17th July 2008
Organisers make final preparations for the White Stuff Surf Relief Festival next Saturday.
Final preparations are underway for the biggest event ever to be held at Watergate Bay - the White Stuff Surf Relief Festival on Saturday 26th July.
Combining a packed schedule of family games and activities, a pro surfing competition and surf lifesaving tournaments, the day culminates with the Sunset Sessions - a live music festival headlined by the Stereo MCs which will take place on a purpose-built stage right on the beach.
Advance tickets are still available for the event from the Hall for Cornwall box office (www.hallforcornwall.co.uk or 01872 262466) priced £10 (£5 for under 16s). As well as entry to the Sunset Sessions music arena, all ticket holders for the White Stuff Surf Relief Festival will receive a goody bag worth over £20 containing a White Stuff t-shirt, fan, cereal bar and other treats.
“We’re really looking forward to what is set to be by far the biggest Surf Relief festival yet,” said Dave Manley, Chairman of charity Surf Relief UK.
“The organising team have put in a huge amount of work to make this event happen, and we are hoping to raise significant funds for Surf Relief’s ‘Project Surfable’ which introduces disabled children and young people to the sport of surfing - an experience which for many can be life-changing.”
The action starts at 9.00am as some of the country’s leading pro surfers take to the waves of Cornwall’s Watergate Bay for the first heats of the UK Pro Surf Tour.
Then at 11.00am Project ‘Surfable’ 2008 - the reason for the event itself - is launched. Instructors from a national network of surf schools will be running demonstration surfing lessons for disabled and disadvantaged children and young people.
With the surfing events in full swing, the White Stuff Surf Relief Festival officially begins at 12.00pm, with a host of activities for children and families taking place on the sand.
In the White Stuff arena, a feast of children’s activities will be led by Julia Tooley of Busy Bodies. In addition to running their unique children’s parties at intervals throughout the day, Busy Bodies have enlisted experts in other fields to ensure that children have a fantastic time.
Newquay’s Heron Centre will be running beach tennis which will be staffed by their county and national level coaches. Mime artists will offer the mysterious and there will be a hip hop dance workshop for those who are more energetic. There will also be face painters, a bouncy castle and the chance to learn circus skills, plus a beach volleyball demonstration and workshop.
The Sunset Sessions begin at 5.00pm with Brighton band The Wonderfuls, who open a packed bill which includes Cornwall’s Glass Shark, Australian bluesman Ash Grunwald, The Rumble Strips, and ending with UK hip-hop pioneers the Stereo MCs.
Schedule for Saturday 26th July
9.00am Surfing competition: UK Pro Surf Tour. First heats in the water.
11am-3pm Surfing sessions for disabled/disadvantaged young people.
12.00pm OFFICIAL START.
12.00pm Beach events start in the White Stuff arena - children’s activities, beach volleyball.
1.30-2.30pm Iron Man & Diamond Lady heats and finals.
1.30pm Blue Reef Aquarium Rockpool Roadshow.
2.30pm Children’s beach flags event (in the event arena).
2.30pm Surf lifesaving relay events (surf lifesaving area).
3.00pm Surfing: Junior U16 Final.
3.20pm Surfing: Women’s final.
3.30pm Blue Reef Aquarium Rockpool Roadshow.
3.40pm Surfing: Open final.
4.00pm Live music warm-up act: Hold Fire.
4.30pm Skydivers parachute onto beach (Cornish Parachute Club).
4.40pm Presentations – surfing/other events.
5.10pm Sunset Sessions start: The Wonderfuls.
5.55pm Sunset Sessions: Glass Shark
6.50pm Sunset Sessions: Ash Grunwald
7.55pm Sunset Sessions: The Rumble Strips
8.55pm Sunset Sessions: Stereo MCs
10.00pm Live music finishes.
ENDS
Media Accreditation
Members of the media wishing to attend the White Stuff Surf Relief Festival are invited to pre-register for media accreditation and free entry to the Sunset Sessions music arena in the evening. Please email Jim Michell at Barefoot Media (jim@barefootmedia.co.uk) with your name, email, contact phone number and the organisation you represent. If you require free car parking please include the vehicle registration number (if known). The car park is located 200m up the hill on the west side of Watergate Bay (free parking is not available in the carparks operated by Restormel B.C. or The Hotel & Extreme Academy).
Press Call - Launch of ‘Project Surfable’
Time: 11.00am on Saturday 26th July, Watergate Bay.
Location: Surf Relief marquee on the beach, Watergate Bay, Cornwall.
Charity Surf Relief UK’s ‘Project Surfable’ is launched, as 20 disabled children and young people take part in special surfing lessons with instructors from a network of UK surf schools. Journalists are invited to meet Dave Manley, Chairman of Surf Relief UK, and find out more about the project’s aims.
Photo call - Skydivers parachute onto the beach.
Time: 4.30pm on Saturday 26th July, Watergate Bay.
Location: on the beach, Watergate Bay, Cornwall.
A team of four skydivers from the Cornish Parachute Club at Perranporth (www.cornishparachuteclub.co.uk) will jump from the skies to launch the start of the Sunset Sessions, an evening of live music headlined by the Stereo MC’s. With over 15,000 jumps between them, the experienced team includes father and son Dave and Ben Wood (both ex RAF), and Paul Yeoman who has won over 20 national competitions and a bronze medal for Great Britain at the 2004 World Cup.
Images
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Notes For Editors
Surf Relief UK was set up to help co-ordinate the UK surfing community’s response to the Asian tsunami of Boxing Day 2004. Having experienced the generosity of the surfing community, organisers realised that there was potential to raise further funds for other projects by acting as the UK’s surfing charity. Project ‘Surfable’ introduces disabled young people to the sport of surfing - for many a life changing experience - by funding subsidised lessons through a network of established surf schools around the country.
White Stuff, the fashion lifestyle clothing label, are sponsors of the Extreme Academy and supply staff uniforms for The Hotel & Extreme Academy, Watergate Bay, and Fifteen Cornwall. Founded in 1985, the company have 45 White Stuff shops and over 100 wholesale outlets throughout the UK, as well as a website and mail order business. The brand is definitely fashion for lovers not victims – and this is reflected in the relaxed styling, lovely detailing and discreet branding on their quality clothing.
Fifteen Cornwall opened on 18th May 2006. The restaurant offers an innovative menu of the best seasonal and local produce, a relaxed atmosphere, talented chefs and an incredible view over a beautiful two-mile beach. Fifteen Cornwall is dedicated to the same inspirational social enterprise goals set out by Jamie Oliver and the team at Fifteen London. Each year the restaurant gives up to 20 trainee chefs a unique opportunity to turn their lives around. All profits from Fifteen Cornwall go to the registered charity the Cornwall Foundation of Promise.
The Extreme Academy, Watergate Bay is one of Britain’s leading venues for beach sports and events. Founded in 1999, the Extreme Academy comprises specialist schools for surfing, kitesurfing, waveski, stand-up paddlesurf and mountainboarding; technical equipment hire; and the Extreme Store, stocking a wide range of clothing and technical equipment. The Beach Hut, located on the ground floor of the Extreme Academy, is well known as Cornwall’s coolest beach hangout, and a great place to eat.
The Hotel, Watergate Bay has emerged from a £2 million programme of investment as a must-visit beach destination. With the public areas and bedrooms all refurbished in the past three years, the décor is beach house chic throughout. The contemporary modern look, award-winning dining and relaxed atmosphere are only topped by The Hotel’s unbeatable location right on the beach.
Media Contact - PR on behalf of the White Stuff Surf Relief Festival.
Jim Michell at Barefoot Media -
Telephone: +44 (0)1208 895089 Email: jim@barefootmedia.co.uk
Sam Pow - Telephone: 07957 231314 Email: sampow@mac.com
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