\/p><p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fee.global\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>https:\/\/www.fee.global\/<\/u><\/a><\/p><p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blueflag.global\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>https:\/\/www.blueflag.global\/<\/u><\/a><\/p><p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foundation_for_Environmental_Education\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foundation_for_Environmental_Education<\/u><\/a><\/p><h3><br \/><strong>England Blue Flag Beaches<\/strong><\/h3><p>For more information about Blue Flag awards in England, please visit Keep Britain Tidy.<\/p><p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.keepbritaintidy.org\/blue-flag\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>https:\/\/www.keepbritaintidy.org\/blue-flag<\/u><\/a><\/p><h3><br \/><strong>Wales Blue Flag Beaches<\/strong><\/h3><p>For more information about Blue Flag awards in Wales, please visit Keep Wales Tidy.<\/p><p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/keepwalestidy.cymru\/our-work\/awards\/wales-coast-awards\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/keepwalestidy.cymru\/our-work\/awards\/wales-coast-awards\/<\/a><\/p><h3><br \/><strong>Scotland Beach Awards<\/strong><\/h3><p>For more information about beach awards in Scotland, please visit Keep Scotland Beautiful.<\/p><p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.keepscotlandbeautiful.org\/scotlands-beach-awards\/beach-map\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>https:\/\/www.keepscotlandbeautiful.org\/scotlands-beach-awards\/beach-map\/<\/u><\/a><\/p><h3><br \/><strong>Northern Ireland Beach Awards<\/strong><\/h3><p>For more information about beach awards in Northern Ireland, please visit Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful.<\/p><p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.keepnorthernirelandbeautiful.org\/cgi-bin\/generic?instanceID=29\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>https:\/\/www.keepnorthernirelandbeautiful.org\/cgi-bin\/generic?instanceID=29<\/u><\/a><\/p>"},"borderRadius":{"id":87458272,"value":"#{text.border.radius}"},"textColor":{"id":87458273,"value":"#{text.color}"},"backgroundColour":{"id":87458274,"value":"#0000"},"truncateHeight":{"id":87458275,"value":null},"padding":{"id":87458277,"value":"6"},"fullWidth":{"id":87458278,"value":"0"},"fullBackgroundColor":{"id":87458279,"value":"#{text.fullBackground.color}"},"published":{"id":87458280,"value":"1"},"conditions":{"id":87458281,"value":"[]"},"template":{"id":88123841,"value":"text"}}},{"id":3798296,"type":"newsletterSubscribe","published":1,"size":{"x":12,"y":0},"order":2,"items":[],"properties":{"padding":{"id":87458282,"value":"6"},"spacing":{"id":87458283,"value":"64px"},"font":{"id":87458284,"value":"#{newsletter.title.font}"},"title":{"id":87458285,"value":"Join The Community"},"copy":{"id":87458286,"value":"Keep up-to-date about Blue Flag holidays in the UK. 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