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It is not only stones that shift onto and off Borth beach. In 1983, a strong spring tide pushed huge quantities of seaweed onto the village\u2019s seafront overnight, much to the surprise of local residents. The seaweed remained for a couple of weeks and quicky began to rot. As one resident at the time, Pat Heming, recalls, \u201cAfter a few days you needed a clothes peg on your nose to go onto the beach!\u201d<\/p>\n

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