Surfers Against Sewages (SAS) new campaign Protect Our Waves (POW) had its first action today, The Gathering, a mass paddle out, in association with local campaign group Access BroadBench Associati...
Surfers Against Sewages (SAS) new campaign Protect Our Waves (POW) had its first action today, The Gathering, a mass paddle out, in association with local campaign group Access BroadBench Association (ABBA). Over 350 surfers from across the nation joined SAS and ABBA and paddled out at Kimmeridge Bay on International Surfing Day. The action called on the Secretary of State for Defence to allow surfers access to Broadbench, a special wave found on the outer boundary of a Ministry of Defence (MoD) firing range.
Broadbench is a quality wave in Kimmeridge Bay, described by many as one of Britains best. Unfortunately it falls right on the outer boundary of a MoD firing range. SAS are not asking the MoD to reduce their use of this important firing range. However, SAS believe there is a compromise that will ensure surfers and waveriders can have 100% access to Broadbench without impacting on the MoDs full use of the firing range.
We are calling on the Secretary of State for Defence to implement SASs compromise, changing where the MoD currently fire from. This will in turn change the direction of the MoDs firing and could leave Broadbench outside the boundary of the firing range. It will not impact on the MoDs use of the firing range, leaving surfers and waveriders with 100% access to Broadbench and the MoD full use of their range.
International Surfing Day (ISD), sees surfing events taking place all over the world. There will be events in North and South America, Europe, Asia and Australia but nothing like the Gathering. SAS expect the Gathering to be the best-supported event with over 350 surfers and supporter actively participating at the paddle out protest on ISD.
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Great little film. Proud to be their on the day & well done everyone especially Guy the main man for sticking at it when its been tough going at times. Nice bit part Phil aka Bill Clinton ;-) u muppet!
I wish I could have made it in the morning for the paddle-out, but it was nice to get over on my motorcycle at lunchtime to see just how much support SAS/ABBA had on the day. Well done everyone who participated.
But no reply etc, (not that I thought I would get one or even wanted one as what would getting a letter full of lie's back done?)....any way everyone should take the time to write one letter and send it to the PM, local water board (if they are bad) and local MP every month. I know it seem's like a waste of time but how can anyone sit back and watch our beaches and wildlife die?? we have the best and most beautiful beaches in the world around this country! why ruin them?...PLEASE STOP!!!!!
Yeah man!!! good to see the hard work is still going strong! I remember joining SAS for the first time when I was around 11,( 1991 ish) because I lived and surfed in Porthtowan Cornwall and the state of the beach was normally pretty bad. I went back to Porthtowan 2 years ago for the first time in over a decade and it was worse than I had ever seen it...there must have been over a million tampax tube's just washed up on the beach!, no exaggeration. I wrote a letter to South west water and the PM
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this needs to happen at the pole in freshwater west in wales
exact same situation