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PIPELINE 77.indd 1 >>>>>>>issue 77 >>>>>>> autumn 2009 PIPELINE 77.indd 1 >>>>>>>issue 77 >>>>>>> autumn 2009 >>Mer maid’s >>Mer maid’s Tears victory Tears victory >>D owning Street >>D owning Street Marine Litter Marine Litter pıpelınenot just surfers // not just sewage // the newsletter of sas pıpelınenot just surfers // not just sewage // the newsletter of sas Petition Petition >>O ffshore >>O ffshore renewables renewables Protect Our Waves guidance Protect Our Waves guidance >>R egional Reps >>R egional Reps ‘The Gathering’ selected ‘The Gathering’ selected SAS’s Biggest Ever 1 SAS’s Biggest Ever Campaign Action! Campaign Action! 16/7/09 08:30:27 16/7/09 08:30:27 >>>>>>> merchandise sponsorship >>>>>>> BAWho’sMBOO who, HE atMP, SAS? How to find us... CoNTENTS n Executive Director (full time) Hugo Tagholm ([email protected]) ORGANICn Campaign Manager (full time) Andy Cummins ([email protected]) n Office & Merchandise Manager (full time) Wendy Nicolson ([email protected]) n 2009edit SoPrONSORSHIial SAS STANDS UP ! Pi Finance Manager (part time) Vincent McDermott ([email protected]) COn FundraiserTT (full time)ON Rachel Barclay & ([email protected]) >>This summer has seen the launch of what is page 4 n Merchandise Assistant (part time) Heidi Peasley ([email protected]) probably the biggest step change in SAS RECYCn Everyone can be contactedLED on 01872 553GEAR 001 campaigns since our inception in 1990. The new MEMAIDS TEARS WIN! Protect Our Waves campaign introduces a page 5 FORWho AU doesTUM whaN t division dedicated to protecting the resource, and access to the resource, which we all share a COLD WATER CLASSIC for>>It’s hard top believeipe autumn’sline just passion for - waves. page6 naround Editor: theHugo corner, Tagholm but n Surfersit’s time Against to get Sewage, This is a significant move, and one that reflects Wheal Kitty Workshops, St. Agnes, Cornwall TR5 0RD togged up for those nippy early the increasing need for waves to be recognised SEA GRASS ROOTS n Main Office:01872 553 001 n Campaign Office:01872 555 950 page 8 nmorning Merchandise: sessions 01872 and 555 955breezy n Sponsorship: beach 01872 555 945 as an important resource, one enjoyed by a huge nwalks. Fax: 01872 The 552SAS 615 shop has everything number of people every year. SAS has for many win-win situation; we’re not anti MoD but just SAS REPS SELECTED nyou Internet: need towww.sas.org.uk keep the chill n Email: off while [email protected] years protected the health of surfers, swimmers want to see a positive solution that takes into page 10 nyou’re Design: outside Miles Johnson AND make [email protected] you feel and all manner of enthusiasts enjoying the UK’s account the unpredictable nature of swells and n Photographers: Hugo Tagholm, Wendy Nicolson, Andy Cummins, Rose Hill Lodges, warm and fuzzy inside, because all our waters for their sport. Safeguarding the health of maintains the levels of training the MoD ABBA, Greg Martin, Sportsvision. Meet a Member nclothing Front cover is made image: from SAS supporterseco-fibres at thethat Protect Our Waves action at Kimmeridge, recreational water users was very much the requires. page 11 arecalling sustainable for increased and access less polluting!to the wave at Broad Bench. central rationale to the foundations of SAS. Waves like Broad Bench have helped n Printing:In stock Brewersnow are of the Helston first 01326 SAS 558000 Subsequently, SAS diversified, extending its produce some of the UK’s best surfers, POW WOW! luxuriously soft and breathable campaigns to protect the environments we all demonstrating that these unique breaks are a page 12 bambooPrinted hoodies on 100% post-consumer for women, waste in recycled paper enjoy - oceans, beaches, rivers and waterways vital resource to a growing sport and using vegetable based inks >>> cover story! stunning two-tone colourways of – from a variety of threats from shipping and industry. The local council are already POW ACTION! turquoise/pewter and black/pewter marine litter to climate spending millions on page 14 and a flattering long-length scoop change and toxic chemicals. The Protect Our artificial reefs because neck bamboo layering top which Each of the phases has Waves campaign they acknowledge the CRAP SPEWING OUT completes the look. We also have a won significant victories offers a new force value of waves, so it’s pure page 17 chic and versatile organic cotton long along the way, helping make representing madness that superior sleeve tee with a sweet grandad-collar our experiences in the water waveriders’ rights natural resources are kept BAREFOOT FRIENDLY and slight ruching at the shoulder. It’s more enjoyable, safer and off limits to waveriders. page 18 a useful winter layer when out and more sustainable than ever before. But there is The Protect Our Waves campaign will also about but is stylish enough to wear to still a massive amount of work to do on each area throw light on all SAS’s ongoing campaigns SAS@BOARDMASTERS the office! to ensure the UK’s coastline is cleaned up and protecting the UK’s coastline. Protecting waves page 20 There are plenty of treats in store for protected to the extent it deserves. from restricted access or development is a the boys too! Check out our fantastic The Protect Our Waves campaign offers a very clear concept to grasp, and hopefully it Membership new heavyweight hemp/organic cotton new force representing waveriders’ rights. It will will put into context just how all our page 22 zip track top in Sand/Grey Marl, on offer, for men and women. The accessories, with hemp belts, stripey deal with access issues, coastal development campaigns do their bit for the protection of featuring the ever-popular Pollution women’s campaign t-shirt is in a new socks, women’s scarves and a brand concerns and specific pollution threats posed to waves at a local, national and international FundraisingIf you would like to design on the back! There’s also a very flattering scoop neck style and new recycled mug in-store now, with popular surfing spots. The recent launch in level. From climate change to shipping become a sponsorpage24 of hemp long sleeve t-shirt on offer and a comes in 2 colours and the men’s is on hemp beanies, handwarmers & a snood Kimmeridge Bay saw hundreds of surfers, Sustaineddisasters, marine litter toYachts sewage and treatment, Yachting SAS please contact Drift Magazine Raffle winners whole new range of colours of organic a white heavyweight organic cotton coming soon! So make sure you visit windsurfers, kayakers, bodyboarders and otherWavefinder all our Publications campaigns are protecting the quality of [email protected] hoodies and t-shirts to choose from. tee. the SAS shop now – and come back water users congregate to express their Viledge.comwaves and cleanliness ofFins the UK’s coastline for page 25 Drift Magazine or tel: 01872 555 945 To launch the new Protect Our Waves And as if that wasn’t enough, we also soon so you don’t miss out on our new frustration over the limited access they Boards Magazineyou. And with your ongoing support we can Ocean Paddler You can now check out campaign, we’ve the coolest new tee have a whole new range of arrivals! currently have to Broad Bench, one of the UK’sSurfers Pathmake sure this continues for many years to Shop News DiveGenie.com the 2009 SAS sponsorspage 26 finest south coast waves. Currently the MoDWavelength come. Xsports-magazine restricts access whilst they’re using their firingAdventure Free Cornwall the waves! Carve 2009on Sp ouronsors website at range, but if they were just to move the firingPitpilot Magazine Surfgirl www.sas.org.uk.page 27 position slightly it would free up permanentThe SourceHugo TagholmThree Sixty www.sas.org.uk access to this jewel in the crown of UK surfing. A Director

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>>>>>>> merchandise sponsorship >>>>>>> BAWho’sMBOO who, HE atMP, SAS? How to find us... CoNTENTS n Executive Director (full time) Hugo Tagholm ([email protected]) ORGANICn Campaign Manager (full time) Andy Cummins ([email protected]) n Office & Merchandise Manager (full time) Wendy Nicolson ([email protected]) n 2009edit SoPrONSORSHIial SAS STANDS UP ! Pi Finance Manager (part time) Vincent McDermott ([email protected]) COn FundraiserTT (full time)ON Rachel Barclay & ([email protected]) >>This summer has seen the launch of what is page 4 n Merchandise Assistant (part time) Heidi Peasley ([email protected]) probably the biggest step change in SAS RECYCn Everyone can be contactedLED on 01872 553GEAR 001 campaigns since our inception in 1990. The new MEMAIDS TEARS WIN! Protect Our Waves campaign introduces a page 5 FORWho AU doesTUM whaN t division dedicated to protecting the resource, and access to the resource, which we all share a COLD WATER CLASSIC for>>It’s hard top believeipe autumn’sline just passion for - waves. page6 naround Editor: theHugo corner, Tagholm but n Surfersit’s time Against to get Sewage, This is a significant move, and one that reflects Wheal Kitty Workshops, St. Agnes, Cornwall TR5 0RD togged up for those nippy early the increasing need for waves to be recognised SEA GRASS ROOTS n Main Office:01872 553 001 n Campaign Office:01872 555 950 page 8 nmorning Merchandise: sessions 01872 and 555 955breezy n Sponsorship: beach 01872 555 945 as an important resource, one enjoyed by a huge nwalks. Fax: 01872 The 552SAS 615 shop has everything number of people every year. SAS has for many win-win situation; we’re not anti MoD but just SAS REPS SELECTED nyou Internet: need towww.sas.org.uk keep the chill n Email: off while [email protected] years protected the health of surfers, swimmers want to see a positive solution that takes into page 10 nyou’re Design: outside Miles Johnson AND make [email protected] you feel and all manner of enthusiasts enjoying the UK’s account the unpredictable nature of swells and n Photographers: Hugo Tagholm, Wendy Nicolson, Andy Cummins, Rose Hill Lodges, warm and fuzzy inside, because all our waters for their sport. Safeguarding the health of maintains the levels of training the MoD ABBA, Greg Martin, Sportsvision. Meet a Member nclothing Front cover is made image: from SAS supporterseco-fibres at thethat Protect Our Waves action at Kimmeridge, recreational water users was very much the requires. page 11 arecalling sustainable for increased and access less polluting!to the wave at Broad Bench. central rationale to the foundations of SAS. Waves like Broad Bench have helped n Printing:In stock Brewersnow are of the Helston first 01326 SAS 558000 Subsequently, SAS diversified, extending its produce some of the UK’s best surfers, POW WOW! luxuriously soft and breathable campaigns to protect the environments we all demonstrating that these unique breaks are a page 12 bambooPrinted hoodies on 100% post-consumer for women, waste in recycled paper enjoy - oceans, beaches, rivers and waterways vital resource to a growing sport and using vegetable based inks >>> cover story! stunning two-tone colourways of – from a variety of threats from shipping and industry. The local council are already POW ACTION! turquoise/pewter and black/pewter marine litter to climate spending millions on page 14 and a flattering long-length scoop change and toxic chemicals. The Protect Our artificial reefs because neck bamboo layering top which Each of the phases has Waves campaign they acknowledge the CRAP SPEWING OUT completes the look. We also have a won significant victories offers a new force value of waves, so it’s pure page 17 chic and versatile organic cotton long along the way, helping make representing madness that superior sleeve tee with a sweet grandad-collar our experiences in the water waveriders’ rights natural resources are kept BAREFOOT FRIENDLY and slight ruching at the shoulder. It’s more enjoyable, safer and off limits to waveriders. page 18 a useful winter layer when out and more sustainable than ever before. But there is The Protect Our Waves campaign will also about but is stylish enough to wear to still a massive amount of work to do on each area throw light on all SAS’s ongoing campaigns SAS@BOARDMASTERS the office! to ensure the UK’s coastline is cleaned up and protecting the UK’s coastline. Protecting waves page 20 There are plenty of treats in store for protected to the extent it deserves. from restricted access or development is a the boys too! Check out our fantastic The Protect Our Waves campaign offers a very clear concept to grasp, and hopefully it Membership new heavyweight hemp/organic cotton new force representing waveriders’ rights. It will will put into context just how all our page 22 zip track top in Sand/Grey Marl, on offer, for men and women. The accessories, with hemp belts, stripey deal with access issues, coastal development campaigns do their bit for the protection of featuring the ever-popular Pollution women’s campaign t-shirt is in a new socks, women’s scarves and a brand concerns and specific pollution threats posed to waves at a local, national and international FundraisingIf you would like to design on the back! There’s also a very flattering scoop neck style and new recycled mug in-store now, with popular surfing spots. The recent launch in level. From climate change to shipping become a sponsorpage24 of hemp long sleeve t-shirt on offer and a comes in 2 colours and the men’s is on hemp beanies, handwarmers & a snood Kimmeridge Bay saw hundreds of surfers, Sustaineddisasters, marine litter toYachts sewage and treatment, Yachting SAS please contact Drift Magazine Raffle winners whole new range of colours of organic a white heavyweight organic cotton coming soon! So make sure you visit windsurfers, kayakers, bodyboarders and otherWavefinder all our Publications campaigns are protecting the quality of [email protected] hoodies and t-shirts to choose from. tee. the SAS shop now – and come back water users congregate to express their Viledge.comwaves and cleanliness ofFins the UK’s coastline for page 25 Drift Magazine or tel: 01872 555 945 To launch the new Protect Our Waves And as if that wasn’t enough, we also soon so you don’t miss out on our new frustration over the limited access they Boards Magazineyou. And with your ongoing support we can Ocean Paddler You can now check out campaign, we’ve the coolest new tee have a whole new range of arrivals! currently have to Broad Bench, one of the UK’sSurfers Pathmake sure this continues for many years to Shop News DiveGenie.com the 2009 SAS sponsorspage 26 finest south coast waves. Currently the MoDWavelength come. Xsports-magazine restricts access whilst they’re using their firingAdventure Free Cornwall the waves! Carve 2009on Sp ouronsors website at range, but if they were just to move the firingPitpilot Magazine Surfgirl www.sas.org.uk.page 27 position slightly it would free up permanentThe SourceHugo TagholmThree Sixty www.sas.org.uk access to this jewel in the crown of UK surfing. A Director

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PIPELINE 77.indd 2-326-27 16/7/09 08:30:4108:33:23 >>>>>>> merchandise sponsorship >>>>>>> BAWho’sMBOO who, HE atMP, SAS? How to find us... CoNTENTS n Executive Director (full time) Hugo Tagholm ([email protected]) ORGANICn Campaign Manager (full time) Andy Cummins ([email protected]) n Office & Merchandise Manager (full time) Wendy Nicolson ([email protected]) n 2009edit SoPrONSORSHIial SAS STANDS UP ! Pi Finance Manager (part time) Vincent McDermott ([email protected]) COn FundraiserTT (full time)ON Rachel Barclay & ([email protected]) >>This summer has seen the launch of what is page 4 n Merchandise Assistant (part time) Heidi Peasley ([email protected]) probably the biggest step change in SAS RECYCn Everyone can be contactedLED on 01872 553GEAR 001 campaigns since our inception in 1990. The new MEMAIDS TEARS WIN! Protect Our Waves campaign introduces a page 5 FORWho AU doesTUM whaN t division dedicated to protecting the resource, and access to the resource, which we all share a COLD WATER CLASSIC for>>It’s hard top believeipe autumn’sline just passion for - waves. page6 naround Editor: theHugo corner, Tagholm but n Surfersit’s time Against to get Sewage, This is a significant move, and one that reflects Wheal Kitty Workshops, St. Agnes, Cornwall TR5 0RD togged up for those nippy early the increasing need for waves to be recognised SEA GRASS ROOTS n Main Office:01872 553 001 n Campaign Office:01872 555 950 page 8 nmorning Merchandise: sessions 01872 and 555 955breezy n Sponsorship: beach 01872 555 945 as an important resource, one enjoyed by a huge nwalks. Fax: 01872 The 552SAS 615 shop has everything number of people every year. SAS has for many win-win situation; we’re not anti MoD but just SAS REPS SELECTED nyou Internet: need towww.sas.org.uk keep the chill n Email: off while [email protected] years protected the health of surfers, swimmers want to see a positive solution that takes into page 10 nyou’re Design: outside Miles Johnson AND make [email protected] you feel and all manner of enthusiasts enjoying the UK’s account the unpredictable nature of swells and n Photographers: Hugo Tagholm, Wendy Nicolson, Andy Cummins, Rose Hill Lodges, warm and fuzzy inside, because all our waters for their sport. Safeguarding the health of maintains the levels of training the MoD ABBA, Greg Martin, Sportsvision. Meet a Member nclothing Front cover is made image: from SAS supporterseco-fibres at thethat Protect Our Waves action at Kimmeridge, recreational water users was very much the requires. page 11 arecalling sustainable for increased and access less polluting!to the wave at Broad Bench. central rationale to the foundations of SAS. Waves like Broad Bench have helped n Printing:In stock Brewersnow are of the Helston first 01326 SAS 558000 Subsequently, SAS diversified, extending its produce some of the UK’s best surfers, POW WOW! luxuriously soft and breathable campaigns to protect the environments we all demonstrating that these unique breaks are a page 12 bambooPrinted hoodies on 100% post-consumer for women, waste in recycled paper enjoy - oceans, beaches, rivers and waterways vital resource to a growing sport and using vegetable based inks >>> cover story! stunning two-tone colourways of – from a variety of threats from shipping and industry. The local council are already POW ACTION! turquoise/pewter and black/pewter marine litter to climate spending millions on page 14 and a flattering long-length scoop change and toxic chemicals. The Protect Our artificial reefs because neck bamboo layering top which Each of the phases has Waves campaign they acknowledge the CRAP SPEWING OUT completes the look. We also have a won significant victories offers a new force value of waves, so it’s pure page 17 chic and versatile organic cotton long along the way, helping make representing madness that superior sleeve tee with a sweet grandad-collar our experiences in the water waveriders’ rights natural resources are kept BAREFOOT FRIENDLY and slight ruching at the shoulder. It’s more enjoyable, safer and off limits to waveriders. page 18 a useful winter layer when out and more sustainable than ever before. But there is The Protect Our Waves campaign will also about but is stylish enough to wear to still a massive amount of work to do on each area throw light on all SAS’s ongoing campaigns SAS@BOARDMASTERS the office! to ensure the UK’s coastline is cleaned up and protecting the UK’s coastline. Protecting waves page 20 There are plenty of treats in store for protected to the extent it deserves. from restricted access or development is a the boys too! Check out our fantastic The Protect Our Waves campaign offers a very clear concept to grasp, and hopefully it Membership new heavyweight hemp/organic cotton new force representing waveriders’ rights. It will will put into context just how all our page 22 zip track top in Sand/Grey Marl, on offer, for men and women. The accessories, with hemp belts, stripey deal with access issues, coastal development campaigns do their bit for the protection of featuring the ever-popular Pollution women’s campaign t-shirt is in a new socks, women’s scarves and a brand concerns and specific pollution threats posed to waves at a local, national and international FundraisingIf you would like to design on the back! There’s also a very flattering scoop neck style and new recycled mug in-store now, with popular surfing spots. The recent launch in level. From climate change to shipping become a sponsorpage24 of hemp long sleeve t-shirt on offer and a comes in 2 colours and the men’s is on hemp beanies, handwarmers & a snood Kimmeridge Bay saw hundreds of surfers, Sustaineddisasters, marine litter toYachts sewage and treatment, Yachting SAS please contact Drift Magazine Raffle winners whole new range of colours of organic a white heavyweight organic cotton coming soon! So make sure you visit windsurfers, kayakers, bodyboarders and otherWavefinder all our Publications campaigns are protecting the quality of [email protected] hoodies and t-shirts to choose from. tee. the SAS shop now – and come back water users congregate to express their Viledge.comwaves and cleanliness ofFins the UK’s coastline for page 25 Drift Magazine or tel: 01872 555 945 To launch the new Protect Our Waves And as if that wasn’t enough, we also soon so you don’t miss out on our new frustration over the limited access they Boards Magazineyou. And with your ongoing support we can Ocean Paddler You can now check out campaign, we’ve the coolest new tee have a whole new range of arrivals! currently have to Broad Bench, one of the UK’sSurfers Pathmake sure this continues for many years to Shop News DiveGenie.com the 2009 SAS sponsorspage 26 finest south coast waves. Currently the MoDWavelength come. Xsports-magazine restricts access whilst they’re using their firingAdventure Free Cornwall the waves! Carve 2009on Sp ouronsors website at range, but if they were just to move the firingPitpilot Magazine Surfgirl www.sas.org.uk.page 27 position slightly it would free up permanentThe SourceHugo TagholmThree Sixty www.sas.org.uk access to this jewel in the crown of UK surfing. A Director

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>>>>>>> NEWS NEWS >>>>>>> You and who’s army Fundraising & And the winners are… Volunteer thanks Campaign Volunteers: Garry Whitridge, Jo Fundraising news We’d like to say a huge thank you to everyone who bought HelpingBennett, reduce Angela Young, Sophie YDNA Boardriders Summer Sessions The busy person’s tickets for the SAS Thrifty Green Raffle 2009. We raised an Ninth Prize – Stokes, Mattie Bennett, Elliot awesome… for our campaigns, and the following people Puresha Gary the plasticDudley &tide Granny Pam and help support SAS guide to Bunting Get along to The Winchester in Bournemouth and not only can you catch gigs by walked away with some fantastic money-saving green prizes: on UK beachesthanks to Chris Ranford & Louis Victory AA £200 svoucher for organic Ash Grunwald on August 5th and Carus on 11th September, but a percentage of each fundraising Scott for their help during their First Prize – Finisterre Fifth Prize – Sailaday and products www.puresha.com £4 ticket sold will be donated to SAS. Both shows promise to be something special Our supporters have done some Julia Turner ‘the cove’ Val Broomhead work placements. - give Backyards Surf N Skate Shop a call on 01202 555455 to get your tickets now. fantastic things to raise funds for us Tenth Prize -TYF Tom Blackwell, who ran the Adventure Chris over the years – from long distance Mermaid’sCarr TearsLondon Marathon and raised Fundraiser of the year skateboarding to sprout eating An adventure day for £75 for SAS; Joe Caudwell who £1000 Finisterre Surf Package We’re stoked to announce the launch of our Fundraiser competitions. Doing a fundraising A day’s sailing cruise for up to two people at TYF Adventure! raised £24 through his beach www.finisterreuk.com four people, followed by dinner www.tyf.com of The Year competition as a thank you to all event is not only a great way to clean raffle; Friday Ad for their Stopat ‘theF cove’.a www.sailaday.co.ukll ing supporters who raise money for SAS throughout 2009. support our campaign work, but it also Second Prize – Merton Hotel Eleventh Prize donation of £50; Alf Alderson If you raise the most money this year then you’ll be gives you the excuse to do something and>>We Condor chalked Ferries up yet & www.thecovemaenporth.co.uk Mermaid’s– Ecogadgets tears close up SAS campaignerwho and donated a mermaid £135.14 to SAS David Major crowned our Fundraiser of the Year; not only will you be a bit different and exciting, all in the another campaign victory Carol are presented withthrough a copy his of 1% For The Planet Sixth Prize - Ride Emma Edwards Operation Clean Sweep by setting a benchmark for future fundraisers, but you’ll name of clean water. We’ve put recently as the British Rowse A Baylis Eco-Media player,Paul a Jukes BPFfundraising; President Sarah and Neil also win a two-night stay for two in a tipi courtesy of together a short guide for those of you Plastic Federation (BPF) wind-up radio and two eco- Edwards who donated £60 A three-night stay for two at the Eco Retreats. You can enter the competition as a group who are looking to get involved but released new guidance to torches! www.ecogadgets.com from wedding gift donations; Merton Hotel in Jersey, inclusive or as an individual (unfortunately businesses aren’t might be in need of some fundraising reduce plastic pellets loss A Gary Fisher Wahoo Mountain Gary Hitchcock who raised of a Flowrider session and ferry Twelfth Prize – Fifteen eligible) – why not use it as an opportunity to fulfil a inspiration - check it out below: travel!from plastic www.mertonhotel.com factories. These Bike! www.ridebike.co.uk Cornwall David £144 by running the Newbury lifelong dream or ambition and raise some vital SAS •Always wanted to swim the channel plastic pellets, known as Millson 10K Bayer Run and Rob funds at the same time? Sara Dowler, who walked 280 but don’t like the thought of all that Thirdmermaid’s Prize –tears, Cornwall are used in Seventh Prize - Bedruthan Lunch for two and a Anderson who donated £246 Outdoors and Isles of Scilly Steps Hotel Jaice bottle of house wine miles of the Cornish coastline to raise money for SAS, seaweed? Why not get a group of Travelthe manufacturing Ross Beese of plastic through his 1% For The Planet at Fifteen Cornwall www. says, “I’d always had the idea that I’d like to walk friends together and complete the products. SAS identified fundraising. SAs Stand Up for Your fifteencornwall.co.uk around the coast of Cornwall. 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PIPELINE 77.indd 4-524-25 16/7/09 08:30:4608:32:56 >>>>>>> NEWS NEWS >>>>>>> You and who’s army Fundraising & And the winners are… Volunteer thanks Campaign Volunteers: Garry Whitridge, Jo Fundraising news We’d like to say a huge thank you to everyone who bought HelpingBennett, reduce Angela Young, Sophie YDNA Boardriders Summer Sessions The busy person’s tickets for the SAS Thrifty Green Raffle 2009. We raised an Ninth Prize – Stokes, Mattie Bennett, Elliot awesome… for our campaigns, and the following people Puresha Gary the plasticDudley &tide Granny Pam and help support SAS guide to Bunting Get along to The Winchester in Bournemouth and not only can you catch gigs by walked away with some fantastic money-saving green prizes: on UK beachesthanks to Chris Ranford & Louis Victory AA £200 svoucher for organic Ash Grunwald on August 5th and Carus on 11th September, but a percentage of each fundraising Scott for their help during their First Prize – Finisterre Fifth Prize – Sailaday and products www.puresha.com £4 ticket sold will be donated to SAS. Both shows promise to be something special Our supporters have done some Julia Turner ‘the cove’ Val Broomhead work placements. - give Backyards Surf N Skate Shop a call on 01202 555455 to get your tickets now. fantastic things to raise funds for us Tenth Prize -TYF Tom Blackwell, who ran the Adventure Chris over the years – from long distance Mermaid’sCarr TearsLondon Marathon and raised Fundraiser of the year skateboarding to sprout eating An adventure day for £75 for SAS; Joe Caudwell who £1000 Finisterre Surf Package We’re stoked to announce the launch of our Fundraiser competitions. Doing a fundraising A day’s sailing cruise for up to two people at TYF Adventure! raised £24 through his beach www.finisterreuk.com four people, followed by dinner www.tyf.com of The Year competition as a thank you to all event is not only a great way to clean raffle; Friday Ad for their Stopat ‘theF cove’.a www.sailaday.co.ukll ing supporters who raise money for SAS throughout 2009. support our campaign work, but it also Second Prize – Merton Hotel Eleventh Prize donation of £50; Alf Alderson If you raise the most money this year then you’ll be gives you the excuse to do something and>>We Condor chalked Ferries up yet & www.thecovemaenporth.co.uk Mermaid’s– Ecogadgets tears close up SAS campaignerwho and donated a mermaid £135.14 to SAS David Major crowned our Fundraiser of the Year; not only will you be a bit different and exciting, all in the another campaign victory Carol are presented withthrough a copy his of 1% For The Planet Sixth Prize - Ride Emma Edwards Operation Clean Sweep by setting a benchmark for future fundraisers, but you’ll name of clean water. We’ve put recently as the British Rowse A Baylis Eco-Media player,Paul a Jukes BPFfundraising; President Sarah and Neil also win a two-night stay for two in a tipi courtesy of together a short guide for those of you Plastic Federation (BPF) wind-up radio and two eco- Edwards who donated £60 A three-night stay for two at the Eco Retreats. You can enter the competition as a group who are looking to get involved but released new guidance to torches! www.ecogadgets.com from wedding gift donations; Merton Hotel in Jersey, inclusive or as an individual (unfortunately businesses aren’t might be in need of some fundraising reduce plastic pellets loss A Gary Fisher Wahoo Mountain Gary Hitchcock who raised of a Flowrider session and ferry Twelfth Prize – Fifteen eligible) – why not use it as an opportunity to fulfil a inspiration - check it out below: travel!from plastic www.mertonhotel.com factories. These Bike! www.ridebike.co.uk Cornwall David £144 by running the Newbury lifelong dream or ambition and raise some vital SAS •Always wanted to swim the channel plastic pellets, known as Millson 10K Bayer Run and Rob funds at the same time? Sara Dowler, who walked 280 but don’t like the thought of all that Thirdmermaid’s Prize –tears, Cornwall are used in Seventh Prize - Bedruthan Lunch for two and a Anderson who donated £246 Outdoors and Isles of Scilly Steps Hotel Jaice bottle of house wine miles of the Cornish coastline to raise money for SAS, seaweed? Why not get a group of Travelthe manufacturing Ross Beese of plastic through his 1% For The Planet at Fifteen Cornwall www. says, “I’d always had the idea that I’d like to walk friends together and complete the products. SAS identified fundraising. SAs Stand Up for Your fifteencornwall.co.uk around the coast of Cornwall. It seemed to make sense to try to raise some distance in your local pool? these plastic pellets as a A night’s stay for two at the We’d also like to thank Steve A week’s stay on the Isles of Scilly money while I was doing it and supporting SAS seemed an obvious choice. If If you fancy climbing Mount major source of pollution on eco-friendly Bedruthan Steps We’d also like to congratulate Challinor for his fantastic work • for up to four people, including Ryou’veigh been dreaming of doingts something ( aA bit differentnd or adventurous Lef that you Kilimanjaro,ts) but the thought of the UK beaches, and after a little hotel,reacted including positively dinner and and took a spa TYFunexpectedly Adventure who slowed. sold an We onfactory the renewables signed up guidancewe called could do to raise money - go for it - you won’t regret it!” flight there leaves you cold, then why ferryundercover travel www.islesofscilly- work around our challenge to international incrediblehad planned 812 tickets various and won a document;on the BPF Charlie to unveil Chambers their New campaign creates huge wave of support travel.co.uk treatment. www.bedruthan.com not ask an outdoor activity or climbing plastic factories, we also plastic conferences. 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The BPF’s and tired of waiting, we took SASnationally ads and on website June 5th banners; 2009, www.edenprojject.com thanks to all the businesses who surfer,you, just kite-surfer a bunch of and surfers. everyone’s and forceful message. So don’t ever toit’s see size other and groupssurf 35 following two-foot our waves lead in on on SAS TV. 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Together, we have a proven teamto try is. and How surf can the so few River people Severn pack andwe escorted F altowna couple of sad Skateboardstranslating into the Queen’s Plastics. Contico Protectduring everyOur Waves process campaign There is no better example of this in SAS’s track record. suchBore ainstead. big punch? Well, it’s your support mermaidsFaltown Skateboards to a BPF have hookedEnglish up and modification for immediately saw the benefit teemermaid’s design; Jaketears Boex, go through, Sam 19-year history than with the Another campaign victory is that makes SAS an effective pressure conferencewith SAS and to producedexpose the two limitedUK factory regulations, but of this guidance. Not only Boex,escapes Dave are Foster, minimised, Chris Betty, and unprecedented support for the new SAS announced in this Pipeline with the groupFor more and ideas, it’s your check support out thatwww.sas.org. strikes problemedition SAS back longboards, in 2007. We made set fromthe bones of the document could they improve their Tomany lostHayden, pellets Bentley are Orchard Protect Our Waves (POW) campaign British Plastic Federation’s new guidance fearuk to in see polluters what fundraisingand makes Government events our upsalvaged a beach maple scene wood outside that was originallywere there. environmental performance, andrecaptured Greg Martin and forreused. their A action. As you’ll see from the cover of on mermaid’s tears, an issue brought to takesupporters notice. are currently organising, theirdestined conference for the insnow London’s slopes. The Initially,guys have the even BPF hadrecycled the but also save money by supportgreat campaign at the Protect victory Our for Pipeline and in the POW action article their attention by SAS. We are also giving andThank check you out for our your new continued Fundraiser support! of citywaste centre from and the challenged boards’ production moved in the swiftly form on of thisan ‘eco-fuel’ issue brickreducing that theyou’ll loss receive of with WavesSAS and action our beaches,and everyone and over 400 people turned up to support the you the opportunity to sign our petition the Year competition opposite to see theyour BPF board and purchase.their members Faltown areand donating we were 15% happy of thewith proceeds mermaid’s from each tears, longboard a costly sold elseimproved who has efficiency supported for us UK action, showing just how passionately our to Prime Minister Gordon Brown, calling Ahowndy your C umminssupport can be made even to protectSAS; seems the environment. like the perfect excusetheir commitment to treat yourself however to a shinyraw new material. board and help recentlyplastic factories, who we’ve a omittedwin-win supporters feel about the issue. for a National Marine Litter Strategy to Cmoreampaign rewarding. Manager Tosupport their credit, our campaigns the BPF at the samethey time.suddenly and Once we had the first fromsituation! the list!

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Unfortunately– Olly Nuttall, for David us, getting tackleThe winner the worsening of our Member’s problem of competition litter on willpetition receive at: a travel pack and a fully adopt packaging that will break down more received, both by the teachers and the We’d like to thank O’Neill for their ongoing Vaughan,in the water Matt was Bartlam, low down Amy on our Sambell, agenda ourwaterproof, beaches andsuper in ourtough oceans changing - shocking mat donatedhttp://petitions.number10.gov.uk/ by Extremehorizon. quickly in the natural environment, pupils and we were invitedTYF back SASto them ad support26/2/09 for the campaigns,16:25 SamPage Lamiroy 1 Ailiewith soWilson, much Andrewimportant Butler, campaign Brad activity whenQ. Approximately you see the state how of many our coastline supporters attendedmarine-litter/ the Protect Our Wave reducing the risk to wildlife and the all. The SAS talk was delivered to over for all his help, Ben Hall for his invaluable Bunyard,planned for Rick the Lomax, week! Anyway, Cory Gruening, with so andGathering the money event spent at Kimmeridge every year to on 20th June?We also undertook some beach cleaning problems associated with micro-pollution. 800 people in total: expertise support on the video Susannemany pros Marshall, on the peak, Sids it Surfwas unlikelyShack removea) 50 b) the 350 debris. c) 125 SAS along with other activity whilst at the contest with sweeps We’re still waiting for the responses from production, Paul Bussey for his tireless Wildwe’d Swimmingbe in with anybooks chance – Chris of Reed,a wave. marine NGOs felt it was time for the of the beach both at Thurso East and the companies we targeted and will feed • Pennyland Primary School, Thurso editing and lost property at Bristol railway DanielOur eco-activity Lyus, Eddy had Lomas developed even Government to increase protection levels Brimms Ness. There were an amazing back once we get a reaction. (300 children aged 6-10) living lifestation’s for safeguarding our video Ripfurther Curl over T-shirt the – previous Phil Venton week and on the for our treasured oceans. number of drinks cans and bottles on the SAS campaign manager Andy Cummins • Environmental Research Institute, advcamera,enture cameras and other items we journey up and we had new plans to take The petition launch was successfully reefs at the high tide lines. This is an all- delivered a number of educational talks Thurso (30 people all ages) mislaidsince on 198 the6 journey home! our marine litter concerns to the highest hatched with leading UK pro rider Sam too-familiar problem all around the UK and at schools in the area during the contest • Thurso High School, Thurso office during the contest period. We still Lamiroy fronting a call to action filming for something that a National Marine Litter period. The SAS talk focuses on current (300 children aged 11-16) had beach cleaning plans and our eye on us to kick things off. We also got UK pros to Strategy would certainly help solve! It was campaign topics and local issues that • Inverness High School, Inverness revisitingMembers the Return To Offender sign a surfboard to launch the petition and interesting to see just how many Tennants have special relevance with the audience (200 children 14-16) campaign,A butrea we were determined to add quickly had Russell Winter, Alan Stokes, and Irn Bru cans and bottles we found, present. We outline what SAS is doing another action to our marine litter Mark ‘Egor’ Harris and Oli Adams adding some of the most common items found on nationally and locally along with SAS ran an online blog via Facebook, St Davids, Pembrokeshire, Wales campaigning.Password: The plan was to launch a their support to the petition. Once live, the the reef at Thurso East. 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>>The Sea Grass Roots Tour enables combined storm and sewer overflows feedback from the handful that attended. SAS @ the Relentless Boardmasters our campaign team to update (CSOs) came as a big eye-opener to all We kept all our supporters informed on supporters directly on campaign issues, who attended. We’ve subsequently been our daily blog on the official SAS Facebook 5th – 9th August 2009 momentum and successes, whilst also sent images of sewage related debris page, which was a great way to update our >>SWe are delightedea to once again haveG Educationalrass talks about marine the UK’s finest south coast reef breaks helping them identify local issues and (sanitary towels etc) littering the South ever-expanding base of online supporters. • the support of the UK’s biggest surf pollution and coastal protection (daily • Sign up to our Facebook and Twitter what the best course of action is to Beach after a period of heavy rain. The tour was a great success and helped contest this summer. The WQS - midday at the SAS stand) pages to make sure you’re following all tackle them. Overall, we were hugely These will have entered the water with us set some new local targets on issues Relentless Boardmasters takes place • Demos of the latest eco-surfboard the latest news on our blogs. Add your impressed at how engaged each of our untreated sewage effluent, a timely previously dipping under the radar. We’ve from 5th – 9th August at Fistral Beach, technology, courtesy of the Eden message of support live on our audiences was with the issues, and on reminder that heavy rain can really also found some enthusiastic new Newquay,R andoo always draws huge tProject. sBoards available Tour FREE for you Facebook page. the local knowledge they imparted on impact on the water quality. supporters at each of the towns we Campaign tour exposes local issues crowds who come to see some of the to use including a longboard, mini-mal, As eco-partners for the competition, the issues affecting their particular It was a long and arduous journey visited, including some potential best surfers in the world battle it out quad and a performance thruster we are able to take our message to a stretches of coastline. across to Aberystwyth from candidates for regional reps. It’s this grass- at Cornwall’s premier surf spot. Let’s (availability may vary and please bring significant new audience, many of We had a great first evening in Dunbar Scarborough but it was a stunningly roots activity that helps make sure we hope Mother Nature delivers some some ID eg driving license, credit card whom might not otherwise be exposed at the Coast Café. A hugely engaged beautiful day. Unfortunately there was stay abreast of the key issues right around premium waves and glorious sunshine to leave as a guarantee) to the actions we undertake to protect crowd of local surfers and water users, no swell but we had a good turn out to the UK and connect with our supporters for the competition again this year. • Sign SAS’s Marine Litter Petition our natural coastal resources or the familiar with current SAS campaign see the Eden eco-board quiver anyway nationally. SAS will be on site for the duration of online at our stand. The No10 Downing ways they can play an active part in issues. They let us know all about local and to see Andy surf 2.5 inch waves We’d like to thank everyone who the contest running a variety of Street petition is calling on the Prime this protection. concerns relating to industries and over jagged rocks. Many chose just to turned up for our annual Sea Grass activities to help you get more Minister to introduce a National Marine As a long-standing supporter of SAS, worryingly, the proposed out of bathing paddle the boards around in the Roots campaign tour in May, and the engaged with our current campaigns, Litter Strategy to the competition has season UV treatment turn-offs at Pease sunshine and again were impressed at Patagonia Foundation and Patagonia and to give you the opportunity to do tackle the worsening made significant a little more for this spectacular problem of litter on contributions to the beach. Activities that will be taking our coastlines. campaigns over the place include: • Send a Protect Our years, ensuring that we • Daily beach cleans (daily Waves postcard to can continue extending rendezvous at 2pm at the SAS stand. voice your support our work to protect the Complimentary Beach Session for increased access UK’s coastline as tickets available to volunteers on a to Broad Bench, effectively as possible right limited first come, first served basis) Kimmeridge, one of around the year. Scarborough South Bay Green groms share a wave Isle of Wight crowd Eco Board Tests Bay. We’ve mobilised local activists to the feel of the boards. Around 25 turned Footwear for supporting this important build a campaign to voice the concern out for the evening’s event and we initiative that helps us connect with of the significant population of local discussed local issues on CSOs and litter members and supporters right around and visiting surfers to prevent Scottish from events, which we’ll be looking into. the country. Water with proceeding with this Another long journey down to the Isle of Thanks to the Coast Café in Dunbar, Le inconsiderate and dangerous reduction Wight. A tiny swell greeted us at Compton Chat Noir in Scarborough, Harley’s Bar in treatment levels that would allowing more of our supporters to test in Aberystwyth, the Sun Inn in compromise recreational water users’ the eco-boards and feedback was again Hulverstone (Isle of Wight) and the health just when the waves are at their unanimously positive. We had a packed Ride Café in Plymouth for supporting best in the area. room for the campaign talk at the Sun Inn the events and giving us the space to Our next stop was in Scarborough in Hulverstone, and some interesting peddle our campaigns. Thanks to the where SAS supporters even got the issues on wave access, shipping practices Eden Project for providing a fantastic chance to test the Eden eco-boards in and CSOs came up. We’ll be following these quiver of boards for our supporters to some windy and mushy waves. Even up with local supporters. test ride. though the waves weren’t great, The final night saw a poor turnout in everyone loved the boards and were Plymouth, probably due to the event being hugely impressed at just how far this slap-bang in the middle of the university greener surf technology has already exam period! But we had a great Andy investigating local issues come. The evening’s campaign talk was discussion never-the-less and received in the Isle of Wight very well received and news on local some really positive and constructive © 2009 Barefoot Cellars, Modesto, CA. All Rights Reserved. 820//////PIPELINEPIPELINEPIPELINE/////////777775 7577\\\\\\PIPELINEPIPELINE\\\\\\219

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>>The Sea Grass Roots Tour enables combined storm and sewer overflows feedback from the handful that attended. SAS @ the Relentless Boardmasters our campaign team to update (CSOs) came as a big eye-opener to all We kept all our supporters informed on supporters directly on campaign issues, who attended. We’ve subsequently been our daily blog on the official SAS Facebook 5th – 9th August 2009 momentum and successes, whilst also sent images of sewage related debris page, which was a great way to update our >>SWe are delightedea to once again haveG Educationalrass talks about marine the UK’s finest south coast reef breaks helping them identify local issues and (sanitary towels etc) littering the South ever-expanding base of online supporters. • the support of the UK’s biggest surf pollution and coastal protection (daily • Sign up to our Facebook and Twitter what the best course of action is to Beach after a period of heavy rain. The tour was a great success and helped contest this summer. The WQS - midday at the SAS stand) pages to make sure you’re following all tackle them. Overall, we were hugely These will have entered the water with us set some new local targets on issues Relentless Boardmasters takes place • Demos of the latest eco-surfboard the latest news on our blogs. Add your impressed at how engaged each of our untreated sewage effluent, a timely previously dipping under the radar. We’ve from 5th – 9th August at Fistral Beach, technology, courtesy of the Eden message of support live on our audiences was with the issues, and on reminder that heavy rain can really also found some enthusiastic new Newquay,R andoo always draws huge tProject. sBoards available Tour FREE for you Facebook page. the local knowledge they imparted on impact on the water quality. supporters at each of the towns we Campaign tour exposes local issues crowds who come to see some of the to use including a longboard, mini-mal, As eco-partners for the competition, the issues affecting their particular It was a long and arduous journey visited, including some potential best surfers in the world battle it out quad and a performance thruster we are able to take our message to a stretches of coastline. across to Aberystwyth from candidates for regional reps. It’s this grass- at Cornwall’s premier surf spot. Let’s (availability may vary and please bring significant new audience, many of We had a great first evening in Dunbar Scarborough but it was a stunningly roots activity that helps make sure we hope Mother Nature delivers some some ID eg driving license, credit card whom might not otherwise be exposed at the Coast Café. A hugely engaged beautiful day. Unfortunately there was stay abreast of the key issues right around premium waves and glorious sunshine to leave as a guarantee) to the actions we undertake to protect crowd of local surfers and water users, no swell but we had a good turn out to the UK and connect with our supporters for the competition again this year. • Sign SAS’s Marine Litter Petition our natural coastal resources or the familiar with current SAS campaign see the Eden eco-board quiver anyway nationally. SAS will be on site for the duration of online at our stand. The No10 Downing ways they can play an active part in issues. They let us know all about local and to see Andy surf 2.5 inch waves We’d like to thank everyone who the contest running a variety of Street petition is calling on the Prime this protection. concerns relating to industries and over jagged rocks. Many chose just to turned up for our annual Sea Grass activities to help you get more Minister to introduce a National Marine As a long-standing supporter of SAS, worryingly, the proposed out of bathing paddle the boards around in the Roots campaign tour in May, and the engaged with our current campaigns, Litter Strategy to the competition has season UV treatment turn-offs at Pease sunshine and again were impressed at Patagonia Foundation and Patagonia and to give you the opportunity to do tackle the worsening made significant a little more for this spectacular problem of litter on contributions to the beach. Activities that will be taking our coastlines. campaigns over the place include: • Send a Protect Our years, ensuring that we • Daily beach cleans (daily Waves postcard to can continue extending rendezvous at 2pm at the SAS stand. voice your support our work to protect the Complimentary Beach Session for increased access UK’s coastline as tickets available to volunteers on a to Broad Bench, effectively as possible right limited first come, first served basis) Kimmeridge, one of around the year. Scarborough South Bay Green groms share a wave Isle of Wight crowd Eco Board Tests Bay. We’ve mobilised local activists to the feel of the boards. Around 25 turned Footwear for supporting this important build a campaign to voice the concern out for the evening’s event and we initiative that helps us connect with of the significant population of local discussed local issues on CSOs and litter members and supporters right around and visiting surfers to prevent Scottish from events, which we’ll be looking into. the country. Water with proceeding with this Another long journey down to the Isle of Thanks to the Coast Café in Dunbar, Le inconsiderate and dangerous reduction Wight. A tiny swell greeted us at Compton Chat Noir in Scarborough, Harley’s Bar in treatment levels that would allowing more of our supporters to test in Aberystwyth, the Sun Inn in compromise recreational water users’ the eco-boards and feedback was again Hulverstone (Isle of Wight) and the health just when the waves are at their unanimously positive. We had a packed Ride Café in Plymouth for supporting best in the area. room for the campaign talk at the Sun Inn the events and giving us the space to Our next stop was in Scarborough in Hulverstone, and some interesting peddle our campaigns. Thanks to the where SAS supporters even got the issues on wave access, shipping practices Eden Project for providing a fantastic chance to test the Eden eco-boards in and CSOs came up. We’ll be following these quiver of boards for our supporters to some windy and mushy waves. Even up with local supporters. test ride. though the waves weren’t great, The final night saw a poor turnout in everyone loved the boards and were Plymouth, probably due to the event being hugely impressed at just how far this slap-bang in the middle of the university greener surf technology has already exam period! But we had a great Andy investigating local issues come. The evening’s campaign talk was discussion never-the-less and received in the Isle of Wight very well received and news on local some really positive and constructive © 2009 Barefoot Cellars, Modesto, CA. All Rights Reserved. 208//////PIPELINEPIPELINEPIPELINE/////////777775 7577\\\\\\PIPELINEPIPELINE\\\\\\219

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>>>>>>> NEWS meet a member >>>>>>> BAREFOOT FRIENDLY Making Beaches TMOUR SCHEDUEETL EA MEMBER Rep CandidaJoin us for SASt’s es national beach Date town beach BBQ Quiz & sampling Barefoot clean tour 3pm – 5pm 5pm – 6pm 6.30pm onwards) Wed, 29th July Newquay Fistral Beach (South end) 5pm – 6pm Windswept Café on South Fistral Beach Off Esplanade Road FSriendelecly int 2009ed!Eco lodge luxury for new reps Pentire, Newquay >>CThisandidates July we’ll be hitting theselected road Porthcawl, Bournemouth, Brighton, to break down and pollutes three litres Cornwall, TR7 1QA again to onhelp another extend anti-marine litter tour Cromer and Tynemouth and, in total, of seawater. When you imagine the toSAS make ’sour reach beaches even more we collected an amazing 1.2 tonnes of thousands of cigarette butts we pick Thurs, 30th July Croyde Baggy Point end 5pm – 6pm The Manor Pub barefoot friendly. Teaming up with key litter off these beaches. A huge up at pretty much every beach you can 39 St Marys Road supporters>>We are delighted Barefoot to announceWine, we’ll our be percentage of this litter was plastic, see what a persistent problem just Croyde, Devon, EX33 1PG visitingselections 6 oflocations candidates around for SAS the regional country ranging from the tiny plastic pellets we these items can be. toreps help who clean have upall beenbeaches invited with to ourthe help call mermaid’s tears right up to plastic This year we want to make sure the Fri, 31st July Bournemouth By Bournemouth Pier 5pm – 6pm Bar Vin oftraining local eventvolunteers. in September We’ll also at the try amazing to bottles and other large items. Not only Barefoot Friendly tour has an even 163-167 Old Christchurch Rd educateRosehill eco-lodges as many peopleat Porthtowan, as possible are these plastics and other litter bigger impact, so our targets to beat Bournemouth, BH1 1JU aboutCornwall. the The issue following of marine candidates litter andhave items unsightly but they also cause are 400 volunteers and 1.2tonnes of howbeen everyonechosen to takecan thedo theirSAS campaign bit to help to the death of thousands of marine litter! We want to leave the beaches Sat, 1st August Llangennith Hill End Campsite 5pm – 6pm The King’s Head Hotel solvethe next the level problem. in their Ifarea. you live at one of animals, fish and birds every year looking much better than when we Llangennith, Swansea, West the tour stops, or will be there on through ingestion and entanglement. arrive and make sure the anti-marine Names? generally involve good Tell us about your Pease Bay,Glamorgan, East Lothian. SA3 1HX holiday, please come along to join our NorthernIt’s worth reminding Ireland you that – even TBC litter message is spread during the Brian, Vicky and Eve Hope friends or family enjoying latest project/s or As a family we have been beach cleaning efforts to give the smallest of items can pose a toxic course of the beach clean. We’re Sun,Allen 2nd August Saltburn food and honestBy the pier news: 5pm – 6pm really inspiredSaltburn-by-Sea: by the set up something back to our coastline. Glasgowhazard to wildlife – R uthand potentially Carruthers counting on your support to help us Ages? conversation with the wee Campaigning with SAS for of the TubestationCommunity in Room Last summer we had over 400 Edinburghhumans. One cigarette – Alistair butt is made Steele up clean up the beaches at the locations 37, 38 & 4 and a half. small hours beckoning… all year round tertiary Polzeath, Cornwall. Foreshore, That has volunteers join us at Porthtowan, Tynemouthof 12,000 plastic –fibres, Owain takes 15 Dyearsavies listed on the right. Location? Low tide? When Vicky treatment at Belhaven and got us thinkingLower a Promenadelot… Saltburn – Nick Noble Edinburgh (but surf & play on suffered post viral fatigue. Barefoot Beach Clean Mon,the beach 3rd August:at Belhaven Brighton or Who or whMaderiaat is your Drive, Yellowave 5pm – 6pm Barefoot Bar, NIVEA SUN Scarborough – Steve Crawford Tour:Cromer crew last summer Midlands – Martin Poyntz-Roberts Pease Bay in East Lothian) inspiration? Yellowave Beach The Wirral (North Wales) – Ingrid Griffiths Occupations? When we’re in or near the Sports Venue Mid Wales – Ross Beese and Alice Middleton Brian: Chartered Surveyor sea we can’t help but be Madeira Drive , Brighton South Wales - Elliot Dudley Vicky: Artist and Community aware of its vastness. In a EducationThe beach Worker cleaning activities willbig way it makessocialize us feeland verydiscuss the afternoon’s Litter Petition at http://petitions. London – David Tudor commenceEve: About toat start3pm schooland go on forsmall. It refreshes,achievements. At 6.30pm, we’ll all then number10.gov.uk/marine-litter/ North Devon – Mikey Corker approximatelyHow long have 2hours. you been Volunteers invigorates will move and cleanses. on to a local All hostelry for the SAS Space will be limited at each of our Cromer – Louis Hudson congregatemembers of at SAS 3pm?Four at the years. SAS mini-of those thingsquiz, make Barefoot us Wine sampling and your tour stops and we’d be grateful if you Bristol – Giles Watson marqueeWhy did you on the join beach SAS? to collectthink their there chance must be to a winGod some fantastic prizes. could email or call us to book your Brighton – Aaron Jennings complimentarySam Christopherson Barefoot/SAS of Coast Volunteerand our faithThis is willour give all our supporters the place in advance. Please email Andy Bournemouth – Chris Ranford t-shirt,2 Coast andorganised receive a allSurf equipment inspiration and chanceand anchor to kick in the back and get to know Cummins on [email protected] or call Isle of Wight – Joe Caudwell instructionsRelief/SAS fundraiser about the after activity. high and lowlike-minded tides of life. surfers from the area. us on 01872 555 950. Channel Islands – Martin Brouard Everyonethe 2004 Tsunami. will then Thatbe sent out toWh scourat’s yourWe favourite really hope you’ll join us for one everyinspired corner us to ofjoin. the beach for a acouplelbum/fi lofm/book? these free, fun, informative and We’re looking forward to meeting all for more info on our reps and how to in your area! Make sure you make ofWh hours.en & where were you Brian: “Hey!important Nostradamus” events. Your support is what our new candidates in person and get in touch with them. After our contact your rep to develop local lastAs ain thank the water? you to our volunteers,by Douglas makes Coupland. these events a success and helping hone their skills to take the training sessions in September, they campaign ideas, organise events and BarefootPolzeath, willCornwall be hosting – all of a us beach Vicky: BBQ “Janeenables Eyre” usby to tackle marine litter as it campaign outback to all corners of the will be fully equipped to mobilise protect your beaches, waves and at- last the Sunday. SAS marquee from 5pm-6pmCharlotte to Brontehits our beaches. In the meantime, country. Please check www.sas.org.uk actions, events and much, much more wildlife as far as possible. giveHigh everyonetide?So many the chance - they to relax,Eve: This changesplease make weekly! sure you sign our Marine

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PIPELINE 77.indd 18-1910-11 16/7/09 08:32:3608:31:51 >>>>>>> NEWS meet a member >>>>>>> BAREFOOT FRIENDLY Making Beaches TMOUR SCHEDUEETL EA MEMBER Rep CandidaJoin us for SASt’s es national beach Date town beach BBQ Quiz & sampling Barefoot clean tour 3pm – 5pm 5pm – 6pm 6.30pm onwards) Wed, 29th July Newquay Fistral Beach (South end) 5pm – 6pm Windswept Café on South Fistral Beach Off Esplanade Road SFriendelecly int 2009ed!Eco lodge luxury for new reps Pentire, Newquay C>>Thisandidates July we’ll be hitting theselected road Porthcawl, Bournemouth, Brighton, to break down and pollutes three litres Cornwall, TR7 1QA againto onhelp another extend anti-marine litter tour Cromer and Tynemouth and, in total, of seawater. When you imagine the SASto make ’sour reach beaches even more we collected an amazing 1.2 tonnes of thousands of cigarette butts we pick Thurs, 30th July Croyde Baggy Point end 5pm – 6pm The Manor Pub barefoot friendly. Teaming up with key litter off these beaches. A huge up at pretty much every beach you can 39 St Marys Road >>supportersWe are delighted Barefoot to announceWine, we’ll our be percentage of this litter was plastic, see what a persistent problem just Croyde, Devon, EX33 1PG selectionsvisiting 6 oflocations candidates around for SAS the regional country ranging from the tiny plastic pellets we these items can be. repsto help who clean have upall beenbeaches invited with to ourthe help call mermaid’s tears right up to plastic This year we want to make sure the Fri, 31st July Bournemouth By Bournemouth Pier 5pm – 6pm Bar Vin trainingof local eventvolunteers. in September We’ll also at the try amazing to bottles and other large items. Not only Barefoot Friendly tour has an even 163-167 Old Christchurch Rd Rosehilleducate eco-lodges as many peopleat Porthtowan, as possible are these plastics and other litter bigger impact, so our targets to beat Bournemouth, BH1 1JU Cornwall.about the The issue following of marine candidates litter andhave items unsightly but they also cause are 400 volunteers and 1.2tonnes of beenhow everyonechosen to takecan thedo theirSAS campaign bit to help to the death of thousands of marine litter! We want to leave the beaches Sat, 1st August Llangennith Hill End Campsite 5pm – 6pm The King’s Head Hotel thesolve next the level problem. in their Ifarea. you live at one of animals, fish and birds every year looking much better than when we Llangennith, Swansea, West the tour stops, or will be there on through ingestion and entanglement. arrive and make sure the anti-marine Names? generally involve good Tell us about your Pease Bay,Glamorgan, East Lothian. SA3 1HX holiday, please come along to join our NorthernIt’s worth reminding Ireland you that – even TBC litter message is spread during the Brian, Vicky and Eve Hope friends or family enjoying latest project/s or As a family we have been beach cleaning efforts to give the smallest of items can pose a toxic course of the beach clean. We’re Sun,Allen 2nd August Saltburn food and honestBy the pier news: 5pm – 6pm really inspiredSaltburn-by-Sea: by the set up something back to our coastline. Glasgowhazard to wildlife – R uthand potentially Carruthers counting on your support to help us Ages? conversation with the wee Campaigning with SAS for of the TubestationCommunity in Room Last summer we had over 400 Edinburghhumans. One cigarette – Alistair butt is made Steele up clean up the beaches at the locations 37, 38 & 4 and a half. small hours beckoning… all year round tertiary Polzeath, Cornwall. Foreshore, That has volunteers join us at Porthtowan, Tynemouthof 12,000 plastic –fibres, Owain takes 15 Dyearsavies listed on the right. Location? Low tide? When Vicky treatment at Belhaven and got us thinkingLower a Promenadelot… Saltburn – Nick Noble Edinburgh (but surf & play on suffered post viral fatigue. Barefoot Beach Clean Mon,the beach 3rd August:at Belhaven Brighton or Who or whMaderiaat is your Drive, Yellowave 5pm – 6pm Barefoot Bar, NIVEA SUN Scarborough – Steve Crawford Tour:Cromer crew last summer Midlands – Martin Poyntz-Roberts Pease Bay in East Lothian) inspiration? Yellowave Beach The Wirral (North Wales) – Ingrid Griffiths Occupations? When we’re in or near the Sports Venue Mid Wales – Ross Beese and Alice Middleton Brian: Chartered Surveyor sea we can’t help but be Madeira Drive , Brighton South Wales - Elliot Dudley Vicky: Artist and Community aware of its vastness. In a EducationThe beach Worker cleaning activities willbig way it makessocialize us feeland verydiscuss the afternoon’s Litter Petition at http://petitions. London – David Tudor commenceEve: About toat start3pm schooland go on forsmall. It refreshes,achievements. At 6.30pm, we’ll all then number10.gov.uk/marine-litter/ North Devon – Mikey Corker approximatelyHow long have 2hours. you been Volunteers invigorates will move and cleanses. on to a local All hostelry for the SAS Space will be limited at each of our Cromer – Louis Hudson congregatemembers of at SAS 3pm?Four at the years. SAS mini-of those thingsquiz, make Barefoot us Wine sampling and your tour stops and we’d be grateful if you Bristol – Giles Watson marqueeWhy did you on the join beach SAS? to collectthink their there chance must be to a winGod some fantastic prizes. could email or call us to book your Brighton – Aaron Jennings complimentarySam Christopherson Barefoot/SAS of Coast Volunteerand our faithThis is willour give all our supporters the place in advance. Please email Andy Bournemouth – Chris Ranford t-shirt,2 Coast andorganised receive a allSurf equipment inspiration and chanceand anchor to kick in the back and get to know Cummins on [email protected] or call Isle of Wight – Joe Caudwell instructionsRelief/SAS fundraiser about the after activity. high and lowlike-minded tides of life. surfers from the area. us on 01872 555 950. Channel Islands – Martin Brouard Everyonethe 2004 Tsunami. will then Thatbe sent out toWh scourat’s yourWe favourite really hope you’ll join us for one everyinspired corner us to ofjoin. the beach for a acouplelbum/fi lofm/book? these free, fun, informative and We’re looking forward to meeting all for more info on our reps and how to in your area! Make sure you make ofWh hours.en & where were you Brian: “Hey!important Nostradamus” events. Your support is what our new candidates in person and get in touch with them. After our contact your rep to develop local lastAs ain thank the water? you to our volunteers,by Douglas makes Coupland. these events a success and helping hone their skills to take the training sessions in September, they campaign ideas, organise events and BarefootPolzeath, willCornwall be hosting – all of a us beach Vicky: BBQ “Janeenables Eyre” usby to tackle marine litter as it campaign outback to all corners of the will be fully equipped to mobilise protect your beaches, waves and at- last the Sunday. SAS marquee from 5pm-6pmCharlotte to Brontehits our beaches. In the meantime, country. Please check www.sas.org.uk actions, events and much, much more wildlife as far as possible. giveHigh everyonetide?So many the chance - they to relax,Eve: This changesplease make weekly! sure you sign our Marine

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>>Within the new Protect Our Waves (POW) campaign, we have Clogged CSO in Cornwall after discharging raw sewage published a new scientific report for 2009. The report is guidance for POW offshore renewable developers and highlights sites of special surfing interest that developers should avoid. If the guidance is used On World Ocean Day we unveiled an exciting new effectively it should speed up the consent process for suitable chapter in the history of SAS, with the launch of the offshore developments by providing a more robust Environmental Protect Our Waves (POW) campaign. Impact Assessment (EIA) process. We have consistently supported offshore renewables and believe >>The POW campaign is dedicated to the protection of surf spots. POW will they can play a vital role in meeting the UK’s legally binding strive to protect surf spots from unacceptable levels of environmental commitment to generating 15% of our energy from renewable impact, excessive impacts on wave quality and recreational water users sources by 2020. Our guidance is the first document to really right of access. We recognise the social and economic benefits of surf promote the surfing community as an important stakeholder in spots, to both the surfing and wider communities and the POW campaign will this sector. It identifies which wave resources are important to give SAS the platform to promote this important message. We will use the UK surfing community and where they are situated. our 20 years campaign experience, expertise, reputation and The guidance works within the existing EIA process and so shouldn’t prove to be more contacts to ensure the POW campaign is heard at the highest onerous for the developers. Our new guidance can facilitate offshore renewable levels of Government down to local decision makers. We will developmentsRaw by speedingsewage up the currentmenace consent process for suitable projects. work with, and where necessary against, developers and other CrapWe strongly still exists believe it is in imperative 2009 that any potential impacts on the parties to ensure surf spots get the protection they deserve. nearshore wave climate are considered within the EIA process. This isRed flag due to CSO spilling We have already been working on some of these issues at especially relevant with the larger scale projects proposed in the latest the highest level. SAS’s hard-earned reputation has meant rounds of seabed leasing for offshore energy production. Whilst the initial, that we have been called on to represent surfers on issues Spewingsmaller offshore wave, wind O and tidalu projectst currently! in the water appear that might have fallen outside our previous campaign >>I’m writing this article on July theto have invested negligible in increasing impact on capacity the near at shore all wave climate to date, larger remit. POW means that we can dedicate campaign time to 3rd. My fingers are crossed that projectssewage have thetreatment potential works to have to cope larger with impacts. protecting the resources we all love, waves, whilst Andy Murray makes it into the Surfingstorms is a thatwell-established would only happen sport in a fewmany regions of the UK, providing continuing to work tirelessly on protecting your health and Wimbledon final later today. great economictimes a year. and social benefits to the surfing and wider community. It is the marine environment. It’s important that you know this Yesterday, after weeks of droughtestimated So, that back over to 1% our of visitthe UK to populationthe CSO surf. In 2004 surfing brought in is an expansion of the campaign remit. We are not dropping conditions we had a decent over £64 yesterday.million to the We Cornish knew that economy, the drains as well as providing over 1,600 jobs. any of our current campaigns and we will be soon be downpour of rain. Typical WimbledonHowever, withpictured larger here scale were projects clear being the day encouraged, these SAS images.are concerned They wereany outraged looking to recruit a new campaigner to help with the weather. After the rain we wentpossible to impactbefore. on the So surfeverything resource in and this surfing shot communityand the is red being flag overlooked. went straight back increased workload. check a local CSO. Offshore renewablewas just developers a few hours embracing old. Some this newof guidanceup! will ensure that the The increased workload will come from CSO doesn’t stand for Crapsurfing Spewing resource the and sanitary the surfing waste community was so recent are thewell engagedAs our with supporters, the EIA process you know we are you, our members. Just as we need you to Out but it might as well.and A any CSO potential is a impactspackaging can bewas highlighted in perfect earlycondition on and hopefullya small avoided. team and we can’t physically inform us of any pollution incidents, we also Combined Sewage andThe Stormwater guidance can be readand theon our cotton website on the and cotton we are bud posting a hardcheck copy every to all CSO offshore in the country after need you to inform us of any waves that Overflow drainrenewable and a CSO’s developers purpose as wellsticks as the still relevant had earwax industry on andit! Who Government rain bodies. (there are over 22,000 CSOs in need protecting. You are our best resource. is to act as an emergency exit for puts this stuff down the toilet still? the UK). But you can help. To find As much as we’d love to have intimate raw sewage and rainwater if a Think before you flush! This is out if a CSO impacts on your local knowledge of every wave in the country, sewage pumping station or evidence that this CSO has suffered a surf spot or bathing water, Google the majority of our campaigning treatment works is over capacity. major discharge of raw sewage into a the Environment Agency’s “What’s in happens behind a computer or on the Without CSOsP sewageOW could end up river G that comesuidance out into a popular my back yard” and look up water phone. So be an active participant in coming back out of our toilets. So CSOs surfing and bathing beach. quality. Once you know where it is the Protect Our Wave campaign and are obviously a vital part of our We went to investigate at the you can investigate after heavy rain, keep us informed of issues all sewerage infrastructure. However, all beach. As we arrived at the beach giving you an idea of what you are campaign issues in your area. over the countryF we knowor they are used theO sea conditionsffshore were very calm exposing yourself to before the first far too often to dispose of raw sewage but the red flag was flying. That duck dive. rather than treating the sewage, soon came down after a chap from If you see signs of a sewage spill ensuring it is safe to discharge into our the local water company came out of call the Environment Agency’s (EA) rivers and seas. In theory, RCSOs shouldenewab the lifeguard hut. The lifeguards had pollutionle hotline on 0800 80 70 60 discharge 3 times a year, which we think been told that there hadn’t been a and the SAS pollution hotline on would be a fair compromise. To ensure spill and there shouldn’t be a 01872 555 950. We’ll help chase the CSOs never spill would takeD billionseve problem. Wel showedo the lifeguardsp ersEA with you. 12///PIPELINE///77 77\\\PIPELINE\\\1317

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>>Within the new Protect Our Waves (POW) campaign, we have Clogged CSO in Cornwall after discharging raw sewage published a new scientific report for 2009. The report is guidance for POW offshore renewable developers and highlights sites of special surfing interest that developers should avoid. If the guidance is used On World Ocean Day we unveiled an exciting new effectively it should speed up the consent process for suitable chapter in the history of SAS, with the launch of the offshore developments by providing a more robust Environmental Protect Our Waves (POW) campaign. Impact Assessment (EIA) process. We have consistently supported offshore renewables and believe >>The POW campaign is dedicated to the protection of surf spots. POW will they can play a vital role in meeting the UK’s legally binding strive to protect surf spots from unacceptable levels of environmental commitment to generating 15% of our energy from renewable impact, excessive impacts on wave quality and recreational water users sources by 2020. Our guidance is the first document to really right of access. We recognise the social and economic benefits of surf promote the surfing community as an important stakeholder in spots, to both the surfing and wider communities and the POW campaign will this sector. It identifies which wave resources are important to give SAS the platform to promote this important message. We will use the UK surfing community and where they are situated. our 20 years campaign experience, expertise, reputation and The guidance works within the existing EIA process and so shouldn’t prove to be more contacts to ensure the POW campaign is heard at the highest onerous for the developers. Our new guidance can facilitate offshore renewable levels of Government down to local decision makers. We will developmentsRaw by speedingsewage up the currentmenace consent process for suitable projects. work with, and where necessary against, developers and other CrapWe strongly still exists believe it is in imperative 2009 that any potential impacts on the parties to ensure surf spots get the protection they deserve. nearshore wave climate are considered within the EIA process. This isRed flag due to CSO spilling We have already been working on some of these issues at especially relevant with the larger scale projects proposed in the latest the highest level. SAS’s hard-earned reputation has meant rounds of seabed leasing for offshore energy production. Whilst the initial, that we have been called on to represent surfers on issues Spewingsmaller offshore wave, wind O and tidalu projectst currently! in the water appear that might have fallen outside our previous campaign >>I’m writing this article on July theto have invested negligible in increasing impact on capacity the near at shore all wave climate to date, larger remit. POW means that we can dedicate campaign time to 3rd. My fingers are crossed that projectssewage have thetreatment potential works to have to cope larger with impacts. protecting the resources we all love, waves, whilst Andy Murray makes it into the Surfingstorms is a thatwell-established would only happen sport in a fewmany regions of the UK, providing continuing to work tirelessly on protecting your health and Wimbledon final later today. great economictimes a year. and social benefits to the surfing and wider community. It is the marine environment. It’s important that you know this Yesterday, after weeks of droughtestimated So, that back over to 1% our of visitthe UK to populationthe CSO surf. In 2004 surfing brought in is an expansion of the campaign remit. We are not dropping conditions we had a decent over £64 yesterday.million to the We Cornish knew that economy, the drains as well as providing over 1,600 jobs. any of our current campaigns and we will be soon be downpour of rain. Typical WimbledonHowever, withpictured larger here scale were projects clear being the day encouraged, these SAS images.are concerned They wereany outraged looking to recruit a new campaigner to help with the weather. After the rain we wentpossible to impactbefore. on the So surfeverything resource in and this surfing shot communityand the is red being flag overlooked. went straight back increased workload. check a local CSO. Offshore renewablewas just developers a few hours embracing old. Some this newof guidanceup! will ensure that the The increased workload will come from CSO doesn’t stand for Crapsurfing Spewing resource the and sanitary the surfing waste community was so recent are thewell engagedAs our with supporters, the EIA process you know we are you, our members. Just as we need you to Out but it might as well.and A any CSO potential is a impactspackaging can bewas highlighted in perfect earlycondition on and hopefullya small avoided. team and we can’t physically inform us of any pollution incidents, we also Combined Sewage andThe Stormwater guidance can be readand theon our cotton website on the and cotton we are bud posting a hardcheck copy every to all CSO offshore in the country after need you to inform us of any waves that Overflow drainrenewable and a CSO’s developers purpose as wellsticks as the still relevant had earwax industry on andit! Who Government rain bodies. (there are over 22,000 CSOs in need protecting. You are our best resource. is to act as an emergency exit for puts this stuff down the toilet still? the UK). But you can help. To find As much as we’d love to have intimate raw sewage and rainwater if a Think before you flush! This is out if a CSO impacts on your local knowledge of every wave in the country, sewage pumping station or evidence that this CSO has suffered a surf spot or bathing water, Google the majority of our campaigning treatment works is over capacity. major discharge of raw sewage into a the Environment Agency’s “What’s in happens behind a computer or on the Without CSOsP sewageOW could end up river G that comesuidance out into a popular my back yard” and look up water phone. So be an active participant in coming back out of our toilets. So CSOs surfing and bathing beach. quality. Once you know where it is the Protect Our Wave campaign and are obviously a vital part of our We went to investigate at the you can investigate after heavy rain, keep us informed of issues all sewerage infrastructure. However, all beach. As we arrived at the beach giving you an idea of what you are campaign issues in your area. over the countryF we knowor they are used theO sea conditionsffshore were very calm exposing yourself to before the first far too often to dispose of raw sewage but the red flag was flying. That duck dive. rather than treating the sewage, soon came down after a chap from If you see signs of a sewage spill ensuring it is safe to discharge into our the local water company came out of call the Environment Agency’s (EA) rivers and seas. In theory, RCSOs shouldenewab the lifeguard hut. The lifeguards had pollutionle hotline on 0800 80 70 60 discharge 3 times a year, which we think been told that there hadn’t been a and the SAS pollution hotline on would be a fair compromise. To ensure spill and there shouldn’t be a 01872 555 950. We’ll help chase the CSOs never spill would takeD billionseve problem. Wel showedo the lifeguardsp ersEA with you. 12///PIPELINE///77 77\\\PIPELINE\\\1713

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>>>>>>> campaign report campaign report >>>>>>>

Amazing show of support to increase access to Broad POW’s First Action Bench >>The first action within the new water for the mass paddle out. The firing range. Bench users led by the infamous Guy campaign, autograph the card and news on our website on this issue. To Protect Our Waves (POW) campaign action cumulated in a mass call on the We are calling on the Secretary of Penwarden. Together SAS and ABBA help the POW Broad Bench campaign everyone that turned up, we can’t received an unprecedented level of Secretary of State for Defence to allow State for Defence to implement our worked tirelessly to ensure this action by sending off your message today. thank you enough. Together we support on International Surfing Day, surfers’ access to Broad Bench, a compromise, changing where the MoD was a serious show of support and The action really struck a chord with created an action that could not be June the 20th. We arrived at special wave found on the outer currently fire from. This will in turn strength across the whole watersports the press. Obviously the watersports ignored, forcing this issue onto the Kimmeridge with 2 vanloads of Cornish boundary of a Ministry of Defence change the direction of the MoD’s firing community. We were press was fantastic at Secretary of State For Defence’s campaigners and were greeted with a (MoD) firing range. and could leave Broad Bench outside stoked to see surfers Unprecedented helping us promote agenda. It’s impossible to thank vast sea of fully loaded VW vans. Such Broad Bench is a quality wave in the boundary of the firing range. It will stand shoulder to levels of support this action and the everyone individually, but special was the excitement surrounding this Kimmeridge Bay, described by many as not impact on the MoD’s use of the shoulder with body on International wider POW issue. But thanks goes out to: Greg Martin for action, people had camped out one of Britain’s best. Unfortunately it firing range, leaving surfers and boarders, wind surfers, SurfingD ay the mainstream some great shots. Charlie Chambers overnight to be involved from the falls right on the outer boundary of a waveriders with 100% access to kayakers, stand up media, local and and Ali Bendall for the fantastic start. Others supporters had cut MoD firing range. We are not asking the Broadbench and the MoD full use of paddle boarders and kite surfers. national, radio, papers and TV all loved campaign film of the day that you can holidays short and travelled down MoD to reduce their use of this their range. Everyone who turned up signed one the action and we secured some all see online. The Cornish from North Devon, but the prize for the important firing range. However, we The local campaign group, Access of the POW campaign postcards and prime time coverage, taking this issue campaigners Jake and Sam Boex, furthest travelled supporters goes to believe there is a compromise that will Broad Bench Association (ABBA) has we’re still sending off a huge stack of to a huge audience. Chris Ryan, Dave Forster, Bentley the family from the Midlands. In total ensure surfers and waveriders can have been fantastic in raising awareness these campaign postcards daily to the The campaign is moving on behind Orchard, Tom Haydan, Chris Bentley over 350 people turned up to support 100% access to Broad Bench without amongst the local water users. ABBA Secretary of State. You can find one the scenes and by the time Pipeline Simon and Elle Minchin. Of course the the action with most getting into the impacting on the MoD’s full use of the are a very passionate bunch of Broad in your copy of Pipeline so join the reaches you there should be more whole ABBA team were a great help!

Signedcampaign postcard on its way tothe Secretary of The ring of support for State forDefence the Broad Bench campaign

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