The Sons of Neptune are an environmental campaign group in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England. They were founded in 1983 by a group of local residents and sea swimmers who noted a decline in water quality and biodiversity. They campaigned against the disposal of sewage at sea by Yorkshire Water. The Sons of Neptune was formed from a group of middle-aged men who regularly swam in the sea off Scarborough. The seas here have been held to have therapeutic properties for more than 300 years. During the late 1970s they noticed a decline in the clarity of the water and in marine biodiversity, which they attributed to the presence of sewage in the water. The group formed in 1983 and consisted of solicitor Frankie Drabble, chiropodist and rock and roll historian Charles White, accountant Chris Found, teacher Geoff Nunn, bookmaker Cecil Ridley and Pilkington Glass marketing manager Bryan Dew. The group's name was inspired by Neptune, the Roman god of the sea, and the Sons of the Desert, the Laurel and Hardy fan club (which takes its name from the 1933 film Sons of the Desert) of which White was a member. Drabble was the group's leader; a seventh person, Olsen's Fisherman's Nautical Almanac editor Sydney Smith, was considered an unofficial or honorary seventh member. More information...
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