Volunteers are preparing behind the scenes at Elbow Beach for one of Bermuda’s most popular Christmas Day traditions.

With up to 2,000 people expected to celebrate at the beach throughout the morning, Keep Bermuda Beautiful and nearby locations are planning to care of resulting parking and trash issues.

The Coral Beach & Tennis Club will allow people to park on the Horizons property, while St Paul’s Anglican Church volunteers will help with free parking, according to a press release. Any donations to the church will be gratefully accepted.

Keep Bermuda Beautiful will put out extra trash bins down on the beach as well as in the parking lot to capture all the picnic debris.

On Boxing Day, KBB volunteers will return to the beach to go through all the recycling items and bag up all the trash before carrying it up the steps to the parking lot.

The Department of Parks’ waste collection team will haul the bagged trash away, to ensure the beach is spotless for the remainder of the holiday period.

KBB executive director Anne Hyde stated: “KBB has been assisting the Department of Parks for the past eight years in making sure that there are enough trash bins for the Christmas Day celebrations, as well as helping to move the trash off the beach as quickly as possible before any of it blows into the ocean.

“We are very grateful that this has evolved into a collaborative effort with other local stakeholders coming together to make sure that this is a safe and eco-friendly event.”

Party-goers are asked to help KBB by using the trash bins, and carrying their trash up the steps to the bins in the parking lot.

Ms Hyde said: “This year we are reminding attendees to use the trash bins, or even better, bring their trash off the beach and dispose of at home.

“There are no event organisers or cleaners but, with everyone’s help, this can become a ‘leave no trace’ event.

“Let’s all celebrate happy holidays and healthy beaches. All are welcome to return to Elbow Beach on Boxing Day from 10am to noon and help with the KBB cleanup.”