Beach shingle in garden

[evedawn]

Is it possible to use beach shingle (direct from the beach) as drainage is garden soil?
Will it a) damage the plants
Is it b) legal to bag up approx 20 "Tesco" bags direct from the beach?

[craft1948]

Actually I think it's illegal to remove shingle direct from a beach............

[evedawn]

Thanks craft I did wonder myself... Does anyone else know if this is indeed true?

[Frank97]

Not 100% sure, but I believe it to be correct!

[Baldric]

It's certainly illegal 'round here (S/East)

[evedawn]

Ok baldric as I'm in s'east too I'll forgo that option. Just thought I'd try save money by getting it from the seaside vs garden centre

[ginnyb]

In 1994 I bought a life insurance policy. This was at a cost of 39 a month. The original company has changed hands a number of times and is now part of Royal London. It is a policy with cash in value at the moment on the investment part which would be useful. The policy was reviewed twice in the last 2-3 years and the life policy would only pay 78k of the 100K we originally insured for unless I upped my regular payments to 58 a month. First review in 16 years or so and I was never told when i bought the policy that this would or could happen or that for any reason the payments could increase. Nor was i told when the various takeovers happened. Am I entitled to claim back my premiums in any way and any compensation as well as any already accrued investment. Also can I claim any interest. Does anyone know how to sort this all out. I feel really cross that after so many years my policy is wort so much less than we had planned for and on the strength of thinking I had this policy for 100K insurance in the event of my death, bought other policies worth less as a result before I knew anything about this "review" process on this policy. Are they all sharks out there?!
Would appreciate some good advice.
Thank you

[gen2]

ginnyb,
I think you would do better posting that as a fresh question rather than hiding it away on this unrelated thread.

[Frank97]

Try asking it here http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Insurance/ Ginnyb.

[woofgang]

evedawn it is very deeply illegal.. please don't do it.

[baza]

if you nick all the shingle where will the tide stop.

[EDDIE51]

Beach single is going to be too salty anyway.

[EDDIE51]

Look here hardly worth carting it from the beach
http://www.building-s...lk-bag-855kg-16-p.asp

[EDDIE51]

Illegal look here
http://www.rother.gov...stones-from-the-beach

[Buenchico]

From The Times, 15/02/2000:
A painter and decorator, Robert Pearcey was convicted of taking pebbles from a beach. The mayor of Budleigh Salterton said "I blame Charlie Dimmock and Alan Titmarsh from Groundforce. Children has always taken home the odd pebble from the beach but since we've had fancy gardens it has become a problem because they are disappearing in large numbers. Its got worse because of the number of gardening programmes that suggest making paths or ponds or seaside features out of pebbles." Pearcey, 41, was seen carrying buckets of pebbles from a beach. East Devon Council introducted bylaws three years ago under the 1949 Coastal Protection Act to stop people taking large pebbles from the beach. Pearcy denied taking a bucket of pebbles from the beach and said that he and his wife were carrying crabs that he had just landed. He was found guilty, conditionally discharged for 12 months and ordered to pay £250 costs. The mayor said "East Devon District Council brought this case because they wanted to make an example of somebody".