Perranporth SLSC Annual Report 2010

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CONTENTS

Who We AreCommittee Members and Trustees 4Presidents Review 5Chairmans Review 6Captains Log 7

What We DoSecretarys Report 10Lifesaving Training 11Lifeguarding 12Inshore Rescue Boat 14Surf Lifesaving Sports 15Nippers 21Juniors and Youth 23The Ladies 24Surfboat 26Perranporth Surf Challenge Triathlon 28Perranporth SLSC Annual Awards 2009/10 29

The MoneyMembership 31Fundraising and Events 32Donors and Supporters 34Accounts 35


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WHO WE ARE


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COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Peter Gaisford, PresidentDavid Meads, Chairman

Peter Whitbread-Abrutat, Club CaptainNigel Bowden, Honorary SecretaryJason Wheeler, Club Vice-CaptainBecky Nicholls, TreasurerJeanne BarschSimon LawrenceSimon CrayfourdDave CromieSimon BoyleEmma Spike Gaisford Nikki Agass (co-opted)Sue Plant (co-opted)Karen Longstaff, Administrator

TrusteesAngus Easson

Chris HardingAlan HomesRobert PlimleyThomas Tremewan


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PRESIDENT'S REVIEWPeter Gaisford, President

In all areas and age groups the club continues to move forwards. As well as the seriousside of training surf lifesavers and lifesaving competition, the club members organise andconduct, the Perranporth Triathlon, lifesaving demonstrations, BBQs, a Beach Volleyballevent and the Clubbie Classic surfing event.

The club has a well balanced committee with skills from many different areas, all workingtogether to take the club forward. The committee is working on producing a clubdevelopment plan. This plan will give the club a pathway for future projects and help to setachievable goals. Such a plan is a prerequisite when applying for funds from outsidesources.

Raising finance every year is always going to be a challenge. The club needs to ensure

there are funds available for the maintenance of the building and to provide the equipmentrequired for members to learn their surf lifesaving skills. I would like to thank the sponsorsand local businesses for their continued support.

Perranporth Surf Lifesaving Club is a registered charity and well received within the localcommunity. With the support of the club, members Mel Perks and Andy Sidebottomcompleted a sponsored swim along the north coast from St. Ives to Perranporth in theamazing time of just over seven hours, Mel raising monies for Macmillan Cancer Supportand Andy raising funds for his school friend The Max Levene Trust. Congratulations to bothupon the successful completion of a very testing challenge.

The club strikes the right balance between, training, competition, qualifications and simplyhaving enjoyment on the best beach in the world. Get all these ingredients right and youhave a surf lifesaving club that people want to join and can be proud of.


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CHAIRMAN S REVIEWDave Meads, Chairman

It has been a challenging yet exciting year for me. Chairing a group of dynamic,hardworking and conscientious people who dont mind facing the elements and fightingtheir way across to the club house on a cold, wet and windy winter s night or on a sun-kissed summer s evening sitting inside, while perfectly clean three foot waves go unridden. Ithank you all for playing your invaluable part in further developing and strengthening thiswonderful club.

Over this year a lot has been discussed, organised and done. A proactive approach by thecommittee has meant targets have been met and work completed on time and to a highstandard. The club house itself now has new guttering on the front, a well designed menschanging room that meets with Club Mar k standards, a functional manhole cover, a newTV and, thanks to Paul Sparks Electrics and the persistence of Pete Gaisford, the whole

club is now earthed.

The five year plan has been worked on and further developed. This document will be theclub s focus and direction and will structure what we do and plan for in the future. My hopesare that it will be ready early next year. With the hard work of Nigel Bowden and GraemeMilne we have nearly achieved Club Mark Status, gaining a 1000 grant to assist with itscompletion.

The clubs corporate identity has been modernised (with the help of Z o Latham). The newlogo is eye-catching and visually shows what we are about. New club wear has beenproduced and in order to promote the club a fantastic website has been developed by club

members, Dave Cromie and Jonty Brooks. It has greatly improved how we communicatewith our club members and is an area we need to develop further if we are to stay as one ofthe premier surf lifesaving clubs in the UK.

We have developed strong partnerships with outside charities and organisations like theSLSGB, RNLI and the Eden Project to name a few. We are forging links with local schools;introducing children to the challenges of surf lifesaving and the excitement of surfboatrowing.

Overall, I feel the club is progressing and is adapting itself ready to face the challenges ofthe 21 st Century.


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CAPTAIN'S LOGPete Whitbread-Abrutat, Captain

Writing this on a (very) late train back from London, a can of tepid Tribute lubricates my

typing as I wonder how many of my fellow travellers know of surf lifesaving or ofPerranporth; yet both, to us, are inseparable and form such a huge chunk of our lives howdare they not know!

For all kinds of reasons this has been a tricky year, yet I feel that we have continued todeliver a generally well-organized, inclusive and fun club; doing so really isnt easy worthwhile things rarely are requiring a monumental effort by a small bunch of crazyvolunteers. Nevertheless there have been several new developments and, at the risk ofomitting some, they include: improvements to the male changing rooms thanks Mr.Lawrence et al; an expanded club patrols system (building on the success of last yearsnew system); new website (thanks Jonty Brookes and Dave Cromie); creation of our

Lifeguard Training Zone T -shirts for sale to the public and raising awareness of ourillustrious club (lovely work Zoe Latham); awarding of the inaugural Les Stopher LifesavingStudent of the Year Award (well done Frances Keane); and the creation of an ace reel andline team, ably coached by the original experts of this once vital lifesaving technique(coaches: Big Al Holmes, Dick Abrams, Tommy Tremewan and Chris Harding) thanks foryour patience guys I hope we did nt shame you too much in the Carnival in our 1950sswimsuits (funniest evening of the year!); juniors/ youth section growing from strength tostrength (thanks Dave Townsend, Simon Boyle and Jason Wheeler); and lets not forget ourtwo enjoyable public demonstration evenings bringing the club together.

This year has also seen some outstanding individual performances in many areas: Ivealready mentioned Frances Keane; there was also Mels and Andys ridiculous Big Swimcovering the distance between St. Ives and Perranporth quicker than last years boardpaddlers nall for charity mate!; Holly Hawkey winning everything everywhere in the water;

Sam Bowden becoming Cornish under 15 ski paddle champion (and still not old enough toshave!); and the biggest thank you in the world to Spike our Clubbie of the Year for


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everything she does, she is a foundation of the club and without her we couldnt do evenhalf of what we achieve every year. Two stand-out awards at the Annual Dinner this year:Pete Gaisford was finally recognized for decades of service to surf lifesaving by SLSGB,which awarded him Life Membership; similarly, Robin Howell was recognized for manyyears of selfless service to our club by being awarded Honorary Life Membership. Very well

done both!

In any organization that has been around for a long time, there are important traditionsrunning through it like blood, yet it has persisted only because its people have been able toadapt to new circumstances and opportunities the only constant thing in life is the need toadapt to change. As a club we need to keep changing because, although we are good, wecan always be better. This necessity sometimes creates personal tensions, but the lens oflong-term benefit to club should always take precedence. Speaking of change, the twotriathlon Chri sses (whats the plural of Chris ?), Messers Strickland and Harding, arestanding down after decades of running one of the best events of its kind anywhere andJeanne Barsch, after 10 years of Membership Secretary, is also moving on (I hope well stillget the flapjacks Jeannie)!

Finally, this is my final annual report as Club Captain. I started on this journey of blindnaivety and madness at the AGM in 2007 and would like to thank everyone or their patiencewhen I didnt know what the hell was going on and for showing me the reins. Being Captainis not an easy job, but it would be a damn site harder and less enjoyable without such anamazingly supportive bunch of people to work with. I am convinced our club must have agreat future ahead of it because of the unique and very special people who comprise it.

Personally this year has been particularly hard for my family, but we have been simplyastounded by the compassion, empathy and support of our surf club friends undoubtedlythe pillar of support that got us through this nightmare year. Thank you for everything youhave done for Maxine, the girls and me. We will never forget it.

See you on the beach!


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WHAT WE DO


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SECRETARYS REPORT Nigel Bowden, Honorary Secretary

It has been another busy year for the club with a full programme of sports events, lifesavingtraining and club improvements. The new male changing room has now been finished andwe can all see the benefits it brings.

This year has also brought a lot of changes within Surf Life Saving GB in which PerranporthSLSC has been involved. SLSGBs new governance review has been much discussed andhas divided many members within our association. It is now going forward to be ratified atan Extraordinary General Meeting. Perranporth SLSC has backed the new proposals andhas always voiced its concerns at both national and regional levels. As with most charities,SLSGB needs to employ staff, which has been the main talking point of the new structureand its sustainability. Within the current paid structure, Perranporth members have key rolesin taking this forward.

Andrew Milky Byatt, SLSGB Sports Manager: Over the past year he has developed thenew lifesaver pathways and linked lifesaving with lifesaving sport. He has also introducedthe new Total Club which is the way forward to creating new funding avenues for clubs. Hehas also led the SLSGB sports event team, which has run so many great events this year.

Karen Perks SLSGB Training Manager (has now stood down due to unforeseencircumstances): Within her time at SLSGB Karen was instrumental in reforming theLifesaving Commission and aligning our awards to the education framework which in timewill be taken on by the awarding body. She has discovered several funding avenues whichwill be passed down through the club network.

Nigel Bowden SLSGB Education Officer: Working with the newly formed LifesavingCommission, I have been developing the new lifeguard manual and award structure, withthe aim of creating new awards to develop clear pathways for our club members fromnippers to lifeguards.

Along with the paid staff we have volunteers working within the Lifesaving Commission; forexample Dave Meads, along with all his club commitments, is a member of the workinggroup which is developing the new lifeguard manual.

2010 has been a year of proposed change within surf lifesaving; 2011 will see a lot ofchange in the way we deliver lifesaving. I believe Perranporth SLSC will be at the forefrontof these changes and will be leading as a centre of excellence as it always has done.


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LIFESAVING TRAININGSimon Crayfourd, Head Lifesaving Instructor

The 2010 season has seen Perranporth SLSC continue to deliver high quality lifesavingtraining to our members. I must start by giving a massive and heartfelt thank you to RobinHowell, Alex Bowden, Dave Meads and Nigel Bowden who took up the challenge ofdelivering the lifeguard training for the season. Unfortunately, due to having to travelthroughout the UK extensively for work, I was not able to be as involved as I had hoped tobe, so the support given by this small group of experts was vital to ensure we couldcontinue to train lifeguards throughout the season.

The season got off to a productive start with Dave Meads and Pete Whitbread-Abrutatattending the first ever SLSGB National Trainer Assessor update, held at the RNLI LifeboatCollege, Poole. The weekend of workshops was a huge success and has led to theestablishment of consistency throughout the regions in delivery and assessment for the

lifeguard award something that has been missing for a very long time.

This new-felt enthusiasm and confidence in thesystem led to a burst of early training to ensurethat all the members working and volunteeringfor the RNLI were brought up-to-date and readyfor the challenges of the season ahead.

Throughout the season there were a total ofeight new lifeguard awards obtained by club

members. Nigel Bowden has also completedhis Probationary Trainer period and qualified asa full status trainer. Well done Nigel.

Congratulations to everyone who achieved theirLifeguard awards this season. We look forwardto seeing you all on the beach next seasonputting your training to best use.

Qualification NumberBeach Lifeguard 35Lifeguard support 5Lifeguard support A&B 0Lifeguard Trainer 7Lifeguard Assessor 4


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LIFEGUARDINGSimon Crayfourd, RNLI Development Officer (Lifeguards)and Perranporth SLSC Committee Member

The 2010 season has once again been extremely busy for the RNLI Lifeguard service andthe Perranporth SLSC volunteer patrols, despite the now predictably unpredictable weather.From Easter through to the October half-term our members have worked as both paidlifeguards and selflessly given their time as volunteers to ensure our beach remains one ofthe most popular and well lifeguarded in the UK.

The relationship between the RNLIand Perranporth SLSC has continuedto strengthen. The club patrol formatproviding two qualified lifeguard orlifeguard support volunteers to workalongside the RNLI guards hasearned high praise from the localRNLI management team. Fromproviding water patrols on the rescueboard to standing in waist deep waterwith a rescue tube and whistle, orsimply dealing with the hundreds ofweaver fish victims that come throughthe doors, everyone has played a vital role. The proactive approach of the patrol membersand their willingness to undertake anything asked of them is a credit to the club and thelifeguard trainers that have spent so much of their personal time developing their skills.

Professional Lifeguards Active Volunteer Lifeguards Annabel Barsch Nigel Bowden Alex Bowden Chrissie DaviesMargh Brewer Dave MeadsBen Gardiner (PCSO) Matt ThomasDan Goodway Pete Whitbread-AbrutatSteve GregoryRobin HowellMatt JohnsonTurner MoyseFraser Thompson HewittJosh WaltersLucy WilliamsEllie Woodward


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Unfortunately, there have been some tragic incidents on Perranporth Beach during thesummer. Through the hard work of Perranporth SLSC and the RNLI we can ensure thatthese tragedies are kept to the absolute minimum.

Whilst there are many examples of Perranporth club members assisting the lifeguards and

people out of lifeguard hours, one of the best examples occurred on the 11th

of Augustwhen Eleanor Clarke tragically died as a result of falling in a mine adit at Sunny Corner.Simon Boyle who, as normal, was at the clubhouse doing one of the hundreds of things hedoes every year for the club, came to the aid of Eleanor and the RNLI by donning a sparelifeguard shirt, then running to the scene to aid with crowd control and assisting withwaterline patrol duties whilst the lifeguards re instated their equipment and attempted toreturn to normal duties.

Helping people in their time of need is what Perranporth SLSC was established for all thoseyears ago, and I sincerely hope everyone in the club is proud of the efforts made each yearby the members to ensure everyone who visits our beach is safe whilst here.

Some other statsRescues: 144 Assistances: 54 Lives saved: 6Major first aid: 26 Minor first aid: 608 Lost children: 78Preventative actions: 37,561 RNLI volunteer hours: 159 Club patrol hours: 232


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INSHORE RESCUE BOATBen Gardiner, IRB Captain

This year was a quieter one with respect to the club IRB, although it was still used in manyclub-related activities, including several patrols run in conjunction with club volunteersworking with RNLI lifeguards, including involvement in a few rescues.

IRB Events in 2010UPDATED. , surf boat safety cover Tolcarne, St Piran festival, club patrols, clubdemonstration night, The Big Swim, Perranporth Carnival

IRB activity was curtailed for several reasons some personal and some related toequipment, the latter leading to the club, frustratingly, being unable to support the RNLI in

providing water safety cover during the aquathon and triathlon andsome other club activities. Other issues curtailing use of the IRBincluded: engine problems (kindly sorted by Nick Barsch when myown troubleshooting was left lacking) and unexpected (and new!)problems between who was and was not eligible to use the IRBrelating to a lack of alignment between RNLI and SLSGB IRBawards. SLSGB assures me that clearer guidelines and awardstructures will be ready for next season. Also next season I am

hoping to be signed off as an SLSGB Surf Life Saving Trainer/ Assessor (my RNLI trainermust be re-authorised for SLSGB).

To address the equipment issues and provide us with a new Arancia boat that aligns us withwhat other clubs and the RNLI use, we have very recently submitted a grant, kindly pulled

together with more than a little effort by Dave Cromie and Jill Stott. If successful this willprovide us with a new boat, engine, trailer and sundry equipment. This will mean that by thestart of next season we will have an IRB fit for purpose, enabling us to expand our activitiesnext year, including: more training leading to more qualified clubbies, IRB competitions,more patrolling in support of club activities and involvement in more community activities.The current boat and engine will be kept as back-up and safety cover for IRB training.

Fingers crossed!

IRB Qualifications3 Tutors

5 Trainers1 Probationary Trainer2 Probationary Drivers2 Probationary Crew6 Crew16 Drivers


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SURF LIFESAVING SPORTSNigel Bowden, Sports Coordinator

2010 has seen another full year of sport with an ever increasing calendar of sportingevents. Along with the normal Surf Carnival we are used to attending, there has been anincrease in individual board, ski and swim events along with the Legacy Ironman series thisyear.

STILLWATER COMPETITIONS

Cornish Nippers Frostbite, St. Ives.This event has grown in popularity over the years and now runs on two Saturday evenings,the first evening being the 10 - 13 years old and the following week 7 - 9 years old.

Although no medals were won, top 10 places were achieved helped setting personal goals. All the hard work that the parent helpers put in to field the team is a credit to the club.

Team membersNed Owen, Theo Morgan Lundie, George Hudson Gaisford, CameronSykes, Thomas McRitchie, Abi Pope, Katie Whitbread-Abrutat, JessicaNicholls, Molly Plant, Amy Purohit, Alice Whitbread-Abrutat, TobyEmmanuel, Conall Cromie, Eoghan Cromie, Charlotte FarrTeam Manager : Spike Gaisford

Open Cornish Stillwater, Carn Brea:This event has grown over the years and is still a fun event where all juniors and opencompetitors can compete as one team. There are no medals issued for this event but ourPerranporth team finished in the top three.

National Stillwater Championships, CardiffThis year the National Stillwater was held over two weekends at the new Cardiffinternational swimming pool. This turned out to be a fabulous venue, once we found thepool!

NippersThis year we were only able to take two nippers due to the distance involved. The two werea credit to Perranporth and although coming back with no medals they still put on animpressive show.

Team members Amy Purohit, Alice Whitbread-Abrutat, Tom McRitchie

Team Manager : Kathy Purohit Youth An eight man team travelled up for the YouthStillwater. For four of our competitors this was theirfirst time competing at this level. All four set their firstPBs and hopefully they will continue to improve asthey progress in the sport. The seasoned membershave continued to improve their times. The hardwork put in by Dave Townsend, the Youth TeamManager, is now starting to pay off, and thanks toJason Wheeler, Simon Boyle and Jeannie Barschfor accompanying the team to Cardiff.


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Team membersSteven Gregory, Alex Bowden, Kieran Townsend, BarneyHooper, Katie Purohit, Samuel Bowden, Thomas McRitchie,Team Manager: Dave Townsend

Open/ Masters A small team of senior competitors travelled up and achieved an overall place of seventhout of the 15 teams competing. A few of our masters competed in both open and masters events, as the competition was on the same weekend. Our best results were John Arnoldwith two golds and two silvers. Well done to all our club members who took part.

OCEAN COMPETITIONS

Max Hocking Fun DayThis annual event, run by the Cornwall Region, was held at Praa Sands, with over 500children taking part. This is a good introduction to those nippers who have not been

involved in lifesaving sport as children are in mixed teams, offering a good chance to meetnippers from other clubs. Perranporth had a good attendance with 25 children and lots ofmums and dads. The weather and the sea were kind to everyone in the morning, but therewas a little rain in the afternoon, but it did not dampen anyone s spirits.

Team members Alice Whitbread-Abrutat, Katie Whitbread-Abrutat, Cameron Sykes, Maggie Sykes, Max Cromie,Eoghan Cromie, Conall Cromie, Harvey Gaisford, George Hudson Gaisford, Reece Mills, FlynnThomas, Charlotte Farr, Jack Farr, Abi Pope, Daniel Chandler, Catherine Chandler, Toby Blanks,Ellie Meyers, Tom Meyers, Beth Morgan Lundie, Theo Morgan Lundie, Oceana Foat, TomMcRitchie, Will McRitchie, Niall MoranTeam Manager: Spike Gaisford

Cornish Surf Lifesaving Championships

NippersThe Cornish Nipper Champs were held at Carbis Bay, St. Ives with 450 competitors from 11clubs competing over two days in almost perfect conditions. Again, Perranporth took a smallteam of nippers and did extremely well, just missing out on medals. Our best result was

Alice Whitbread-Abrutat with a silver medal in the Beach Flags.Team membersJoel Griffett, Tom McRitchie, Conall Cromie, George Hudson-Gaisford, Alice Whitbread-Abrutat,Toby Blanks, William McRitchie, Eoghan Cromie, Charlotte Farr, Eleanor Meyers, ThomasMeyers, Ned Owen, Katie Whitbread-Abrutat, Abi Pope, Annabelle Purse, Matthew HuntTeam Manager: Spike Gaisford

Youth/Open/MastersThe Cornwall Region Championship Youth/Open/Masters was held on 31st July 1st

August at Portreath Beach, Cornwall. Several Hundred surf lifesavers from more than adozen Cornish clubs competed for glory at the weekend; the county youth, open andmasters championships were hosted by Portreath SLSC.

Team membersSimon Lawrence, Martin Fleet, Paul McGannity, Clare McIlwaine, Anita Fleet, Simon Boyle,Jason Wheeler, Andy Sidebotham, Michael Birchmore, Alex Bowden, Matthew Renshaw, LouisMarks, Barney Hooper, Kieran Townsend, Colin Wheeler, Eoghan Webb, Morgan Read-Ferris,Samuel Bowden, Declan White, Jeanne Barsch

Team managers: Lyn Bowden and Jeanne Barsch


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Youth MedalsSam Bowden 14 year old Ski Gold

Alex Bowden Under 19 Ski SilverUnder 19 Oceanman Silver

Morgan Read-Ferris 13 year old Sprints SilverColin Wheeler 15 year old Sprints Bronze

Sam Bowden, under 15 Cornish Ski Champion

Open MedalsMichael Birchmore 2km Beach Run Gold

Men's Double Ski BronzeMasters Medals Anita Fleet 1Km Beach Run Gold

Beach Flags SilverBeach Sprints Bronze

Martin Fleet Oceanman SliverSki Bronze

Paul McGannity Beach Flags SilverClair McIlwaine 1km Beach Run BronzeSimon Lawrence Ski Silver

SLSGB National Lifesaving Sport Championships

2010 saw the first six-day event held by Surf Life Saving GB within Falmouth Week. It washeld at Gyllyngvase Beach and incorporated three two-day events: Masters, Youth andNippers. With many traders and other activities running alongside the events, starting withthe Masters and finishing with the Nippers parading to Events Square, it was a spectacularweek.

NippersThis year saw a very strong nipper event, with over 20 teams taking part. Perranporth werevery unlucky not to medal in several events. Abi Pope was our highest point scorer, butclosely followed by Amy Purohit, Katie Whitbread- Abrutat, Tom McRitchie, Alice

Whitbread- Abrutat, Annabelle Purse and Conall Cromie.


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Team members Annabelle Purse, Alice Whitbread- Abrutat, Daisy Allsopp, Katie Whitbread- Abrutat, Abi Pope, Thomas McRitchie, George Hudson-Gaisford, ConallCromie, Matthew Hunt, William McRitchie, Theo Morgan Lundie, DanielChandler, Eoghan Cromie, Amy PurohitTeam manager: Spike Gaisford

Youth After the success of the stillwater event in Cardiff, a small team has developed and hascontinued to grow throughout the summer. Gyllyngvase saw one of our largest youth teamsfor several years, finishing 12th in the overall team ranking. Particular praise should begiven to the final year pairing of Steve Gregory (Team Captain) and Alex Bowden forwinning the true lifesaving event the Board Rescue.

Team membersSteven Gregory, Alex Bowden, Louis Marks, Samantha Hawken, Patricia Blackie, EoghenWebb, Katherine Blackie, Jonathon Nicholson, Kieran Townsend, Barney Hooper, Colin

Wheeler, Katie Purohit, Daniel Blackie, Samuel Bowden, Tom McRitchie, Declan White,Morgan Read-FerrisTeam manager: Dave Townsend

Youth MedalsSteve Gregory/Alex Bowden Board Rescue GoldSteve Gregory/Alex Bowden Double Ski Bronze

Masters A small but very dedicated team took part in achieving an incredible degree of success.

Team membersJohn Arnold, Simon Lawrence, Martin Fleet, AndrewByatt, Anita Fleet.Team Manager: Jeanne Barsch

Masters Medals

Andrew Milky Byatt

Surf Race GoldBoard Race GoldSki GoldOceanman Gold

Anita Fleet

Surf Race SilverBoard Race Silver

Beach Flags SilverBeach Sprints Silver

Simon Lawrence Ski BronzeMens Double Ski GoldMens Ski Relay GoldMens Taplin SilverMens Board Relay SilverMens Beach Relay BronzeMens Board Rescue Bronze

OpenThis years event was held at Tolcarne Beach , Newquay, in fairly demanding surfconditions. Unfortunately the event clashed with our own triathlon with several potentialcompetitors committed to helping with the triathlon, so we could not field a full strength


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team. The diminished team that did compete finished sixth out of the 21 teams competingshowing the strength in depth within the club.

Team membersJason Wheeler, Andrew Byatt, Daniel Goodway, Steven Gregory, Simon Boyle, SimonLawrence, Martin Fleet, Alex Bowden, Louis Marks, Michael Birchmore, Matt Thomas,Holly Hawkey, Lucy Williams, Annabel Barsch, Demelza Townsend, Eleanor WoodwardTeam Manager: Jeanne Barsch/Simon Boyle

Open Medals

Holly Hawkey Ski SilverBoard Bronze

Andrew (Milky) Byatt Board SilverWomen Board Relay BronzeMen Tube Rescue Silver

AggregatesWomen 7 t PlaceMen 4 t PlaceOverall 6 th Place

Holly Hawkey, Annabel Barsch and Ellie Woodward at the Nationals, Tolcarne

National Bennett Surfboards Board Series resultsPortreath

Masters Men 1st Matt Thomas

Open Men 1st Andrew Byatt6th Simon Boyle

Open Ladies 2nd Holly HawkeyBantham

Open Men 1st Andrew ByattOpen Ladies 1st Holly Hawkey

BournemouthMasters Ladies 3rd Vicky Gould

Open Men1st Andrew Byatt4th Simon Boyle

Open Ladies 1st Holly HawkeyFinal Position

Masters Ladies 3rd Vicky GouldMasters Men 3rd Matt Thomas

Open Ladies 1st Holly HawkeyOpen Men 1st Andrew Byatt4th Simon Boyle


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Holly Hawkey, National Board Series Open Ladies Champion and

Andy Byatt, National Board Series Open Men s Champion


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NIPPERS Spike Gaisford, Nippers Manager

We have had another lovely year of fun at the beach with an abundance of new and eager

faces joining us each Thursday. The children have been working steadily towards the newSLSGB levels which assess their competence in the water as well as their safetyknowledge. Winter swimming continues to be well attended. We managed to purchase 25sets of swim fins for winter swimming as well as six paddle/ surfboards from the Thursdaycake table and Swimathon money this year. We also used some of this money to subsidiseentries for the children who competed at Nationals and towards awards.

Competitions have seen a big drop in team members, probably because life is extremelybusy. However we want to encourage more children to compete in either stillwater (pool) orbeach/surf lifesaving events that are held in Cornwall and nationally. The events are goodfun for all and children foster many friendships and teamwork experience.

Peter Gaisford has enthusiastically taken on the role of Age 7 Beach Coach while MikeWoods has kindly volunteered to coach the 7s in the pool. A big show of appreciation mustgo to our parent coaches, Age Managers and the small, but willing, group of mums anddads who come each week to provide voluntary water cover for the age 8 13 year groups.We really do need more parents to step up and help in the water and with training aswithout parent helpers, Nippers would not exist. Also, goodbye to Mary Rose Merrin who issadly retiring as Age Manager this year, so there is a vacant post; fun, mad people mayapply!

It was fantastic to see so many children at the Club Demonstration and Collection nightsinteracting with the rest of the club and showing the public what Nippers is all about. Withthe support of the parents and the wonderful cakes so willingly supplied, Nippers played agreat role in fundraising this year.


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One last word! A big round of applause to Trina Gregory and Karen Longstaff who betweenthem ensure (quietly behind the scenes) that the organisation of Nippers runs smoothlyeach week. We look forward to 2011 being as enjoyable.

Nipper Awards 2010

Age Group Most Improved Nipper Nipper of the Year (AgeGroup)7 years Billy Plant Kieran Brand8 years Charlie Purse Jessica Nicholls9 years Kamron Matthews Ellie & Tom Meyers10 years Daisy Allsopp Toby Blanks11 years Adam Wood Samson Tellam12 years Asher Knight Tom McRitchie13 years Lucy Pearson Kate Johnson

Club Nipper of the Year Alice Whitbread-Abrutat

Perranporth Junior Aquathon PPSLSC competitorsToby Blanks, Kieran Brand, Catherine Chandler, Daniel Chandler, Max Cromie, Eoghan Cromie,Conall Cromie, Aidon De Beer, Matti De Beer, Toby Emanuel, Louis Emanuel, Charlotte Farr, JoelGriffitt, Michael Hammond, Fiona Hammond, Samuel Hillary, Ben Hocking, Frank Hooper, BarneyHooper, Joe Hopper, Jamie Hoskins, Aaron Martyn, William McRitchie, Thomas McRitchie, ZoeMeads, Charlie Meads, Noah Merrin, Eleanor Meyers, Thomas Meyers, Jessica Nicholls, NedOwen, Billy Plant, Molly Plant, Abigail Pope, Joshua Roberts, Zachary Roberts, Edward Stracey,Tom Stratton, Becky Stratton, Cameron Sykes, Flynn Thomas, Reece Thomas, Kai Thomas, KatieThomas, Alice Thomas, Samson Plimley, Katie Whitbread-Abrutat, Alice Whitbread-Abrutat


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JUNIORS AND YOUTHDave Townsend, Youth Co-ordinator

We have had a great turn out from youth members during the year and numbers have

increased by 100% on last year and are expected to increase further during 2011. We havehad a very enjoyable time training the Youth Team this year and seeing so many competeat the Cornish and National events for some members this was their first competitionexperience ever; for example with a very inexperienced team at Nationals we came 12thout of 22 clubs a great result; we even managed to gain the title of National BoardRescue Champions in the Youth under 19 event - well done Steve Gregory and AlexBowden!

We also joined up with Falmouth Surf Living Saving Club every third week for training atMaenporth, which was successful thanks to the help of Roger Stephens, Falmouth SLSC.We hope to continue this in 2011 as the Youth Team gained valuable coaching andimproved inter-club relations.

We have now started winter training at Redruth pool with more swim training to improve ourswimming standard. This is also assisted by Mike Wood giving up one evening a month tocome and coach. We hope to go to the National Stillwaters at Cardiff in March.

Ski-paddling is going well. We now have more members interested, than we haveequipment, but we are working our way around this. This is turning out to be anothersuccessful part of training for Youth and all are very keen to continue in 2011.

Our Youth Captain, Steve Gregory, has virtually exhausted himself with his enthusiasmmotivating the younger members. Thank you, Steve. Also, a big thank you to JasonWheeler and Simon Boyle for their commitment and for giving up their time every Mondayand Tuesday for youth training. Thanks also to Catherine Hooper for all her help as female

cover and making drinks and providing biscuits etc after training


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THE LADIESVicky Gould, Ladies Captain

The winter months saw an impressive and constant flow of surf club ladies trudging across

the cold, windy beach to regularly attend weekly Pilates sessions, kindly lead by Ellie andSally. The sessions were so popular that we ended up running two sessions per week, andthats not including the boys! Oops! Sorry guys, this year it s for all!

By mid-May the ladies were ready to test out their newly-improved and very impressivecore strength, beginning the season with a couple of fantastic paddles to explore thecaverns between Droskyn and St Agnes. If only the gorgeous June evenings weexperienced this year had extended into August! However, the gale force winds, largeswells and driving rain did not deter all, and with massive thanks to Ellie Woodward and

Annabel Barsch, we were able to man the Friday evening sessions throughout the season.With the combination of water expertise, the ladies, both new and experienced, were able

to build confidence in the water on rescue boards and swimming technique and, morerecently, with the acquisition of six new swell boards we have some Californian surfing girls/ladies in the club! It has been great to have more Perran ladies compete and support someof the local surfing competitions as well as SLS events, including the Clubbie Classic (welldone Ellie W and Sarah F), The Super Swell Off and the Red Bull Team 5 event (Vic G andKath C).

In May Jeannie and Annabel Barsch and Rachel Church braved the Falmouth freezingwaters to take part in the Castle-to-Castle RLNI swim. Ellie Woodward and I supported theevent on rescue boards along with other lifeguards, and quickly realised the challenge forall the swimmers was very tough! Strong off-shore winds and an ebbing tide made the swimextremely difficult and long, and many did not finish. A massive well done to you ladies forreaching the shores of St. Mawes; a fantastic achievement and a great event. Let s do itagain next year Ill stay on the rescue board, thanks very much!

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National Distance Board Series this year at Bournemouth, she also came away with severalmedals at the Nationals, gaining silver in the ski, bronze on the board and fourth in the surfswim. Holly was also selected for the GB team, competing in Japan in September andachieving eighth in the Iron Woman. Awesome work Holly.

It has been great to have the previous Ladies Captain, Ellie Woodward, return to Perranshores. Ellie has been a fantastic help in many areas of the club and teamed up with

Annabel Barsch and Holly Hawkey to win bronze in the board relay in the Nationals. Annabel also competed in the Cornish at Portreath, teaming up with Anita Adams andwinning silver in the tube rescue. Nice one girls!

On a final note, with such an influx of strong, new ladies to the club this year, I am reallylooking forward to 2011 and am personally hoping to compete again with all you keen fitladies. Let s keep up the training and core strength work this winter and get prepared forbagging some medals next year!


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SURFBOATLiz Tremayne, Surf Boat Captain

2010 a year of consolidation. This proved to be a calm, cohesive year among all thecrews with real sense of inter-team collaboration (and multiple pregnancies in the strokeseat, future strokes beware!). We gained a new male crew courtesy of St. Agnes gig club,boat-sick Aussie and several new recruits. Face planting became a regular feature of ourevents amongst the new Perran bows and, with the continued patience and determinationby our three sweeps, we have safely passed through the challenges of the year.

Porthcawl, the first race of the UK Shyman summer series, provided an unheard of 2 - 3foot waves and blue skies. Newly-formed Perran Raiders a mix of old and new maintained third place which set the scene for the rest of the season. The Perran Misfits, anentirely new crew, began their surfboat journey, getting a taste for adventure.

Saunton was another glorious day, but the excitement of waves escaped us and withmillpond conditions we were given a run for our money by the flat water rowers. PerranMisfits (men) clawed their way up the surfboat ladder of success. Ladies crews, Panthersand Raiders provided strong competition for the Porthtowan girls, but unable to rise to themight of Bude, Watergate put the ghosts to rest as the Perran crews took to the waves, andplaced the memories of 2009 behind them.

The UK Open Championship at Saunton welcomed an unprecedented number of crews. Acold, rainy start coupled with poor swell delayed the start. Entertainment was provided bymale crews sporting translucent gold thongs and a luminous mankini much to the distressof the borrowed Perran sweep. The Perran Raiders rowed strongly and triumphed tobecome silver medallists.

Tolcarne gave the best waves of the season, 3-4 ft, and proved very eventful. DramaticTantrum from Llantwit, and a Speedo malfunction, left a Bournemouth bear blushing. Thegirls survived a major bashing of the waves, emerging from the foam to be greeted by thesight of Gary Walters (Porthtowan sweep) hanging off the boat by the sweep oar,screeching like a banshee, Wait for me! . This image will forever be bu rnt into our minds.


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The Europeans saw massive swells, storms, and relocations in a bid to hold the event. ThePerran Raiders with a Porthtowan addition fought through the heavy surf, and ran like theclappers to steal the thunder from the Dutch girls to be runners-up to the Europeanchampions.

Bournemouth didnt let us down with the sunshine, for the second year in the row. Initiallythe shore break proved a challenge since the boats had to be launched from a steepsandbank, and jumping in became an Olympic high jump event. Surprisingly, the seasonended as it started with unexpected waves in a usually millpond environment. The PerranRaiders cemented third place in the UK Shyman summer series with the Perran Misfits,entering the season as a new crew, finishing in a very respectable fifth place.

Quote of the season: If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants(courtesy of that famous surfboat rower, Isaac Newton). 2009 opened widened our eyes,2010 built skills and confidence. 2011 is time to fight for victory!


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Perranporth Surf Challenge TriathlonChris Strickland, Triathlon Organiser

This year s triathlon was the 23 rd consecutive year that this event has been run. Each yearit has developed a little more and this year was no exception with the addition of SNUGGand Cycle Logic stands on the green to add to the Thule stand. Also, a new finish gantrywas purchased this year.

This year was undoubtedly another success in terms of spectacle, very satisfiedcompetitors, publicity from the triathlon magazines and funds raised. The club raised7,500 through the event and that is with the 1,000 finish gantry allowed for. Everyonewho turned out to help deserves a big pat on the back for giving up their time and makingthe event such a success. The feedback from the sponsors and competitors was first class.

Also this month s 220 magazine mentions the race three times and names it the Toughest

Tri of the Month.

It is worth saying that there were a few people who gave up three days of their time toensure the race was a success. On Friday they were on hand to make sure the registrationtent was in place and the transition area was erected. On the Saturday registration started,the sponsors were put in place on the green, the finish gantry and funnel were put up andthe bike course was marked out. Chris Harding, Nigel Bowden, Chris Ballinger, PeteGaisford, Pete Postle, Stuart Thorn plus others all got stuck in during those three days.Chris and Nigel were there all day every day.

For next year the club needs new members for the Tri committee any volunteers would bewelcomed with open arms! There is one note of caution and that is that some marshalsdidnt turn up and one or two were late to their points. This put everyone else u nder extrapressure and me under pressure from the police! Next year the police wont be helping dueto budget cuts etc. The club needs to be right on the ball to ensure the marshalling is bangon. The Tri committee needs real commitment from all members for the whole weekend.

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PERRANPORTH SLSC ANNUAL AWARDS 2009/10

The following awards were presented at the Christmas Dinner, 2009, and the Annual Dinner, 2010.This year we introduced a new award, the Les Stopher Lifesaving Student of the Year, in recognitionof Les Stopher who was Perranporths first lifeguard. The award will be given annually to a clubmember who has shown superlative effort towards achieving a lifesaving award.

SLSGB Life Membership Peter Gaisford

PPSLSC Honorary LifeMembership Robin Howell

Clubbie of the Year Spike Gaisford

Junior of the Year Kieran Townsend

Boatie of the Year Liz Tremayne

Best Patrol Member Karen Perks

Les Stopher Lifesaving Studentof the Year Frances Keane

Westcott Cup Board Paddle Challenge Team

Pitman Cup Glenn Latham

Ski Paddler of the Year Steven Gregory

Board Paddler of the Year Jason Wheeler

Most Improved Ski PaddlerJunior: Eoghan Webb

Senior: not awarded

Most Improved Board Paddler Junior: Kieran TownsendSenior: Jeanne Barsch

Most Improved SwimmerJunior: Katie Purohit

Senior: Shelley Hardwick


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THE MONEY


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MEMBERSHIPJeanne Barsch, Membership Secretary

We understand that the SLSGB affiliation fee is set to increase in 2011 from 15 to 20 permember. As it rose from 10 to 15 last year, this means that the affiliation fee that we haveto pay SLSGB for each member for insurance purposes has doubled in the last two years.For the past year the club absorbed the increase but, unfortunately, this year we have nooption but to increase our annual membership fees for the coming year, as follows:Senior 80Youth 45Junior 40Nipper 40Family (2 adults & 2 children) 160Family (2 adults & 3 or more children) 180

Breakdown of fees () 2010 2009 2008

Membership fees paid 12,030 12,470 12,298 Affiliation fees to SLSGB 4,200 3,100 4,686Balance to club 7,830 9,370 7,612

After almost 10 years on the Committee, firstly as Junior Manager and the last six years asMembership Secretary, Ive d ecided to hand over the baton. Ive loved doing the job and willstill be happy to continue serving the club as a competition official, lifeguarding the Redruthpool sessions, helping at fundraising events and, of course, having fun on Ladies Nights! Iwish the club every success for 2011 and in the future.

Membership type 2010 2009 2008 2007Senior 132 129 132 125Youth 19 36 30 38Junior 20 18 36 41Nipper 109 104 116 110

Associate 6 6 13 10Honorary Life 18 17 19 18Total 304 310 346 342(Family memberships) (24) (26) (23) -


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FUNDRAISING AND EVENTS Dave Cromie, Fundraising Coordinator

What another incredibly busy year for fundraising! Id like to thank the many dedicatedmembers who go that extra mile to help raise money for the club. Whether working with oursponsors, organising events, pitching up at popular events like bag packs and collectionsor simply helping out with BBQs you do an invaluable job often without thanks or theappreciation that you deserve. Well done you know who you are!

Weve tried this year to consolidate and develop fundraising activities that are also fun toparticipate in. The Beach Volleyball, Curry & Quiz nights, Boardies Day and, especially, theDemo Nights have provided entertainment as well as income.

Its worth remembering, however, that all these fun events have hidden costs in organising

time, effort or food supplies. Collections and bag packs where money raised is essentiallyall profit - make an essential con tribution. Given the sporadic turn out for collections thisseason, we need to figure out if this traditional fundraising activity has a viable future in itscurrent form.

The romance of bag-packing

The Triathlon and Aquathon weekend continues to be the major fundraising generator forPerranporth SLSC and it was encouraging to see our sponsors take advantage of the eventto exhibit their goods. Having sponsors reap some tangible benefits from these events willhelp build our relationship with them and secure support for future years.

We looked at some novel ways to raise funds this year, most notably perhaps the launch of

the Lifeguard Training Zone T-Shirt to tourists, which we plan to sell in more substantialnumbers this coming season both on the beach and from the new website.


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We applied for a Community Grant in February for AV equipment to upgrade our trainingfacility and we secured a 500 donation from the local council. As the Club Developmentplan finally comes together, we will be targeting larger grants in the coming year. We have asmall team with expertise in chasing grants now in place to work on this.

Once again, Id like to remind members that you can raise money for the club when youshop and search online at www.easyfundraising.org.uk/perranporthslsc . I urge each andevery club member to take two minutes to register at this site.

On behalf of the Club & Committee I would like to thank all of our sponsors, donors andsupporters for so generously providing raffle and competition prizes, food, venues andfunding support.

Finally if youd like to get more involved in fundraising at Perranporth SLSC, havesuggestions or ideas, or if your company or organisation is interested in partnering with us,please dont hesitate to contact me.

Date Event/ Activity Amount RaisedOct Board Paddle Monies 646Dec Boxing day Swim 30

Apr Nippers Swimathon 1097May Bag Pack Morrisons 1300Jul Boardies Day 269

Aug Beach Volleyball 925 Aug & Sep Demo Nights 765Mar & Sep Curry & Quiz Night 483Jul & Aug Collections 1233

All Year Easyfundraising 22 All Year Various Raffles 428Sep Triathlon Aquathon 7489

TOTAL 14,687NB: Does not include grants and donations see finance report forfull details of these.
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DONORS AND SUPPORTERS 2010

We are very grateful for the generosity shown towards our club by the following businesses,people and organizations.

Alan Johns Jewellers AK Holidays Ar Philp Carpentry and Building ContractorsBack 2 PhysioBathshebaBerrymans BakeryCamel Estate AgentsCapture StudioChris LawCoastal SurfCo-op, PerranporthCornwall CouncilCycle LogicDoble Quality FoodsDuchy HolidaysEden ProjectThe Filling StationHappy DazeHot RocketJag, PerranporthJR Stephens InsuranceKernow Property ServicesMorrisons

New Perran Holiday ParkOutback Surf ShopPaul Sparks Electricals Perran Sands Holiday ParkPerran WindowsPerranporth Camping and TouringPerranporth Garden CharitiesPerranporth Signs and GraphicsPerranzabuloe Parish CouncilPiran SurfPonsmere HotelPure Blue Ltd

Red BullRNLISeiners Restaurant Pub Hotel Silver Bow Camp-siteSimon Lawrence BuildersSkinners BrewerySnugg WetsuitsThe Cyder FarmThe Tin Fin RestaurantThuleTollgate Farm Caravan and Camp ParkTruro SchoolThe Watering Hole

Documents

Perranporth SLSC Annual Report 2010