Sara King Ocean Task Force, Truro (2026)

01/07/2026

Seven years ago today, we received the news that shattered our hearts forever.

On 1st July 2019, my beautiful big sister, Sara, lost her life in a tragedy at sea whilst sailing from South Africa to Madagascar.

Seven years may have passed, but the pain has never eased. People often say time heals, but grief doesn’t work that way. I have simply learnt to carry the heartbreak. Not a day goes by that I don’t think about you, miss you, or wish you were still here. The hole you left in our lives can never be filled.

Sara was a light in so many people’s lives. She lived with endless passion, kindness and determination, dedicating her career and so much of her life to protecting our oceans and coastlines. The impact she had on the world continues to inspire so many, and I couldn’t be prouder to call her my sister.

Over the past seven years, your legacy has continued through the SK Ocean Task Force and through everyone who has supported the causes you cared so deeply about. Together, we have now raised £6,043 in your memory for charities protecting our oceans. Thank you to every single person who has donated, shared our fundraising or joined us on beach cleans. It means more than you’ll ever know.

Today we’re travelling to the Surfers Against Sewage HQ to visit another special place where your memory lives on. Sara’s name is proudly engraved on the Sentinels of the Sea memorial wall, alongside her story in their Book of Memories. It is such a beautiful tribute to someone whose life was devoted to protecting our oceans. We’ll share photos later today.

Happy Birthday for yesterday, Sara, and seven years on, we still love you beyond words. I hope somehow you can feel just how admired, respected and desperately missed you are every single day. Until we meet again. 💛🐳

Forever Young
30th June 1985 – 1st July 2019

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30/06/2026

Happy 41st birthday, Sara 💛

Today we finally got to visit your beautiful memorial beach clean station in Cornwall, now proudly displaying your SKOTF memorial plaque. Overlooking the stunning Summerleaze Beach, it couldn’t be a more perfect place to honour your love of the ocean and everything you stood for.

A huge thank you to the amazing team at The 2 Minute Foundation for creating such a special tribute and for continuing to support Sara’s legacy.

Thanks to the incredible kindness of so many people, we have now raised £4,337 for The 2 Minute Foundation and £1,611 for Surfers Against Sewage in Sara’s memory. Every single donation has helped keep her passion for protecting our oceans alive.

This year we’re once again fundraising for Surfers Against Sewage, a charity that was incredibly close to Sara’s heart. They work to tackle plastic and sewage pollution, improve water quality, organise beach cleans and inspire people to protect our coastlines. Every donation helps support campaigns and community projects that make a real difference to the places Sara loved so much.

If you knew Sara, or if her story has touched you, we’d love you to celebrate her today by donating instead of buying her a birthday drink. We know she’d much rather see another beach cleaned or another stretch of coastline protected.(IG in bio and FB post )

Please enjoy these photos of Sara’s beautiful beach clean station in its stunning new home overlooking Summerleaze Beach. We know she would have loved it.

Happy birthday, Sara. We love you, we miss you every single day, and we will continue to honour your legacy for years to come. 💛🐳💛

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30/06/2026

Happy Heavenly 41st Birthday to our amazing, funny, passionate and beautiful Sara King. Forever young , 30th June 1985- 1st July 2019 💛🐳

There are no words that can truly sum up the immense pain and heartache we feel every single day since we lost you. Time may pass, but the love we have for you never fades, and neither does how deeply you are missed.

Your birthday has always been one of the hardest days because it’s impossible not to think about everything you should still be here enjoying. You had so many dreams, so many goals, and we know you would have achieved every one of them.

You were the most incredible sister and the best aunty anyone could wish for. We are so proud of everything you achieved, and we hope somehow you can still feel the love and admiration that surrounds you.

Anyone who knew Sara knew her spark. Her energy was infectious. She had such passion for those she loved and for our oceans, dedicating her career and much of her life to protecting coastlines and inspiring others to do the same.

Today we’re in Cornwall, visiting Sara’s new beach clean board for the very first time. Alongside her place on the Surfers Against Sewage Sentinels of the Sea Memorial Wall and her story in their memory book, it is a beautiful reminder that her legacy lives on.

Together, in Sara’s memory, we have now raised an incredible £5,682.37 for the ocean conservation charities that meant so much to her. Thank you to everyone who has donated, joined a beach clean or helped keep her passion alive.

If you would have bought Sara a birthday drink today, perhaps you’d consider donating the cost instead to Surfers Against Sewage. Whether it’s £2, £3, £5 or whatever you can spare, every donation, no matter how small, helps protect the oceans she loved so dearly. ( link in bio)

We’ll be sharing photographs of Sara’s beautiful new beach clean board and its special location later today.

Thank you to everyone who continues to remember Sara, support the charities she loved and keep her memory alive.

Happy Heavenly 41st Birthday, our beautiful Sara. Forever loved. Forever missed. Forever in our hearts 💛🐳

Surfers Against Sewage
The 2 Minute Foundation .

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10/06/2026

As we approach what would have been my beautiful big sister Sara’s 41st birthday on 30th June, and 1st July, marking seven years since we lost the most amazing person, we take comfort in knowing that her memory continues to live on through the places and causes she loved so dearly.

This year, we will visit her new beach clean board in Cornwall, a lasting tribute to her passion for protecting our coastline and environment. We will also be visiting the Sentinels of the Sea memorial wall at the HQ of Surfers Against Sewage, where Sara’s name is permanently engraved on and where her story and photographs are lovingly preserved in their memory book.

These special places ensure that Sara’s legacy continues to inspire others, reflecting the kindness, compassion, and dedication she showed throughout her life.

As always, if you would like to honour Sara’s memory, donations to the charities and causes she loved and supported are warmly welcomed. It is a testament to the love people still have for Sara, and to the causes she believed in, that together we have raised £5,682.37 over the years in her memory. Every donation has helped support the charities and environmental work that meant so much to her.

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30th June 1985 – 1st July 2019

Forever loved, forever missed, and never forgotten. 💛🐳💛🐳

01/07/2025

6 years ago today we got the news that broke our hearts in to tiny pieces . On July 1st 2019, my big sister Sara lost her life in a tragedy at sea whilst sailing off the coast of South Africa to Madagascar.

Sara was such a light in so many peoples lives and the impact of her loss was profound. I miss my beautiful big sister more than words can describe.

However, the support shown for the SK Ocean Task Force is testimony to my amazing sister. I cannot believe that my best friend, the person who always understood me has gone. Life is not the same, but I hope that we are making her proud and that she feels the pure admiration there is for her down here.

I am very proud to now share that Sara’s name has been engraved on the , Sentinals of the Sea wall along with information about her amazing work in their book of memories.

Sentinels of the sea is a group of individuals whose legacy is protecting the ocean – SAS have a Sentinels of the Sea plaque in their office, as a reminder of those who are continuing to fight for the ocean long into the future. It’s their beautiful way of honouring them, their love of the ocean, and their ongoing legacy.

SAS shared a very special message for SK on her birthday yesterday ,

“Today, we want to mark and celebrate the life and legacy of a remarkable individual - Sara King. Sara dedicated her career and much of her life to the preservation of oceans and coastlines in several countries, from working with coastal communities around the world, to embarking on a transatlantic voyage to expose the scale of plastic pollution, Sara lived with contagious energy, deep purpose, and an unshakeable belief that people working together can change the world.

Today, on what would have been Sara’s 40th birthday, her sister Kirsty is organising beach cleans and fundraising for SAS, carrying on the fight against plastic pollution that Sara believed in so deeply. We’re deeply saddened by Sara’s story, but we’re honoured to be a part of her ocean-saving legacy.In our office, a plaque and a book of memories in their name stand as daily reminders of those who continue to fight for the ocean, long into the future.”

https://www.justgiving.com/page/kirsty-king-1719592171795

https://www.sas.org.uk/take-action/leave-a-legacy/

30/06/2025

Happy birthday babe ! We hope you love your new memorial beach clean station sporting your amazing SKOTF plaque . I know you will love it’s location and stunning views of Summerleaze beach in Cornwall .

Thank you to the amazing team at for making this happen for her birthday 💛🐳 please check out out their pages for further information on this amazing ocean conservation charity !

The team at the 2 minute shared these beautiful words about Sara and her new station today-

“ Today would have been Sara King’s birthday. Her amazing family bought a Station in her memory and to raise awareness of her legacy, The Sara King Task Force. We cannot express our gratitude enough to them for raising over £4000 for The 2 Minute Foundation over the past three years, providing vital support to our work and also providing Stations for the community to use for years to come.

Sara’s Station has just been relocated to Life's A Beach café which overlooks Summerleaze beach in time for her birthday. This is a really beautiful spot that is both popular and useful for beach-goers to have litter picking tools at hand. It will be looked after by The 2 Minute Beach School to ensure that it is stocked with pickers and reusable bags throughout the year.

We'd love for you to join us today to send all of our love and well wishes on this special occasion 💙 “

30/06/2025

Happy 40th birthday to my amazing, funny , passionate beautiful big sister Sara King

There are no words that can sum up the immense pain and heartache that we feel every single day since the day we lost you . However , when your birthday falls it is you I feel for the most , you had so many goals in life and I know you would have strived to reach them all.

You were the best aunty and sister . We are so very proud of you and all you achieved in life . I hope somehow you can feel the love and admiration there is for you down here .

Anyone who knew Sara knew her spark. Her energy was infectious. She had such passion for those she loved and the wonders of our natural world - especially our oceans. She dedicated her career and much of her personal time to the preservation of oceans and coastlines in several countries, often working with local communities in these areas, to educate and empower them to do the same.

You have inspired so many people to get involved in whatever way they can babe and in your memory you have helped to raise and amazing £4,388 for the and currently £821 for , (SAS) two amazing ocean saving charities that were close to your heart. Furthermore , you have continued to motivate people to get involved in numerous beach clean ups .

For Sara’s birthday we are inviting people to make a small donation to SAS (between £2 - £5, the cost of a card or a drink that you maybe have bought her if she were here with us) Sara loved this ocean conservation charity and the amazing work they do .

( LINK IN BIO https://www.justgiving.com/page/kirsty-king-1719592171795)

We continue to also encourage people to carry out their beach / street cleans and tag us in theirSara King Ocean Task Force

Please check out her charity pages where there will be some special new memorial spots being revealed later today for Sara on her birthday .

Thank you
Kirsty and the SKOTF 💛🐳

28/06/2025

On the lead up to what would have been my amazing big sister’s 40th birthday and 6 years since the day we lost the most beautiful soul. I thought it would be an apt time to re share some of SK’s amazing work in the fight against plastic pollution in our oceans.

My dad and Sara had learnt to dive together in Australia and the Red Sea, and this had been a spark for Sara’s interest in the oceans. After completing a degree in Zoology at Leeds University, she travelled the world through her work in international development and conservation. Her final move was to South Africa, a place she instantly fell in love with. It was here she met several people who inspired her to take on her own projects, and from here that she set off across the South Atlantic Ocean to record the presence of microplastics.

Sara was working in South Africa because she believed in the value of the projects she engaged with. She worked closely with Cape Radd, a marine field station that serves as a platform for researchers in Cape Town, which runs a range of educational citizen science days and courses for ocean enthusiasts. The team are passionate about marine conservation and educating others through snorkelling and diving experiences, theoretical workshops and much more.

Sara’s work collecting plastic particles on South African beaches was also published in Dr Holly Nel’s research paper. Dr Nel shared the following words :

“Sara believed that hands on research and data collection should not only be done by those in academia, government and industry; but that active citizen and the dedicated youth also had a role to play. This she believed could be done by coming together in our shared love of nature - to create research projects that allowed citizens and scholars the opportunity to be a part of the story.”

Sara continues to inspire people to this day , via the , who have encouraged people each year to take part in beach clean ups and have also raised an incredible £5,338 for 2 minute and so far £766 for SAS, two charities who undertake amazing work in the fight against plastic pollution in our oceans.

https://www.justgiving.com/page/kirsty-king-1719592171795

08/06/2025

Sara’s nephew Jacob kicking off the on world ocean day . Jacob admired his aunty SK and loves the ocean as much as she did 💛🐳🌊

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