confirms P4R 2010 paddle press…
confirms P4R 2010 paddle press release photo is at The Thatch, Croyde @ 7pm thurs 1st April. Longboards, p4r t’s & hoodies a must! Be there!
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just thought i would repeat my…
just thought i would repeat myself and remind you guys to check out http://www.thesidewalkanthem.com/home.html
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confirms Julie Yount and Stuar…
confirms Julie Yount and Stuart Wills at the 2010 p4r paddle -The Sidewalk Anthem - http://www.thesidewalkanthem.com
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News! Read and come on board! …
News! Read and come on board! http://www.sundaytimes.lk/100321/Sports/spt12.html
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Museum of British Surfing – Pete Robinson
A wee article to read - snagged from Facebook!
Some of you may never have been on Facebook! There are times when i wish i never had! There is a reason for being on it - networking!
Today, that networking brought me to a stand still! A stand still that had me blabbing like a baby! Yep, Sri Lanka breaks me! It brings me to my knees and tears my heart open time and time again! With all its warts I am still drawn to it - the beauty, the innocence and tranquility, the power and grace of mother nature in this far off land.
Be sure that i am in this for the long haul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .probably to my death!
To Pete Robinson - Thank you for reminding me why i do it!
Support your local….
Today at 09:03 on Tuesday March 16th 2010
On May 30th this year there’s a charity paddle from Saunton to Croyde and back to raise funds for the forgotten victims in Sri Lanka of the devastating 2004 tsunami.
It’s run by local North Devon lad Tim Tanton who is one of British surfing’s remarkable characters.
By day a psychiatric nurse (full-on, huh?), and in his ’spare’ time keeps on pushing to raise much needed funds to help people rebuild their lives around the world class right hand point break at Arugam Bay on Sri Lanka’s east coast.
Tim goes out there every year to help with projects such as building fresh water wells, and now teaching the local kids to swim & get into surfing (and form their own national federation).
Check out - http://www.paddle4relief.co.uk
Paddle your heart out for Sri Lanka - poster by Rob Tibbles
You may wonder why, six years on, help is still needed - especially after such a massive international aid effort.
The answer is an awkward truth. Sadly much of that aid never made it to the people who needed it. And worse - allegations of land-grabs and scare tactics to move locals away from the coast and their lives as fishermen, only for the coastal land to be sold off to foreign developers.
As for the international community, sadly there’s always another disaster - Haiti, Chile - and so after an initial push it can be the case that the ‘foreign help’ soon moves on, and the public forgets as the media shifts its attention elsewhere.
But not with Tim and his volunteers, who have built a special bond with the Sri Lankan locals - this little charity is not just helping them rebuild after the tsunami (yes, it’s still needed), they’re helping them improve their lives in subtle, natural ways.
Yours truly surfing Sri Lanka 2005 - 1 year after the tsunami (Photo by Bee)
A year after the tsunami my wife and I travelled to Sri Lanka and saw first hand how little had been done by 2005 to help those who survived the devastation. We were shocked to see people still living in tents by the side of the road in makeshift villages, and talking to locals it seemed the Government just didn’t care.
We were shown nothing but friendship and smiles by a people who had been to hell and back.
The Museum of British Surfing has donated some t-shirts to take out to the Sri Lankan ‘groms’ and we’re working on a few ideas to help further.
I would urge you to support Tim, his volunteers and the Paddle4Relief charity - make a donation or enter the paddle on May 30th if you can.
You can see where the money’s going, and it is making a real difference to people’s lives.
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check out the North Devon Surf…
check out the North Devon Surf Slide show 09 video @ http://www.robtibbles.com/
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For a laugh! Check this video …
For a laugh! Check this video out — 3 bald men and a German go surfing (Aragum Bay - Sri Lanka) http://youtu.be/eJZod6kohdI
Add comment March 10th, 2010
suggests you check out the fir…
suggests you check out the first SFSL press release http://www.globalsurfnews.com/news.asp?Id_news=45694
Add comment March 10th, 2010
-A big thank you to Pete for h…
-A big thank you to Pete for his kind generosity to the young surfers of Arugam Bay, Sri Lanka - http://www.museumofbritishsurfing.org.uk/
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