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Hundreds of surfers, bodyboarders, retailers, local sponsors and volunteers turned out in force for Surf Relief Day 2006 on Saturday. On a bright, sunny day, Fistral Beach was a hive of activities with a surf contest, a bodyboarding duel, surf and boardsports car boot sale and clothing sale.
The previous evening had seen a packed Koola Bar as indie rock band Unused Toys and top Penzance band Bugga, entertaining the crowds after the surf heats had been drawn. Revellers were treated to the first public showing of Stoked, a new surf video mag from EyeCandy Productions, before DJs Barney and Booth got the beats going.
Meanwhile at the suchgallery at Kingsley Village in Fraddon, Cornwall's most stylish people were enjoying a beautiful fashion show organised by Truro based boutique Coco Marie, Trading Pages, Sarah Louise Hair Design, Fingers & Toes Nail Salon and Bubble PR.
The evening also saw lucky entrants winning a weekend's break at the stunning Fowey Hall and a week long holiday in the French Alps.
One of the key elements of Surf Relief Day was the launch of 'Surfable' which aims to give disabled young people the opportunity to experience the sport.
As part of this project the charity aims to provide training and support for groups and individuals and to deliver a number of pilot projects which will give the experience of surfing to deaf children and those with physical disabilities.
SRUK will train surf coaches in a network of surf schools around the country. To launch the new project Becky Price from the Big Blue Surf School in Bude and Kieran Evans from the National Surfing Centre in Newquay, took several deaf and partially hearing children for their first ever lessons.
Jane Godwin, Communications Support Worker and Deaf Awareness Trainer, from the Royal School for the Deaf in Exeter attended and said, 'In our work we are continually challenged to get people to realise the value of deaf awareness and the need for training so that deaf children can have the same sporting opportunities as fully hearing children.
The fact that Surf Relief UK has proactively approached us with surf school training idea is quite inspirational. We are delighted to be involved in any way that we can and look forward to seeing the project grow and develop.
Julie Thompson and Alex Baker, who are both partially hearing, came from St Austell for the lessons and had a great time. Julie says, Before today I hadn't ever thought about surfing and it was really, really good. I think we might wait til it's a bit warmer though and come and try it again! There's many children that can’t hear and the fact that there will now be communications support for surf lessons is really encouraging.
Harry Hilliar is the UK's leading deaf surfer and is hoping to represent Britain in the Deaf World Championships in 2007. He says, I was lucky that my father is a really keen surfer and he took me out when I was young and taught me to surf so I got into the sport. As a result I have been fortunate enough to have traveled the world and have had a whole range of amazing surf experiences.
However most deaf children never get these opportunities because there's no-one to teach them in sign language. The fact that Surf Relief UK is opening up new doors for deaf children is just brilliant. All the guys here today have had an awesome time and are really keen to surf again soon and we’re all looking forward to seeing the urfable project and the numbers of signing surf coaches growing.
Throughout the day the Surf Relief Day Contest took place in small conditions. Undeterred by the size of the surf or the cold winds, some of the best surfers in the UK turned out and competed in the heats. And alongside the surfers, Steve Berriman's Bodyboarding Duel saw the boarders competing against each other to take the title.
Following several close heats, the results saw Steve Linton taking the Funboard title, Alex Williams and Eddie Reid claiming the Bodyboarding crown, Holly Mather as the Women's winner and Llewellyn Whittaker claiming the Men's Open title. In the innovative team format contest, The Ex-Presidents (Newquay Screenprinters) team claimed the top mens' scores and the Coco Marie and Sugar and Slide team won the girls event.
Following his win Llewellyn Whittaker said, It's been a really great day and it's good to see so many surfers coming down to enter and contribute their time to such an important event. Lots of us have traveled to Arugam Bay in Sri Lanka on the BPSA tour and have seen for ourselves the good work that Surf Relief UK has already done out there.
It's also really encouraging to see the new work that the charity’s doing and to witness the deaf kids being able to get some stoke as well. I'm obviously delighted to have won the title but I think that everyone that participated should feel good about hemselves for coming and doing their bit today.
The final event was the drawing of the surf raffle and excited winners walked off the beach with an Errant surf holiday to Fuerteventura, a nights stay and dinner at the Bedruthan Steps Hotel, Salomon and Circle One wetsuits and many more surf related quality prizes.
Further up the coast, in Polzeath, Padstow and Wadebridge, junior riders from the Surf's Up Boardriders in Polzeath were enthusiastically collecting funds in the streets, all suited up in their wetsuits and fancy dress. Co-ordinating the activity, surf school leader Pete Craske said, It was an extraordinary effort from the kids who took the cause on board and just went out and made it happen.
Pete continued, I think they all really understood that it's important to put something back into the his sport that we all love so much and be able to help others in a less fortunate position. Chairman of SRUK, Dave Manley says, Surf Relief UK is a small charity achieving big things and I think that the whole range of activities that have taken place in the last couple of days is testament to this.
Our new Surfable Project is our latest exciting and challenging venture and today's launch has gone really well, showing the enthusiasm that exists for this new type of work.
The money we have collected over the last couple of days is a lasting tribute to the funding raising efforts of the surfing community and I really want to say a huge, sincere thanks to all of the sponsors and, raffle prize donors who have been so generous and helped us fund this day.
Credit must also go to all of the volunteers and organisations who have given their time, energy and skills in the preparations and throughout the day itself and also to the surfers, bodyboarders, judges and the media who have allbeen instrumental in making Surf Relief Day 2006 such an undeniable success.
We're still waiting for final figures but it looks like we've raised well over £5,500 in one day and that money can go a long way to supporting our valuable projects.
Hundreds of surfers, bodyboarders, retailers, local sponsors and volunteers turned out in force for Surf Relief Day 2006 on Saturday. On a bright, sunny day, Fistral Beach was a hive of activities with a surf contest, a bodyboarding duel, surf and boardsports car boot sale and clothing sale.
The previous evening had seen a packed Koola Bar as indie rock band Unused Toys and top Penzance band Bugga, entertaining the crowds after the surf heats had been drawn. Revellers were treated to the first public showing of Stoked, a new surf video mag from EyeCandy Productions, before DJs Barney and Booth got the beats going.
Meanwhile at the suchgallery at Kingsley Village in Fraddon, Cornwall's most stylish people were enjoying a beautiful fashion show organised by Truro based boutique Coco Marie, Trading Pages, Sarah Louise Hair Design, Fingers & Toes Nail Salon and Bubble PR.
The evening also saw lucky entrants winning a weekend's break at the stunning Fowey Hall and a week long holiday in the French Alps.
One of the key elements of Surf Relief Day was the launch of 'Surfable' which aims to give disabled young people the opportunity to experience the sport.
As part of this project the charity aims to provide training and support for groups and individuals and to deliver a number of pilot projects which will give the experience of surfing to deaf children and those with physical disabilities.
SRUK will train surf coaches in a network of surf schools around the country. To launch the new project Becky Price from the Big Blue Surf School in Bude and Kieran Evans from the National Surfing Centre in Newquay, took several deaf and partially hearing children for their first ever lessons.
Jane Godwin, Communications Support Worker and Deaf Awareness Trainer, from the Royal School for the Deaf in Exeter attended and said, 'In our work we are continually challenged to get people to realise the value of deaf awareness and the need for training so that deaf children can have the same sporting opportunities as fully hearing children.
The fact that Surf Relief UK has proactively approached us with surf school training idea is quite inspirational. We are delighted to be involved in any way that we can and look forward to seeing the project grow and develop.
Julie Thompson and Alex Baker, who are both partially hearing, came from St Austell for the lessons and had a great time. Julie says, Before today I hadn't ever thought about surfing and it was really, really good. I think we might wait til it's a bit warmer though and come and try it again! There's many children that can’t hear and the fact that there will now be communications support for surf lessons is really encouraging.
Harry Hilliar is the UK's leading deaf surfer and is hoping to represent Britain in the Deaf World Championships in 2007. He says, I was lucky that my father is a really keen surfer and he took me out when I was young and taught me to surf so I got into the sport. As a result I have been fortunate enough to have traveled the world and have had a whole range of amazing surf experiences.
However most deaf children never get these opportunities because there's no-one to teach them in sign language. The fact that Surf Relief UK is opening up new doors for deaf children is just brilliant. All the guys here today have had an awesome time and are really keen to surf again soon and we’re all looking forward to seeing the urfable project and the numbers of signing surf coaches growing.
Throughout the day the Surf Relief Day Contest took place in small conditions. Undeterred by the size of the surf or the cold winds, some of the best surfers in the UK turned out and competed in the heats. And alongside the surfers, Steve Berriman's Bodyboarding Duel saw the boarders competing against each other to take the title.
Following several close heats, the results saw Steve Linton taking the Funboard title, Alex Williams and Eddie Reid claiming the Bodyboarding crown, Holly Mather as the Women's winner and Llewellyn Whittaker claiming the Men's Open title. In the innovative team format contest, The Ex-Presidents (Newquay Screenprinters) team claimed the top mens' scores and the Coco Marie and Sugar and Slide team won the girls event.
Following his win Llewellyn Whittaker said, It's been a really great day and it's good to see so many surfers coming down to enter and contribute their time to such an important event. Lots of us have traveled to Arugam Bay in Sri Lanka on the BPSA tour and have seen for ourselves the good work that Surf Relief UK has already done out there.
It's also really encouraging to see the new work that the charity’s doing and to witness the deaf kids being able to get some stoke as well. I'm obviously delighted to have won the title but I think that everyone that participated should feel good about hemselves for coming and doing their bit today.
The final event was the drawing of the surf raffle and excited winners walked off the beach with an Errant surf holiday to Fuerteventura, a nights stay and dinner at the Bedruthan Steps Hotel, Salomon and Circle One wetsuits and many more surf related quality prizes.
Further up the coast, in Polzeath, Padstow and Wadebridge, junior riders from the Surf's Up Boardriders in Polzeath were enthusiastically collecting funds in the streets, all suited up in their wetsuits and fancy dress. Co-ordinating the activity, surf school leader Pete Craske said, It was an extraordinary effort from the kids who took the cause on board and just went out and made it happen.
Pete continued, I think they all really understood that it's important to put something back into the his sport that we all love so much and be able to help others in a less fortunate position. Chairman of SRUK, Dave Manley says, Surf Relief UK is a small charity achieving big things and I think that the whole range of activities that have taken place in the last couple of days is testament to this.
Our new Surfable Project is our latest exciting and challenging venture and today's launch has gone really well, showing the enthusiasm that exists for this new type of work.
The money we have collected over the last couple of days is a lasting tribute to the funding raising efforts of the surfing community and I really want to say a huge, sincere thanks to all of the sponsors and, raffle prize donors who have been so generous and helped us fund this day.
Credit must also go to all of the volunteers and organisations who have given their time, energy and skills in the preparations and throughout the day itself and also to the surfers, bodyboarders, judges and the media who have allbeen instrumental in making Surf Relief Day 2006 such an undeniable success.
We're still waiting for final figures but it looks like we've raised well over £5,500 in one day and that money can go a long way to supporting our valuable projects.