ISSUE.57.AUGUST.04

*SAS WELCOMES GREEN CRUISE SHIP

*FANTASTIC TURNOUT FOR PADDLE R

OUND THE PIER

*HITSQUAD IN LUXEMBOURG TO GREE

T ENVIRONMENT MINISTERS

SAS PUTS ON THE GLOVES TO

FIGHT BACK AGAINST POLLUTERSSAS PUTS ON THE GLOVES TO

FIGHT BACK AGAINST POLLUTERS

editorialEach day across the globe tens of thousands of chemicals are manufactured, usedand discharged into the environment. Many are found in everyday household products that leave us and our living spaces whiter than white. Having done the jobthey are flushed through our toilets, sinks and drains often only to bypass treatmentplants or remain untreated to wreak havoc in our water environment. Many chemicals are persistent (so they won’t easily break down) or bioaccumulative (theybuild up in the fat of living things) so pose threats to both the environment andhuman health. Our Co-operative Bank funded research will help in pushing for theseharmful chemicals to be phased out, but it’s clear we can all play a role in reducingour use of harmful chemicals. Clean, green, safer alternatives are widely available -they are kinder to our bodies and the environment. We thank you for giving us yourfull support but ask you to give a little bit more by reducing your chemical impactin the home. So this month make a pledge to switch to a greener washing up liquid,multi surface cleaner or shampoo! RICH HARDY

REPORT: DEMO 1

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SAS are hugely disappointed

following Truro Crown Court’s

decision to reduce a fine for a

pollution incident by South West

Water from £15,000 to £3000. We

reported in the last Pipeline our

delight that courts seemed to be

cracking down on environmental

offenders, yet it appears it is still

all too easy for offenders to

wriggle out of paying a true price

for pollution.

The original fine had been given

at Camborne Court in January

this year and was hailed by

environmentalists as a huge step

forward in putting a true cost on

environmental pollution, follow-

ing years of tiny fines which big

business saw as little more than

loose change.

SAS learnt that the court’s

decision to reduce the fine was

based on the actual level of

environmental damage caused and

the action taken by the water

company following the discharge

of poorly treated sewage effluent

from the North Cliffs Outfall.

Whilst SAS find it odd that 2

courts can come up with two

completely different verdicts we

believed the original fine

was justified since the company

has had such a poor

pollution record. They are also

seen as a ‘repeat offender’ by

the government’s own watchdog -

the Environment Agency.

SAS were outside Truro

Crown Court to greet South West

Water officials. We urged them to

take the original fine on the chin

(with the help of some comedy

boxing gloves) using any

costs incurred through appeal to

instead be used on improving

discharges relating to the

Camborne/Redruth Wastewater

Treatment works that led to this

original prosecution.

Whilst we called on the

Environment Agency (who

brought the prosecution) to

SAS TO HIT BACK AGAINST INADEQUATE FINES

consider a challenge to the

decision they have now ruled this

out. SAS has since written to

Government to bring forward an

already proposed parliamentary

agreement that would develop

specific ‘environmental courts’.

These would place a significantly

higher value on environmental

damage and reflect pollution

incidents such as these more

appropriately with heavier fines.

SAS will hit back and so will

keep the gloves on to resolve

inadequacies in issuing fines. It is

evident that the public expects

more from water companies in

preventing pollution incidents and

we will ensure courts and water

companies are aware of this.

� Media Coverage: Westcountry

TV, Western Morning News,

West Briton, BBC Radio Cornwall,

Pirate FM

REPORT: DEMO 3REPORT: DEMO 2

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On a sunny May morning campaigners from SAS

paddled out on surfboards to greet cruise ship

‘The World’ as it arrived in Falmouth Harbour.

With a helping hand from local marine

wildlife gurus Orca Seafaris, we entered the

water and unravelled a floating banner that

welcomed the vessel as an environmentally

friendly cruise ship dealing responsibly with its

sewage and wastewater.

Untreated sewage from cruise ships carries

bacteria and viruses that are harmful to

humans. Discharged

untreated into the

marine environment

sewage can cloud the

water with harmful

nutrients, reducing

oxygen levels and

killing fish. It is

believed that some

coral reefs across

the world are

increasingly coming

under pressure

from cruise line

companies with

inadequate sewage

treatment systems.

SAS BELIEVE ALL CRUISE SHIPS SHOULD

install full sewage treatment systems that treat

sewage with Ultra Violet (UV) Light

Disinfection before it is discharged to sea. At

present very few of the world’s cruise ships have

this technology installed, yet the technology is

available and not expensive in light of the

growth in popularity of cruise ship tourism.

Revised legislation on the prevention of

pollution by ships (Annex IV of MARPOL) is

expected to be ratified later this year by some

nations, but whilst it will make some

improvements it does not stipulate all cruise

ships must have full sewage treatment.

THE WORLD IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF A

cruise ship that puts the marine environment

first. Unfortunately not all cruise ships have

been as responsible in dealing with their sewage

and so leave a trail of damaging bacteria and

viruses in their wake as they give passengers a

holiday of a lifetime.

Some ten years ago it was determined

that it was morally

irresponsible to

dump untreated

sewage into the

ocean from towns

and cities. In what

are effectively now

‘floating towns’,

carrying thousands

of people, it is

therefore no less

acceptable for cruise

ships to pump and

dump untreated

sewage to sea.

SAS have been

calling on all

h o l i d a y m a k e r s

when booking a cruise to enquire whether the

company they sail with has a full sewage treat-

ment policy on board their ships and to avoid

those companies that fail to provide it.

The action was well documented and SAS were

able to check out first hand the ships sewerage

system when we were invited on board. A few of

the passengers and crew also joined SAS as a

result of the action.

� Media Coverage: The Scotsman, The Western

Morning News, West Briton, Cornishman,

Pirate FM

SAS WELCOMES A GREEN WORLD

In Pipeline 56 we urged everyone to contact their

local European Election candidates to make bathing

water an election issue. Many thanks to all of you

who have helped with this.

In the run up to the European Elections SAS

wrote to candidates with a Clean and Safe Water

Pledge they could make to support SAS in securing

key improvements to bathing water legislation.

Candidates from all major parties endorsed the

pledge, but two candidates went even further by

putting their pledge to the test and joined us at

Perranporth Beach to hear first hand the problems

we faced with pollution. Labour MEP Glyn Ford and

Green Party candidate Emily McIvor donned wet-

suits and surfboards to pledge their support for the

‘Clean and Safe Water’ campaign. Standing in the

shorebreak the candidates made their pledge by

marking ‘X’s on giant ballot slips. They then expe-

rienced a short surfing lesson by SAS and local surf

school Freeride (thanks Alec!).

THE CLEAN AND SAFE WATER PLEDGE CALLED FOR:

* One water quality standard that best reduces the

risk of public contact with polluted water and which

must be used in conjunction with practical

management action.

* A meaningful recognition of ‘recreational water

users’ which will safeguard their health as well as

that of traditional bathers.

* A recognition that public health should be protected

all year round and not just in the traditional bathing

season in light of the fact that cheaper and better

wetsuits now allow for

recreational water use at any

time of the year.

* Real time public informa-

tion, which can be accessed

without going to a beach, lake

or river. In addition more

comprehensive information

should be provided in the

form of on site maps at

designated waters highlighting

potential sources of pollution, permanent signs

that mark untreated sewage overflows and

temporary signs that are used specifically when a

pollution incident occurs.

It’s amazing how important letter writing still is

when trying to influence politicians and it should

never be undervalued in moving an issue up the

political agenda. MEP’s and MP’s work on what

issues are dominating their mail bags – so remember

if you want to help SAS and are unable to get to an

event or demo – write to your local MP or MEP. Take

your lead from Pipeline or our website on what issues

we need help on. If you know your MP’s name then

all you need to do is write to them at the House of

Commons, London SW1A 0AA. If you don’t know who

it is then use the following website address to help:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/2160988.stm

SIMILARLY FOR YOUR MEP’S GO TO:

http://www.europarl.org.uk/uk_meps/MembersMain.htm

� Media Coverage: BBC TV Politics Show, Western

Morning News, West Briton, Cornish Guardian

EURO CANDIDATES DON WETSUITS IN CLEAN AND SAFE WATER PLEDGE

REPORT: DEMO 4

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A ‘BOARD’ MEETING FOR SAS IN LUXEMBOURG

We’ve cautiously welcomed the steps taken by SydneyCouncillors in May to adopt a smoking ban on city beacheswhere as many as 700,000 cigarette butts are left in the sandat any one time. However, improved education from localauthorities where beachgoers are reminded to remove theircigarette butts responsibly should be the first step forward.

Although small, cigarette butts are a big problem! Theywere the seventh most common form of beach litter found inthe UK last year (Marine Conservation Society 2003Beachwatch) and take years to decompose as the filters aremade of cellulose acetate, a type of plastic. When in the waterthe harmful chemicals the cigarette filters were designed totrap, can leak out into aquatic ecosystems threatening thequality of water and its wildlife.

The risk to wildlife is significant and it is not uncommon tofind the ‘butts’ in the stomachs of fish, birds or whales thathave mistaken them for food.

SAS believe all popular beaches in the UK should have visible bins to put cigarettes out in, and improved signage

carrying the ‘No Butts On The Beach’slogan.

SAS has been distributing pocket ashtrays or ‘butt bins’ to beachgoers overthe past couple of years, urging them to puttheir discarded butts in those and empty them in bins off thebeach instead of leaving them in the sand. Look out for usdoing more of the same on beaches this summer.

If you’d like a free ‘butt bin’ send us your name andaddress!

Remember that the only butts you should see on the beachare the ones above legs!

We’ve been asking some tough questions onpeople’s buying habits recently. As part of our Co-op bank funded chemical investigation project, researchers atPlymouth Uni commissioned an ICM poll toask 1000 people what they buy in terms of cleaning products and toiletries, andwhether they ever bring the environmentinto their purchasing decisions.

The research showed that over 50% ofpeople never consider the environmentalimpact of their toiletries, but a few morepeople do consider the environmentalimpact of their cleaning products – an indication that brands such as ‘Ecover’ arebeginning to get through to the wider market. Most people ‘flush and forget’ –around 60% of people never think what happens after something has gone to the

sewage works – predictable, but we have toquantify this sort of assumption. I guessthey weren’t water users!!

In terms of buying ‘green’ products, wefound that poor product information and the cost were the biggest barriers – people don’t know the benefits of ‘green’ products as the labels aren’t good enough,and the price puts them off too.

We’ll be able to tell you the full results of the study soon - after that we’ll be working towards finding some solutions tothe problems and encouraging more people to look at ‘green’ products and their benefits.

An SAS Hitsquad is back in Cornwall after a recent

demo at an EU Environment Ministers Council

meeting in Luxembourg. We were there to challenge

Ministers to improve the health protection of

‘recreational water users’ from polluted water as

new bathing water legislation was discussed.

Prior to the meeting SAS gave a surfboard to the

Irish Environment Ministry (who have had the

Presidency of Europe). It was covered in photos of

SAS supporters using seas, lakes and rivers across

the EU to highlight the booming popularity of

water sports. The photo appeal saw SAS inundated

with hundreds of images and was used to good

effect in effectively becoming a surfboard photo

petition. Thanks to everyone who donated images

for this!

Environment Ministers did agree on a way

forward but the issue of protecting the health of

recreational water users, such as surfers, wind-

surfers and divers was weakened in favour of tight-

ening water quality standards. Though there would

be significant improvements on the current system

SAS believes a new Bathing Water Directive should

also include a new definition to recognise recre-

ational use of bathing water.

We have also urged for new legislation to provide

relevant information to all types of water users

which allows them to make better decisions on

when and where to use the water. On top of this a

clear legal framework should be adopted which

determines member states to define key locations

of popular recreational water use and ensure those

waters receive continuous safeguarding against pol-

luted water. This view will be re-iterated by us to

the European Parliament as they now consider the

Environment Council’s view.

With both the European Parliament and

Environment Council still needing to find a common

position we’re still in with a shout of getting a much

better deal for recreational water users.

The Environment Council’s agreement will now

go back to the European Parliament for further

discussion and possible amendment.

Without a meaningful recognition of recreation-

al water users in new bathing water laws we will

have been discriminated against. It is vital

therefore that Europe recognises the fundamental

changes in bathing that has transformed a trip to

the beach, river or lake to so much more than

paddling in knee deep water with rolled up trousers

and hankies on our heads!

� Media Coverage: BBC Radio Cornwall, Western

Morning News, West Briton, The Packet Series,

Agence France Presse and Luxembourg National News

HAVE YOU GOT A CHEMICAL HABIT?WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT CHEMICALS?

NO BUTTS ON THE BEACH

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SAS/QUIKSILVER ECO TOUR 04selection of litter at some of the beaches as at a glancethey looked clean. The teams were given just over 15minutes and everyone came back with a bulging sack ofplastics, cigarette butts and some unmentionables. Iwas shocked! Sitting down and looking through thiswas a real eye opener and shows that the state of ourbeaches needs to improve drastically, as does the attitudes of beach users as much of what we foundwould have come from them.”

After lunch the groms stayed in their teams and withtheir respective pros they did battle in a fun tag-teamsurf contest. Fun went out the window when Elko lost tohis sparring partner Spencer and there were more thana few interference calls from the water. This did notalways help the boys, as on occasions when these twowere battling it out, Sarah Bentley and her team oftensqueezed into the lead unnoticed. At the end of the daythough, everyone had loads of fun, the groms got tomeet the legends and they also learnt how to betterprotect their marine environment from pollution.

All the groms left the day with a SAS/QuiksilverInitiative Beach Eco Guardian Certificate and goodie

bag containing all the usuals which saw big smiles all round!!!

The tour visited St Agnes in Cornwall, Bournemouthin Dorset, Porthcawl in Glamorgan, Scarborough inYorkshire, Fraserburgh in Aberdeenshire and finished inPortrush in Northern Ireland.

SAS WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE INVOLVED WITHTHIS TOUR! � Firstly the groms who had an excellent attitude andwere a joy to be around.� Secondly Quiksilver Initiative for their foresight in recognising the importance of this tour and fordonating such fun team riders.� Thirdly everyone who helped out at all the differentvenues - there are too many to mention but you knowwho you are.� And lastly we would like to thank the little fish himself, Minnow, without whom we may not have madeit round and who was a constant source of laughter andencouragement. Thanks pal!� Media Coverage: Loads!

For the 5th consecutive year Quiksilver teamed up withSurfers Against Sewage and toured the country spread-ing the ‘cleaner seas’ message to everyone that wemet. As with previous tours, SAS and Quiksilver aimedto get to the kids and sow the seeds for a future of envi-ronmentally aware rippers...

This year we moved away from the classroom andback to the sand where we could best illustrate theenvironmental problems affecting the beach the gromsuse day in, day out. By targeting kids who already surf(groms) we hope we’ll have inspired them to make alifelong commitment to protecting the marine environ-ment. These groms, or Eco Groms as we have nowdubbed them, can go on spreading our message for therest of their lives.

Undoubtedly our message was shocking at times andthis was evident on the groms faces when they learntthat a plastic bottle can stay in the marine environmentfor up to 450 years leaving a trail of damage to fragile marine eco-systems. The tour was not aboutshocking the groms though, it identified what themarine environment is made up of, how it can be

harmed, and who can protect it and how. After this brief introduction we split the groms up

into teams captained by one of the Quiksilver team riders who were following us on the road. The Quiksilverteam consisted of 3 times World Masters ChampionGary Elkerton, 2 times European Champion and multipleBritish and English Champion Spencer Hargraves,Multiple Welsh Champion Nathan Phillips, British Cupwinner Shaun Skilton, local legends Mark Vaughan andGreg Owen and 2 of the hottest groms on the Quiksilverteam Harry Cromwell and Tom Butler. As well as thesehot rippers Quiksilver/Roxy team rider and British teammember Sarah Bentley was helping out with deliveringthe talk (thanks a million Sarah!).

In their teams the groms would design beach postersand take part in a beach clean. Full bin bags with pilesof marine litter would be brought back and SAS campaigner Andy Cummins would pull out the itemsfound and tell the groms how the litter ended up here,what damage it was doing and ways in which to preventit happening in the first place.

Andy said: “I was not sure we would find a great

Surfers and other water users from acrossthe south east turned up in large numbers to‘Paddle Round the Pier’ in Brighton onSaturday 12th June in support of the campaign to win full sewage treatment forBrighton. Over £4000 was raised in sponsorship money. Big thank-you’s to allthose who took part, organised and helpedon the day to make it a great success – particularly SAS Director Richard Gregorywho tirelessly harried and organised on theground in Brighton.

At present the equivalent of 80 Olympicswimming pools worth of untreated sewageare pumped out to sea from Brighton everyday. That’s untreated sewage from 250,000

BRIGHTON’S PADDLE ROUND THE PIER MAKES A COME BACK!

the form of Ultra Violet Light Disinfection.They have not only made the water cleanerand safer for water users but have also addedvalue to the local economy by not having ablack mark (or brown mark) against themstaining their reputation.

The proposed new sewage works inPeacehaven East will provide only for sewageto be treated to secondary level and stillallows for a bacterial loading of 100,000 faecal coliforms per 100ml. UV plants reducethat bacterial loading to just 35 faecal coliforms per 100ml. As it stands the effluentfrom the new works in Brighton would still benearly 3000 times dirtier than the effluentdischarged to sea from an existing sewagetreatment works in Jersey that has beenusing UV for the past decade!

Based on its popularity and high

proportion of recreational water users inBrighton, providing UV treated sewage effluent should be an essential requirementand it is a scandal that only a ‘middle of theroad’ option is set to be provided.

A House of Commons Select CommitteeInquiry into Sewage Treatment and Disposalconcluded ‘that all sewage should be treatedto a tertiary level at all times and in allplaces using processes that will help toreduce nutrients as well as pathogens’.Brighton should not be the exception tothose beliefs!

We’re planning some more actions inBrighton in the run up to the planning application so keep an eye on the website formore info. Alternatively if you’re a Brightonlocal and want to get involved then give Andya shout on andy@sas.org.uk

THE PADDLE AGAINST POLLUTIONpeople being discharged in a Victorian seweroff Telscombe Cliffs through the Portobellooutfall pipe!

We’ve been pointing out for years toSouthern Water that left untreated, sewageposes a significant health threat as bacteriaand viruses thrive and multiply. Most atthreat are water users such as surfers whoingest water routinely and are regularly subject to falling sick from gastro-enteritisor ear, nose and throat infections throughsurfing in polluted water. In fact scientistshave found surfers are 3 times more likely to

contract Hepatitis A than the general public. Brighton is a popular spot for recreational

watersports – surfing, windsurfing, kitesurfing, kayaking and sailing are all widely practised in the area. It is thereforedisappointing to know that Brighton – one ofthe UK’s biggest seaside resorts – has failedto provide a modern sewage treatment plantthat disinfects sewage with Ultra Violet lightto render the effluent safe before it is discharged to sea. Many seaside resortsaround the country have benefited frominstalling full (tertiary) sewage treatment in

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Photos by Richard Gregoryand Mark Baynes

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I dreamt it was 2090, 100 years since SAS started. Sincethen, much has changed in terms of the environment.Thankfully Bush was defeated in the US presidential elections before he could do too much damage, and closer to home the UK and EU governments finally gottheir finger out and started making environmental lawswith real power; pollution is now properly punished by thecourts with fines high enough to force companies tochange their ways. Of course the jail term for the head ofthat water company who caused the massive pollutionincident a few years ago helped – six months inside for asewage leak created a bit of a shock, but over a hundredpeople were sick for days afterwards, thousands of fishkilled, and there were sights and smells on the beach rem-iniscent of when SAS started off last century – many peo-ple say that she got what she deserved, and to be fairsince then they have really cleaned up their act.

Production of renewable energy is increasing all thetime, the phase out of the old fossil fuel power stations isrunning to its timescale – it’ll be a few years yet beforethey’re all gone, but now that we’ve cracked efficientlarge scale wind, wave and tidal generation it will happen.The wave power hub down in Cornwall allowed oceanogra-phers to model the impact of all the offshore structures onsurf breaks and they found that properly sited, they haveno effect on the surf at breaks near the ORPS (offshorerenewable power stations).

Under EU laws dangerous chemicals in detergents andcosmetics have been outlawed. Now almost every product is eco-friendly, so we aren’t pumping as manychemicals into the environment anymore – boy fish arestill boy fish, and girl fish are still girl fish – sounds pretty simple but back in the ‘noughties’ we weren’t sosure if that would happen!

I was chatting to a bunch of surfers too, they ride balsawood boards now, the whole industry has moved backtowards its roots and you hardly see polyurethane boards

around anymore. Sure, it took a while and surfing wasnever as polluting as some of the sports out there, but it’snice to think that most folk are riding something similarto what the Polynesians started off on all those years ago.

By far the biggest and best changes for water usersthough are the quality of the water and the early warningsystems for pollution now. Back in 2004/5, The EU decided that water quality standards should apply all yearround, that recreational waters should be included tooand raised the standards – now water users get year roundprotection from pollution wherever they are.

We still get overflows happening, and they are still apain, but with the increased rainfall we get nowadays (I guess we were just a bit too late in acting on climatechange to stop everything) it is understandable. If thesedischarges didn’t happen, then toilets across the countrywould flood back into people’s houses - obviously we don’twant that to happen. The good thing is that the situationis so much better than at the turn of the century. Backthen CSO’s would flow after only a couple of hours of rainas the storage tanks were so small (and there was neverany warning) so one minute you’d be surfing nice cleanwaves and the next you’d be dodging turds and condoms.In 2090 that doesn’t happen anymore. We’ve got biggerstorage capacity near recreational waters so the discharges are more infrequent, the Environment Agency,the Met office and the water companies have all talked toeach other and they now have accurate systems for predicting level of rainfall, storage capacity and if there islikely to be an overflow. If so, the electronic signs atbeaches flash warnings to people not to go into the water.If the prediction system fails there are now efficient elec-trical systems which sound a siren at the beach when thelevel in the tanks reaches the overflow point. You hear thesiren - you get out of the water or risk the consequences.

Yeah it would be nice if it didn’t happen at all, butmaybe in another 100 years…

We were left speechless after 3 days of fab music from the Springloaded gig at the Hall for Cornwall. As wellas raising much needed funds for our campaign for clean and safe water, the gig also brought fantastic support to the organisation from the bands involved, all of whom thanked SAS for the environmentalimprovements seen to date. Headliners Ash, Gomez and Funeral for A Friend plus all the support bandswished us good luck in our campaigns to stop new threats to the water environment emerging from the shallows. Every night was a classic with top performances and plenty of track dedications to SAS (thanksTim from Ash for On A Wave).

A Big Thank You from the SAS crew goes out to our new 4 Star Sponsors - SW1 Productions and Metropolis for bringing this music extravaganza to Cornwalland for choosing us as beneficiaries! Special thanks to ex-SAS staff membersKaty Thomas and Susie Moore who are the brains behind SW1 Productions, a localcompany that has been inspirational in filling gaps in the Cornish music scene bybringing top bands to Cornwall: www.sw1productions.co.uk

Springloaded was a great event that delivered great music to a great crowdfor a great cause - our thanks go out to all involved and all who came.

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This was the 5th Gold Coast Festivaland one of the best. The sun shonefor the whole weekend and there wassomething for everyone. The festivalstarted on the Friday, when around1,500 kids from more than 30schools came down for the day tolearn about SAS and take part in awhole host of cool activities includ-ing watching and learning to surfwith the pros, BMX riders, skatersand roller-bladers.

SAS was involved with the educa-

tional side of the day. Kids had theopportunity to take part in the SASMarine Environment presentation,which turned out to be a huge success. The presentation askedkids what the marine environmentwas, what could harm it, how itcould be protected and by who. Theanswers were numerous and variedand had SAS campaigner AndyCummins in fits of laughter. “Thekids were great and I was impressedwith how interested they were

in protecting the environment, very impressed! It was such a funevent we can’t wait to come backnext year.”

We would like to thank Gold Coastorganisers for their helpful supportin providing free stand space in the festival village. This enabled SASto use the event to raise funds and awareness throughout the whole weekend, and was a wonderfulfollow up to the education providedon the Friday.

EVERYTHING GLITTERED AT THEGOLD COAST FESTIVAL 2004

As there have been anumber of changes tothe Ball this year we’veoutlined the main onesbelow:� We now have new-styletamper proof ticketswhich cannot be copied� All tickets are beingsent out in the firstweek of August� Random searches willbe carried out on entryto the Ball tent. Anydrugs found will be con-fiscated and anybody

suspected of dealingmay be arrested.� There will be anincreased police pres-ence this year as carsleave the ball, so don’teven think about drink-ing and driving. � Minimal environmentalimpact and your safetyare of paramount impor-tance. There is a com-plimentary bus runningbetween Truro train sta-tion and the ball site forthose who have already

reserved tickets. Thebus leaves Truro trainstation promptly at 6pmon Friday and returns at10am on Saturday andonly those with validtickets will be allowedon. Bus tickets will besent out with ball tickets. Alternatively,try car sharing withfriends or try a schemesuch as:www.carsharecornwall.comor get on your bike!� This year we are look-

ing for volunteers tohelp with the clear up onSaturday morning. Wecan offer you a FREEBREAKFAST & A FREE SASCREW T-SHIRT (whilestocks last!) if you givetwo hours or more ofyour time. Just check in at the Dance Tent as soon as possible.� Full details about theBall including campingand parking will be sentout with your ticketsshortly.

SAS ‘EARTH WIND AND FIREBALL’ CHANGES

‘getAmped’ from Bournemouth are keen surfers, skaters and snowboarders. They have been labelled the nextbig thing and likened to a cross between Blink 182 and The Police. The band will be touring the country thissummer with their new album ‘Phoney Society’and will be donating all profits from the tour to SAS andBoarding for Breast Cancer. As well as that huge offer, getAmped will be donating £1 to SAS and Boarding forBreast Cancer from each album sold. For more information on the band and where and when you can see themgo to www.getamped.co.uk and look out for news of them on the SAS website.

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SAS SALTBURN OPENThe SAS Saltburn Spring Open was called offdue to no surf. However, that did not stopthe Saltburn crew raising nearly £200 forSAS. At the fundraiser an SAS raffle andthe new Globe DVD warmed the crowd up forNick Noble’s band who rocked hard, gettinggroms Spencer, Kerwin etc, the rippersChris, Rob, Mike etc and veterans Rossi,Tom and the longboard crew moshing andheadbanging. The dance floor was sopacked it even spilt out into the kitchenand on stage. Rumour has it that the party-ing went on and even ventured into some ofthe ‘darker’ venues in Redcar!!! Everyonemade it back in one piece and we canannounce that the next SAS Saltburn Openwill be in the autumn. Huge thanks to hairyknees and her friend Nick, and everyonewho turned up.

OXBOW LONGLIFEBOARD DESIGNWINNER

Here’s the classic board design thatwon the Oxbow Longlife Board ArtDesign Competition. Visitors to theboard exhibition and subsequent auction that boosted SAS funds lastyear had been invited to submit theirown design. The best entry won anew board displaying their design and an all expenses paid surf trip toLanzarote courtesy of Surf SouthWest. Joe Hateley’s design was the winner and encompassed everythingwe are looking to protect with aniconic surfing image. Big thanks to Surf South West for donating the holiday!

VOLUNTEERSOnce again we’ve had a fantastic bunch help-ing out since the last edition: Hero Selwood,Patrick Selwood, William Selwood, GavinTaylor, Glen Pike, Alexandra Stainer, VictoriaJohnson, Ross Sheppard, Louise Treseder,Graham Forster, Remy Whiting & Elly, MattieBennett, Daryll Brown, Philby, Rosa Potter,Mark Schmidt and Laura Farrugia.

Thanks also to Laura Snapes, Mike Keep,Ryan Manetta, Emma Davidge, Jon Fox andLee Stephens who’ve been a great help during their work experience.

If you have a few hours to spare eachweek to help out in the office or can helpout with events or demos why not registeras a volunteer using the form below?Under our Volunteer Reward Scheme, yourhours can add up to rewards such as honorary membership for a year or reducedmerchandise!

Name: Address:

Phone no:

What days of the week are you available?

How long are you available for?

Type of work preferred:Admin �� Campaigns �� Events �� Any ��

Areas of expertise/useful experience:

Do you have any professional qualificationsthat may be of use to us?

THANK YOU! We’ll keep your details on fileand will be in touch when we need extra help.

STOCKISTS OF THE NEW SASHOODED SWEATSHIRTS AND T-SHIRTS:� All Just Add Water Stores � Extremepie.com� Wipeout in Truro 01872 277222� Capernwray Diving and leisure Ltd, Lancashire 01524 735132All of the above are supporting us by selling our gear as a form ofsponsorship, and have hoods and tees in stock now! If your shop isinterested in stocking any of our merchandise in a similar way pleasecontact Kate Wilde on 0845 4583001 or kate@sas.org.uk.

HAMLET BENEFITING SASRemember to get along to Miracle Theatre’s performance of Hamlet at 7:30pm on the 30thAugust. It’s in the grounds of the fabulousCarwinion Gardens at Mawnan Smith and is afundraiser for SAS. Bring a rug or a chair to sit onand picnic to scoff. Tickets available through theHall for Cornwall on 01872 262466 AND COST£8.50/£6.50/£4.50.

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EXCLUSIVE OFFER TO SAS MEMBERS!We’ve teamed up with new internet shop Bikini Shack to offer members a 10% discount on all bikinis during 2004. Bikini Shack issolely dedicated to the sale of leading surf brand swimwear, offering afabulous range of bikinis throughout the year. To obtain your member’sdiscount go to www.bikinishack.co.uk and enter the special offer pass-word that can be found in the SAS website Member’s Area. In addition,to celebrate the launch of the new DVD in our summer catalogue ‘Roxylearn to surf, now’, we’re putting the first 20 orders of the DVD into adraw to win a reversible Roxy bikini worth £52!

PAPERLESS PIPE

We’re pleased to announce the return to the Member’s Areaof Pipeline. If you’d like to limit the amount of paper coming through your letterbox, you can opt out of having Pipeline and the catalogue sent through the post andjust check out all the news and merchandise through theweb site. If you’d still like your member’s sticker, member’scard, renewal form and special offers sent through, we cancontinue to send those to you. Please complete the slipbelow or ring us if you’d like to opt out. Paperless Pipe Please . . .

Name:Address:

Phone no:Membership number:

Please don’t send me any further paperwork ��Please only send me stickers/cards/offers/renewal form ��

RECORD BREAKING MEMBERSHIP PROMOTION

To coincide with the launch of their stores stocking ourmerchandise and to raise money for SAS, Wipeout andtheir parent company Tony Pryce Sports organised a weekend of extreme activity under the guise of ‘LaunchInto Summer’ in Truro on Saturday 26th and Sunday 27thJune. Dry surfing competitions and stunt bike demonstrations were just a few of the attractions and weheld our own mini-event with an information stall, a raffle(won by James Cherry of Zelah) and promoted SAS membership subscriptions.

The stall was busy all weekend with almost 100 peoplesigning up and joining SAS, as well as many more givingdonations and learning about environmental issues. Wewere rushed off our feet all weekend and raised over£1000 for SAS - it was the most successful membershipstall we’ve ever run.

We’re really grateful to Wipeout for supporting us throughthis event, and by selling our merchandise in their store.

You could be in with a chance of winning a holiday for two to beautifulNorthern Spain kindly donated bywww.purevacations.com

With 11 other fantastic prizes to bewon (more details on the enclosed raffletickets) please do your best to buy andsell as many tickets as possible and helpSAS raise vital funds for their campaign forclean water. Ticket stubs need to be back withus by 30th November and the raffle will be drawnon 3rd December 2004.

BIG THANKS

COMP’S WINNERS� May/June membership renewal form – Gul Wetsuit – Darren Wilton� April direct debit – MOD surf jewellery – J.Foster� April website new member– Gul Goodies – Cath Dovey� May direct debit – MOD Surf Jewellery – Gaynor Ford� May website new member – Quiksilver Rucksack – Martin Goodall� June direct debit – MOD Surf Jewellery – Ben Jowitt� June website new member – Gul goodies – Hannah Smith� The winner of the new members draw at Goldcoast Ocean Fest @Croyde was an S.Kelday mem no:44385. They have won the choice ofa gorgeous Kulu bikini, or an SAS/Nineplus towel.

� Big Wednesday, Falmouth fortheir cash tin donations.� Rob Colwill & Matt Pine who onthe opening night of theirRestaurant Blue Grooves in Croyderaised over £275 for SAS.� Elseveir Staff who kindly donated£150.� Tim Murray & Bexhill Sailing clubwho raised over £80 in entry feesfrom their annual sailing event.� Haberdashers Girl’s School forgirls who donated £50 from various charitable events held.� The Hotdoggers Longboard SurfClub in Woolacombe who raised £100for SAS at one of their annual events.� Jonny Holland, David Wilson &The RPA who raised £641 by holdingan environment week for worldenvironment day 2004. Thank you to everyone who help andattended to make this anothergreat success.� Wipeout, Truro, who donated £44from the surf simulator at theirshop launch� Watch out for a fund raising SurfFilm Night to be held in The Miners& Mechanics, St.Agnes onWednesday 1st September – SurfFilm TBC and more up to date infowill be available at www.sas.org.uk& www.motherocean.co.uk.

THE SAS ‘IT COULD BEYOU’ ANNUAL RAFFLE 2004

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SPONSORSHIP

� CAMPAIGN DIRECTOR (full time)Richard Hardy (richard@sas.org.uk)

� CAMPAIGN ASSISTANT (full time)Andy Cummins (andy@sas.org.uk)

� OFFICE MANAGER (full time)Wendy Nicolson (wendy@sas.org.uk)

� FINANCE MANAGER (part time)Vincent McDermott(vincent@sas.org.uk)

� EVENTS (part time)Michelle England (michelle@sas.org.uk)

� MERCHANDISE MANAGER (part time)Kate Wilde (kate@sas.org.uk)

� MERCHANDISE ASSISTANT (part time)Heidi Peasley (kate@sas.org.uk)

� OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR/RECEPTIONIST (full time)Claire Hellmuth (info@sas.org.uk)

� EVERYONE CAN BE CONTACTED ON 0845 4583001

WHO’S WHO AT SAS?

EDITOR: Richard Hardy � Surfers Against Sewage, Wheal Kitty Workshops,

St. Agnes, Cornwall TR5 0RD� Hotline: 0845 458 3001 � Fax: 01872 552 615� Internet: www.sas.org.uk � Email: info@sas.org.uk

PHOTOGRAPHS: Andy Cummins, Richard Hardy,Jaala Pickering, Matt Jessop, Mark Baynes,Richard Gregory, James Hendy

GRAPHIC DESIGN: Greig Stevenswww.greigstevens.com

PRINTING: Brewers BusinessSolutions Ltd.(01326) 558000

Printed on paper from sustainable forests

DIAMOND £50,000+

Oxbow (Donation)

PLATINUM £20,000+

Co-operative Bank (2004 ‘Barriers to Green Buying’ Research)

GOLD £15,000+

SILVER £10,000+

Animal (Donations, Merchandise, Ball Sponsorship)

BRONZE £7,500+

Ripcurl (2004 Ball Sponsorship) & 2004 Cornish & Open Sponsorship)

FIVE STAR £5,000+

Carve (2004 Cornish & Open Sponsorship & 2004 Ball Sponsorship)

Gul (2004 Donations & Ball Sponsorship)Just Add Water (2004 Merchandise)Quiksilver (2004 Education Tour Sponsorship)

FOUR STAR £2,500+

Blue Bar (2004 Cornish & Open Sponsorship)Patagonia/Tides (Campaign Grant)Red Stripe (2004 Ball Sponsorship)Royal Yachting Association (2004 Water Alliance Campaign)Smirnoff (2004 Ball Sponsorship)SW1 Productions/Metropolis (Donation)UKnetweb (2004 Website & IT Support)

THREE STAR £1,250+

Beach Beat Surfboards (Donation)Billabong (Donation)Concept Group (2004 Website Hosting & Programming)

Down The Line Surf Shop (Donation)Nineplus (2004 Merchandise Donations)Pure Vacations (2004 Raffle Donation)Reef Brazil (2004 Ball Sponsorship)Salomon Bonfire (Merchandise & Raffle)Vans (Donation)Wipeout/TonyPryce Sports (Merchandise)

TWO STAR £500+

Adventure Sports UK.com (2004 Raffle)British Surfing Museum (Donation)Extremepie.com (Merchandise)Evolution (Donation)Goldcoast Ocean Fest (2004 Donation)Ocean Sports (2004 Donation)Seventenths (2004 Merchandise Sponsorship)

ONE STAR £250+

MOD Surf (2004 Sponsorship)MotherOcean Surfboards (2004 Raffle)Rag & Bone 2000 (2004 Sponsorship)Skinners (2004 donations)

MEDIA SPONSORS

Boards MagazineElementsSurfEuropeSurfers PathWavelength

SPECIAL THANKS TO:

Lush Longboard Surfboards (Raffle)Flexifoil - raffle (Raffle)

If you would like to become a sponsor of SAS please contactmichelle@sas.org.uk or Tel: 0845 458 3001.