Surf Life Saving Cornwall

‘Vigilance and Service’

Annual Report 2014

Surf Life Saving Cornwall – Region Officers

President John BroadChairman Nigel BowdenVice Chair Christina StewartTreasurer Nikki Kendall

Secretary Diane GreenSport Commission David GreenRegion Life Saving Officer Alex BowdenRegion Commission Diane GreenDisciplinary Rep. Rob Phillips

Affiliated ClubsBude

CrantockCrackington Haven

FalmouthGunwalloeGyllngvase

HarlynHayle

Holywell BayLusty Glaze

MullionNewquay

PerranporthPolzeath

PorthtowanPortreathSt AgnesSt Ives

TintagelWatergate BayWhitsand Bay

Presidents Report 2014- John Broad

Surf Life Saving Cornwall has again been very active in all its aspects in the past year. This has come about by the tremendous amount of time and effort put in by our volunteer officers, commissioners, T/As and coaches etc. For these people surf life saving is a way of life but they could always do with help and support and I would encourage more volunteers to get involved so that the workload can be shared.

For those involved in organising the regional competitions, finding the best combination of venue and format is not always easy, so many thanks for their continuing efforts to try and put on the best events possible for our regional clubs.

With regards the lifesaving aspect within Cornwall, it appears to be ticking along ok. But training and assessing within the region has all but slipped off the radar in the past few

years, which is a concern to myself and some of my more experienced colleagues. We have seen significant changes recently with the introduction of MIS and the unitisation of the awards and qualifications, so in the coming year, through the quality assurance process and with the appointment of a new RLSO, we need to ensure that standards are maintained at the high level that we have been renowned for in the past.

Our Nipper movement has been going for many years now and continues to flourish. Nippers are the future of surf life saving and they deserve all the help and encouragement they get. In recent years we have run the Max Hocking event as a curtain raiser to the Nipper season and sadly, as most of you will know, Max passed away in 2014. Max was a lifelong member of St Agnes club, one of the founder clubs of SLSGB, and was involved in surf life saving for most of his adult life. He was a lovely man, passionate about life saving and an inspiration to all who knew him. His legacy will continue through the Max Hocking event and the Nipper movement.

Finally, on behalf of all the membership, a big thank you to all those who have contributed to organising and running regional matters and events in the past year. Their hard work and dedication continues to make Surf Life Saving Cornwall an organisation we can all be proud of.

Chairman Report 2014I find it hard to believe that yet another year has gone by, and we are already looking forward to next summer. 2014 had been a good year with the weather but maybe not the surf conditions, but I believe another fantastic year for the Region. All our events were well attended and the Region came together to help run these events. There is always a lot of hard work going on throughout the year, and I would like to thank everyone for their effort and support, which makes Cornwall the Region it is today. There has

been a drop off in clubs attending the monthly meeting, which is a little concerning as we need the voice of all our member clubs and not just a few. The Cornish Frostbites still continue to grow along with the standards. The Nippers now need to be run over the two weekends and this is now becoming full to capacity. We must remember to keep this fun and encourage everyone taking part. It is also nice to see that there are more seniors and masters taking part in the open event which always turns out to be a good night. Returning to the beach is always a welcoming feeling and as normal we started our events with the Max Hocking at Carbis Bay which was fun for all. In 2014 Max Hocking passed away but he has left a true legacy behind which I hope will continue for years to come. The Cornish Nippers took over Portreath beach and had some of the best weather of the summer. This was so well attended and was a pleasure to watch. A big thank you goes out to Portreath SLSC for all the hard work they put in behind the event.Thank you to Chris Hewitt and Christina Stewart for running the event and getting everyone involved. Well done to St.Ives SLSC for coming first followed by Gyllngvase SLSC and Portreath SLSC coming third.

The Cornish Champs were held at Holywell Bay with 315 competitor’s age from 13-60+ years, from 11 clubs in Cornwall as far apart as St Ives to Bude. Once again the club put on such a good event and looked after everyone. The first four places were 1st Portreath, 2nd Holywell Bay, 3rd Newquay and Crantock 4th. Along with the event we had a quick look at the Regions new IRB which will be out and about in 2015. 2014 can’t go without a mention of Rescue 2014 Montpellier, La Grande Motte as the Cornish clubs did us proud on the world stage, along with the competitor’s I need to mention the two Officials that also did there bit were Sara Garner and Julia Sharland who were there for the whole event. The whole of the organisation is moving forward, Flood Rescue is the gossip of the moment, which the Region is hoping to get involved. The Flood Rescue is not going to replace our core value, but will work alongside. We will be able to access the funding and add another string to our bow which will make our Region even more community based. Nigel BowdenChairman Surf Life Saving Cornwall

Overall Region Club Competition Aggregate for 2014

Taken over 5 events

Portreath SLSC104

6Holywell Bay SLSC 499Gyllngvase SLSC 332Newquay SLSC 331St Ives SLSC 328Crantock SLSC 262Hayle SLSC 238Polzeath SLSC 218Perranporth SLSC 180Harlyn SLSC 89Bude SLSC 63St Agnes SLSC 44Watergate Bay SLSC 30Lusty SLSC 12

The last three clubs only took part in Nipper events.

Surf Life Saving Cornwall Competition Results for 2014

Nipper Stillwater Championship Nipper Ocean Championship1st St Ives SLSC 512 1st St Ives SLSC 7072nd Gyllngvase SLSC 351 2nd Gyllngvase SLSC 6963rd Portreath SLSC 300 3rd Portreath SLSC 461

Youth Ocean ChampionshipMale Female1st Portreath SLSC 395 1st Portreath SLSC 4152nd Polzeath SLSC 201 2nd Gyllngvase SLSC 2123rd Newquay SLSC 178 3rd Newquay SLSC 200

Total

1st Portreath SLSC 8102nd Newquay SLSC 3783rd Gyllngvase SLSC 365

Masters Ocean ChampionshipMale Female1st Holywell Bay SLSC 327 1st Crantock SLSC 2182nd Newquay SLSC 176 2nd Holywell Bay SLSC 2093rd Crantock SLSC 175 3rd Portreath SLSC 151

Total1st Holywell Bay SLSC 5362nd Crantock SLSC 3933rd Portreath SLSC 248

Cornwall Ocean ChampionshipMale Female1st Portreath SLSC 291 1st Portreath SLSC 2832nd Holywell Bay SLSC 116 2nd Crantock SLSC 943rd Perranporth SLSC 78 3rd Holywell Bay SLSC 84

Total1st Portreath SLSC 5742nd Holywell Bay SLSC 2003rd Crantock SLSC 133

Secretary Report 2014

2014 was a very busy year again for SLS Cornwall, we ran a new series of events to take the place of Twilights, and the Surf Series was a great success with the top juniors and seniors in the region making up 4 teams to compete against each other. This was a great warm up leading to GB ranking event selecting the National Teams to compete at Montpelier in France. Many of the Cornwall Clubs travelled to France to compete, with some of their members also selected for the GB teams. We are working our way through the wish list that was drawn up, gradually replacing worn out equipment and providing additional resources as required. We were lucky enough to be awarded a Sports for All Lottery grant to purchase a new IRB and in the coming months hope to have a region flood rescue team in training.

In August I was invited to join the Board of Trustees of SLSGB, thank you to those who supported my nomination at the Association AGM.

Chart showing the region Membership for SLS GB.

Cornwall region Inshore Rescue Boat report 2014/15

Clubs with IRBs

Hayle x 2St Ives (one on order)Perranporth x 1Newquay x 1Tolcarne (one on order)Lusty (one on order)Polzeath x1Harlyn x1Bude x1Whitsand x2Falmouth x1Cornwall region x 3

More and more clubs are now taking advantage of the awards for all grants, and receiving new IRB's.This is great for the clubs and the region.

We will be holding more IRB taster days, at Hayle and at other locations throughout the region. These were attended last year by clubs from all round the country. This will help with the training within clubs, making sure we are setting the right standard and sharing experience.

We intend to have different themes, with the involvement of kite surfers for rescues and to explain about their kit, flood rescue driving, using the event swim cans so crews are happy to lay the course in different conditions, without the pressure of the event starting.

We are also planning to have race days/evenings, were we can also teach and share knowledge

We have three regional IRB's now due to the successful Awards for All lottery grant. Perranporth have taken the old rescue boat under their wing and now pay from the insurance for it. Surf Life Saving GB has said we can still use their engines for training purposes.

It would be really good if we could get the Cornwall safety cover up and running. This would mean clubs could help out with safety cover for private events and be covered for insurance under the Cornwall umbrella, thus making money for the clubs but also spreading the word about surf life saving (Nigel is dealing with this).

As I stated in last year’s report I am still finding it hard to monitor the IRBs at their present location (Perranporth) as I haven't got a key for the lock up.

If anyone knows where we can get a cheap 20' container please contact me, we have a location in Hayle where we can place it. Hayle SLSC is looking into having a new storage unit purposes built in Hayle, in conjunction with the local gig club and the RNLI.

With the boats closer to hand it would make it a lot easier and less time consuming to maintain and keep a eye on.

I am happy to stand again if required

Dave ParkerCornwall IRB officer

2014 Lifesaving Report – Alex Bowden (RLSO)

Our region has once again stood out above all over as one of the top producers of qualified lifesavers. For the past 3 years it has been my pleasure to oversee the development of lifesaving in Cornwall, and as sad as I am to step down from the position of RLSO, I do so in the knowledge that I have been a part of a fantastic region.

Last year we saw both our professional and volunteer lifesavers conduct fantastic rescues in some of the most challenging conditions. To list all the achievements over the year would just take up a lot more of this report than my allocated slot, so I will start by thanking all clubs and members for their hard work this year in regards to the training of lifesavers, and their active participation on patrol. With unfortunate fatalities on some of Cornwall’s beaches that were not lifeguarded, it just goes to show how important the work we are doing really is.

Last year we saw 214 different lifesaving courses take place in Cornwall between January 2014 and January 2015 with:

46 new Surf Lifeguard courses 51 Surf Lifeguard Renewal courses 1 new Beach Lifeguard course 2 new IRB Crew courses 1 new IRB Drivers course 16 new probationary Trainer

Assessors

With this new batch of probationary Trainer Assessors, not only in our clubs but also our Approved Training Centres, the number of trained candidates can be seen to be on the rise.I would once again like to thank all of the Trainers, Assessors and Club Representatives for their hard work over during my time as RLSO. I

look forward to continuing my work with you all as Area Quality Assurance Officer, and would like to wish my predecessor the best of luck.Alex Bowden – Regional Life Saving Officer

Surf Life Saving CornwallIncome and Expenditure Account for year ending December 2014.

Grant 10000.00Club Affiliation Fees 800.00Regional Champs 12029.59

 22,829.59

2014 Expenses 163.88IRB Insurance 489.73Meeting 114.40Pool Hire 1118.16Medals 1276.50Max Hocking re-useable vests 5583.04Equipment (inc repair to) 13417.99Admin 59.83Cornwall Team 223.80Sundries 155.01

 22,602.34

Profit of Income over Expenditure £227.25

Opening Bank Balance at 1st January 2014£26,674.3

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Profit of Income over Expenditure £227.25

Closing Bank Balance 31st December 2014£26,901.6

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Nikki KendallTreasurer

January 2015

Surf Life Saving Cornwall AssetsGear Trailer containing: 2 spinal boardsBuoys and anchors 12 stop watchesCompetition flags and stands Obstacle gates & manikinSprint Lane ropes 2 IRB’s + old one at PerranTape and stakes for crowd control

Laptop and case

Bibs and Tags Laser printerBanners Laminator6 radios and chargers ProjectorNew Marquee + old for back up

Megaphone

500 vests for Nippers I padSet of hi-vis vests for comps. 6 new feathered flags

Finance: our accounts are looking healthy but we do need to replace some of the Region Gear and purchase some new items to help run the events and try and subsidise some courses. Items on the Wish List that are still required:

Competitions 4 more feathered flags New set of flags and competition poles. Order a 2nd string of swim cans so that a set is available for clubs to use at events. Order 60 new sprint vests in medium size – 6x10 colours as Nipper vests A generator plus a water urn to make us more self sufficient at events. Extra megaphone Maintenance and service to be done on gear trailer –ramp to be repaired.

Life Saving I-gel packs and Manikin for clubs to use in training. De-fib trainer 1st Responders Backpack for events The Region would like to run some IRB courses. Run Train the Trainer courses – need a minimum of 6 on a course. Coaching courses. Encourage more Assessors.