People were ordered out of the water at one of Wales' best known beaches because of concerns about the "water quality". Hundreds of families were enjoying the spell of warm weather on the beach at Barry Island when they were told to get out of the water on Saturday afternoon, May 18. The Gwyl Fach y Fro, an annual festival featuring music, street entertainment, craft stalls and food and drink, was taking place at the time and the good weather had attracted the crowds, so the beach was busy with people enjoying music by Vale school children and stars like Sage Todz.
But some families reported that around 4pm there was a 'water quality' tannoy announcement asking everyone to come out of the sea because there had been an alert saying it was not safe to swim. For the latest Welsh news delivered to your inbox sign up to our newsletter READ MORE: Sewage alerts issued for some of Wales' most beautiful beaches READ MORE: The two Welsh pubs practically on the beach separated by stunning cliffs and a beautiful hidden bay It came after a charity issued a warning that 19 beach and seafront destinations in Wales had been polluted by storm sewage or given a poor water classification. Surfers Against Sewage, one of the UK's most successful marine conservation and campaigning charities, published the alerts on its website.
There was also one for the beach at Barry Island that said: ""Pollution Alert: Storm sewage has been discharged from a sewer overflow in this location within the past 48 h.
