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VEE-EVENTS: Surf Relief
This week Vee-TV hits the beach! But it's no holiday, it's
for an extremely good cause. Our intrepid reporters went down to Fistral
Beach in Newquay, Cornwall, to support a fantastic event called Tsunami
Surf Relief UK. Surfers came from all over the country to take part and
Vee-TV was there to find out more.
The circle
of love
Since the tsunami devastated large areas of
Asia on 26 December last year, many thousands of people have desperately
needed support. They've suffered horrific trauma and many have nothing
left and no means of rebuilding their lives. Tsunami
Surf Relief UK (TSRUK) was set up by a group of surfers that have
visited Asia to surf and who now want to help those in need.
Dave Reed of the British
Surfing Association says, 'Many British surfers have spent time in
Asia and know the areas and often the local families affected by this
terrible disaster. They desperately want to show their support and give
something back to those communities and TSRUK will provide a focus for
that. Our aim is to support long-term projects, using our local contacts
and aid organisations on the ground to identify and deliver relief to
specific communities.'
On 9 April, on Fistral Beach, Surf Relief began with a tribute to all
those who died in the tsunami disaster – 20 surfers formed a ‘circle
of love' in the water. They included Dave Manley, Chair of TSRUK;
Phil Williams, head of Christian
Surfers; and British Professional Surf Association champion Alan Stokes.
Everyone, including the many people watching from the beach, observed
a minute's silence in memory of those who died.
Vee-TV caught up with some deaf surfers taking part in the Surf Relief
events. You find out more about the boys and watch them surfing on the
day at Deaf surfer boys.
Surf instructor Becky Price from the Big
Blue Surf School in Bude, Cornwall, put Michelle Roach, Lydia Docker
and Karen Newby through their paces, hoping to get them all seaworthy.
Becky specializes in teaching deaf people the art of surfing. If you fancy
trying your hand at surfing, you could start by reading ten
top tips from the Big Blue Surf School.
Surf Relief turned out to be fantastically successful day – raising
an amazing £10,000! You can see some pictures of the day, including
the girls' surf lessons, in our gallery.
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