Surf Action - Supporting Combat Veterans

As part of the National Campaign for Camelot, Surf Action was chosen to be part of this and we were stoked to have local snapper Tup Newman come along last Friday and take some great shots. Here's one we got with the sculpture that was created and used in the National Advert. Great shot of the Van, my hair and the surfing gods behind!! ...

Myself, Rich, Chris Hines and Andy Snapes from WWA had a  great evening with Air Vice Marshall Morris, Station Commander House and his team on Wednesday evening up on the base at St Mawgan. The dinners was superb and the evening built some new relationships and opportunities. We really did not know what to expect. SW Lottery Director Mark Cotton was bombarded with shouts for more funding which he graciously fended off with some amazing advice, the AVM was generous in his advice and offers of support and the Station Commander  'sheds' was liking to a laid back surfer without a care in...

Last weekend Myself and Rich and our partners travelled to the big city, not Truro, but London to find out if we had won the National Lottery Awards. We were all treated to a beautiful hotel, The Grange Tower Bridge, food and beverages and it was a fantastic experience. There were 800 entries to the awards over seven areas.

Hi All, sorry for the lack of blogs this past month it has been a hectic one. Firstly the meeting today is as usual at Gwithian beach 12.30 Sunset Surf Cafe.  I will do a full run down of the months activities here for you later today and there will be some new galleries going up soon. Please keep voting for us on the Natwest Community force project, I believe voting finishes next week.  Fingers crossed for two weeks time, November 5th when we find out the results of the National Lottery Awards. Thanks again for everyones support....

Surf Action would like to thank everyone who show us their support and dedication. The money we won on the 'Holding out for a Hero' show last night means we can continue our work helping the veterans and their families. The other charities on the programme are also such great causes and we wish them all the best in their projects.  Please don't forget to continue voting for us for the final of the National Lottery Award. Public voting for the final starts at 9am on 2 September and ends at midday on 26 September. The public can vote for Surf Action by calling 0844 836 9705 or going onlin...

Last week was again humbling and inspiring for all of us at Surf Action.

The Not Forgotten Association has been taking injured servicemen and women on adventure trips and holidays for 91 years. This past week eight injured soldiers were brought to Cornwall by the charity to try their hand at surfing with local charity Surf Action.

Soldiers injured in a variety conflicts surfed for the first time. Among others, Royal Irish Rangers Pat Glennon and Simon Ugavule both suffered shrapnel wounds in the same blast in Afghanistan this year and had been invited to Cornwall by Events Director Rosie Thompson who is responsible for providing cheer and entertainment for injured soldiers and has been in this role for 14 years is an absolute legend and helps those who often need this type of activity to rebuild confidence and esteem.

Surf Action and the Not Forgotten Last week was again humbling and inspiring for all of us at Surf Action. The Not Forgotten Association has been taking injured servicemen and women on adventure trips and holidays for 91 years. This past week eight injured soldiers were brought to Cornwall by the charity to try their hand at surfing with local charity Surf Action. Soldiers injured in a variety conflicts surfed for the first time. Among others, Royal Irish Rangers Pat  and Simon both suffered shrapnel wounds in the same blast in Afghanistan this year and had been invited to Cornwall by Ev...

After a great day at Sennen today it really showed how the Lottery funds are being used. We had a blast in the perfect little waves at Sennen, the waves were perfect for learning and we had some special guests from RAF Boston and RAF St Mawgan and these were welcomed by our usual suspects from our weekly clinics. Great food, great fun and great people, thanks everyone. Photos to come shortly. On that note we have made the finals of the National Lottery Awards and we are now asking for people to vote for us again. We are up against 2 oth Health projects in the UK and the only Cornish project u...

Surf Action is going head-to-head with nine other National Lottery-funded projects in the semi-finals of the National Lottery Awards 2011.

We are one of only 10 projects to make it through in the Best Health Project category in the annual search to find the UK's favourite Lottery-funded projects.