The tide can be treacherous but the golden sand is ideal for picnics, building sand castles, watching kite surfers and, when the tide goes out, paddling in the lagoons.

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However, it wants to use it for tipping away "inert" clay and sand from building sites instead.

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The kids' camp keeps them busy with sand castle building and craft making, plus sports like pool volleyball and beach bowling.

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Stonework on the building was damaged by a 1977 sand-blasting which, while it turned a black building white, also took off the limestone's protective facing, swiftly turning it grey again.

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Being by the sea has always given me a boost, and it's great seeing them drop their electronic devices and jaded teen act in favour of eating fish and chips out of paper or building a fortress in the sand.

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The sides of the quarry, where people were illegally digging for rocks and sand for use in building materials, caved in after heavy rains.

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They have also been building a dam of hundreds of sand bags around the bomb site to pump water out in preparation for the delicate task of defusing the device.

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There is no comparable period in 2011, because the company didn't begin producing sand until July of that year after building a facility with an integrated railway line in Wyeville, Wis.

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One of Dykes' next-door neighbors said the suspect spent two or three months constructing the bunker, digging several feet into the ground and then building a structure of lumber and plywood, which he covered with sand and dirt.

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He said that those behind the project were intent on building a world-class resort whose main attraction for golfers would be the surrounding sand dunes rather than the Causeway itself.

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