Friends of the Foundation
Welcome to the Friends of the Foundation hub, your exclusive space to go beyond 2 Minutes, access supporter perks, and get closer to the impact you help create.
INVITE-ONLY WEBINARS
Our Friends-only webinar series brings you three exclusive evening sessions (7–8pm) with time for live Q&A after each talk. Join us!
- 3 March – The Plastic Problem: How Everyday Waste Becomes a Global Crisis.
- 1 July – Climate Change 101: What It Is, What’s Driving It, and Why Local Action Matters.
- 27 October – Everyday Activism: How Small Actions Scale Up to Real Change.
The Zoom link will appear on this page one week before each event. If you can’t make it live, don’t worry! Recordings will be added here.
BLOGS AND ARTICLES
Our Friends-only articles dive deeper into the stories, science, and ideas behind our work, created especially for those who want to explore beyond the headlines. From seasonal insights and behind-the-scenes updates to thought-provoking reflections on litter, climate, and community action, these pieces are written just for our Friends. New articles will be added here throughout the year, so check back anytime to discover what’s new.
SHOW EVERYBODY YOU ARE A FRIEND OF THE FOUNDATION
SHOW EVERYBODY YOU ARE A FRIEND OF THE FOUNDATION
Show your support with our Friends of the Foundation digital profile frame, created exclusively for our Friends. Simply add your photo inside the frame and share it on your social profiles to proudly show that you support The 2 Minute Foundation and the impact you help make. It’s a simple way to spread the word and celebrate being part of our community!
Here’s our simple guide – it only takes 2 Minutes!
Use Canva on your phone or tablet
- Click this template link
- Sign in or signup to Canva (the free account is fine, no need for Pro!)
- Open up the template
- Select ‘Uploads’ in the menu and upload the profile picture you would like to add to the frame
- Go back to the template, and click on the circle of fields and sky in the middle
- Click ‘Replace’ and choose the profile photo you have just uploaded.
- Click Download (the upwards arrow on the top right corner) → PNG or JPG → The pic and frame will be sat waiting in your camera roll to use anywhere you like!
Struggling to get it to work? We are here to help! Simply email us with your profile picture and we’ll email you back with it in our frame.
DIGITAL ASSETS
Want to wear your Friend status with pride? Download our badge to add to your website or blog, or share the social squares and stories. It’s totally optional, but a great way to shout about your support.
LIMITED TIME OFFERS
As a Friend of the Foundation, you’ll occasionally get access to special treats – from limited-edition merch and Friends-only competitions to early invitations for events we’re hosting. These extras will pop up throughout the year, so check back often and be ready to enjoy a little something special, just for you.
FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM
Summer sessions with the Bude Pod 🐳
Beach activities for all of the family, from nature hikes to rock pool blitz, come and join us on Crooklets beach this August!
Head to the link in our bio to book 🔗 (Monday sessions are open to everyone and anyone!)
#cornwall #bude #cornwallbeach #crookletsbeach #cornwallbeaches
Don’t be the person that walks by, it truly takes 2 minutes! Chips in the food caddy and cardboard box in the recycling 💙
#2minutelitterpick #dogood #gooddeed #litterpick #pollution
We’re loving seeing how many of you are giving back to the beach whilst enjoying the sunshine 🌞
Use the code 2MIN at checkout to receive 5% off site wide at @hhenvironmental for your very own beach master litter picker! 🌊
#2minutebeachclean #beachclean #cornwall #beach #ocean
A reminder that every day, there are thousands of people doing good things, it’s just sadly the bad stuff is louder sometimes!
#2minutebeachclean #hopecore #positivity #happynews #carefortheplanet
🌊 Join us for this month’s Big Cornish Beach Clean!
This year we’re touring Cornwall’s coastline, bringing communities together for 12 beach cleans at some of the county’s most spectacular coastal locations.
Each month we’ll visit a different beach, spending a couple of hours caring for the places we all love. Whether you’re joining us for one event or following the tour around Cornwall, every piece of litter collected helps protect our coastline, wildlife and seas.
This month we’re heading to PORTWRINKLE, and we’d love you to join us.
Whether you can spare 10 minutes or stay for the whole session, every piece of litter collected makes a difference. Beach cleans are a great way to get outdoors, meet like-minded people, and make a visible difference to our local environment.
📍 Meeting point: Portwrinkle beach – at the bottom of the slipway (look out for our big whale flag!)
⏰ Time: 2-4pm
How the afternoon looks:
🌊 2:00–2:30pm – Arrive, say hello and collect your equipment.
🗑️ 2:30–3:30pm – Beach clean.
♻️ 3:30–4:00pm – Sort the litter, see what we’ve found, and stick around for a chat.
We’ll provide:
🧤 All the equipment you need
🐚 Coastal facts, wildlife information and beach clean tips
😊 A friendly welcome
Just bring yourself, dress for the weather, and wear suitable footwear.
Everyone is welcome, and no experience is needed. Children must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
Come along and be part of something bigger. Together, we’ll help keep Cornwall’s coastline beautiful.
See you on the beach! 💙
The Big Cornish Beach clean is in partnership with Peth Store, who is supporting the year of cleans!
#2minutebeachclean #beachclean #cornwall #portwrinkle #thingstodocornwall
North Tyneside needs your help 🚨
This coming week is vital in collecting as many of the nurdles as possible off the beaches that they are already washing up on.
The Nurdle Clean Up North Tyneside WhatsApp group has all the information on organised beach cleans and a guide on how to do your own. If you have ever wanted to do a beach clean, now is the time to do it!
We will share the link to the WhatsApp group in our story, and if you aren’t in the area to physically help then please share this post, we need to help spread awareness whilst there is still a chance to clear up as many nurdles as we can.
#plasticpollution #plasticpollutes #rivertyne #nurdles #ocean
You can see how our wildlife get confused with what is plastic and what is natural matter, please avoid using balloons, their environmental impact is not worth the few hours you enjoy them 🎈
#balloons #environmentalimpact #ocean #plasticpollution #balloon
📣 You can now promote your events on our website!
We have our very own events space, built specifically for you to upload your events, whether that’s litter picks, beach cleans or environmental events - we want to share them!
It’s super quick to do and we will be sharing as many as we can each week from the website to our socials 🐳
Head to - 2minute.org/event-registration to start uploading your events!
#2minutebeachclean #2minutelitterpick #environmentalevent #events #happynews
A major plastic pollution incident has occurred in the River Tyne after a collision between two vessels earlier this week.
A billion nurdles have spilled into the water. A billion.
The spill is less than 3 miles away from Marsden Bay, which is home to one of England’s most important seabird colonies.
There are efforts in place to remove the pellets from affected areas between the council, the environment agency and HM coastguard.
We don’t have the answers on the solution, better packaging perhaps? Safer stowage and stronger regulations? All we know is that something has to change, these spills are having a detrimental impact on our wildlife, a billion nurdles is a staggering amount entering our ocean.
#plasticpollution #plasticpollutes #nurdles #ocean #oceanplastic
Our community are living proof that daily people are doing so much for our oceans and planet 🌍 🐳✨
#hopecore #2minutelitterpick #2minutebeachclean #positivenews #ourplanet
The ocean is our safe haven, which is exactly why we need to protect it 💙🐳🌎✨
#ocean #oceanlover #ourplanet #exploreuk #ourworld
Heroes and little wins ✨
This month’s heroes are Adelaide and Wynter, who decided to do a beach clean using our Perranporth clean-up Station.
Alicia, mum of these little heroes, told us:
“They both said that the beach had a lot of items from naughty people and that they do not belong to the beach. They belong to the bin. They were actually getting very frustrated as we found recyclable and non-recyclable items.
It was a great activity and we learnt a lot about respecting the coastlines around us. We were at Perranporth Beach. We found the opportunity to make a difference as we headed to the toilet before we got to the beach. We then spent half an hour on the walk there and back.
Always camping and out on the beaches as we go so we will post a lot of our journey and spread your name as we go ❤️”
Thanks to our friends at @hhenvironmental, we’ll be sending Adelaide and Wynter a litter picking kit! Join us in celebrating this months awesome beach cleaning duo - thank you Adelaide & Wynter 🐳
#2minutebeachclean #2minutelitterpick #cornwall #perranporth #beachclean
Have You got 2 Minutes ?
#2MINUTEBEACHCLEAN
#2MINUTELITTERPICK
#2MINUTESOFPOSITIVITY
