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Woman gets ‘rude’ response to message in a bottle: Stop littering!

On October 7, Lorraine, from Eastbourne, received a response to her September 5 letter inside a box of rocks, costing her �7 to accept.
Lorraine Forbes has long said she throws plastic bottles with romantic messages in bottles off Eastbourne pier, hoping to spark a connection.
The returned note read `Please stop throwing rubbish in the sea. It goes to Pevensey Bay or Normans Bay, one day later. Many thanks, a rubbish picker.` and the unnamed litter picker refused to sign it, with Forbes calling them a 'cowardly litter picker.'
Facing official warnings, Eastbourne Harbour has told Lorraine Forbes, 58, off before, and she said the episode was a wake-up call that environmental health officials might find her letters, so she probably won't continue.
Her messages have drawn replies from abroad, with responses from Holland and France while most bottles wash up on nearby beaches like Pevensey Bay and Normans Bay.

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