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Polzeath Surf Life Saving Club Polzeath Surf Life Saving Club had a fabulous season on the beach this summer. Blessed with perfect weather and warm seas, turnout at the club hit record numbers. On average over 100 members attended training sessions every Sunday morning on the beach. These included volunteer coaches, Nippers, Juniors and Seniors – the popularity of the club and surf life saving as a sport continues to grow. To accommodate the expanding numbers, extra training sessions were organised for Tuesday and Thursday evenings. Polzeath Surf Lifesaving Club promotes an active, healthy life style for its members. Friendships are formed, skills are developed and fun is had on the way. The club aims to develop lifeguards of the future and teaches its members the correct skill sets to be safe in the water – vital for where we live. This year eight members from the club were employed by the RNLI as lifeguards on our local beaches. Not only is this a fabulous experience for those involved it also aspires our younger members to keep involved, to train hard and achieve.
7th and 5th position respectively. At the Nationals held at Holywell Bay in August, the Nippers came in at a record 4th position. Over 500 children from all over the country took part in this event reflecting the growing popularity of the sport. The Juniors finishing 15th and masters a fantastic 10th place Without a doubt such strong results are due to the high quality of training our members receive from our volunteer coaches and the commitment of our members to do their best. Our annual fundraising party in July gave our members chance to let their hair down a little and raise essential funds for our club. We held an afternoon of demonstrations to showcase our activities to the public followed by a beach BBQ with music and dancing into the evening. For the local businesses that donated prizes to our annual raffle we would like to say a huge ‘thank you’. Overall, we raised a staggering £4,000. In September, Polzeath Surf Life Saving Club hosted the Cornwall Surf Life Saving Open Championships on the beach. This gave club members and the public a chance to see some of the best athletes in Cornwall This Summer’s Successes perform and compete within the sport. As a club, Polzeath came a Polzeath Surf Life Saving Club fantastic 2nd overall. competes on a county and Towards the end of September, national level. In July at the the club provided safety cover Cornish Championships at for the Jess Solley Memorial Surf Portreath the Nippers recorded Contest, helping to raise vital their best ever performance finishing 3rd. The Juniors and funds for children’s charities. masters were placed at a credible As the club continues to grow,
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National governing bodies change and develop the rules and regulations of the sport, the need for more and better tuitionas well as safe and new equipment also grows. Polzeath Surf Life Saving Club is a charity and is dependent on volunteers, grants and donations
Our Community Partners
We are very excited to announce the launch of a new project called Our Community Partners of Polzeath Surf Life Saving Club where local people and businesses can support the club at various levels, either by donating to the club or sponsoring equipment. In return the club will promote all those involved through advertising and social media. Our first Community Partner is John Bray and Partners Estate Agents and Lettings have agreed to sponsor our IRB boat over the next two years. If you or your business would like further information on Our Community Partners of Polzeath Surf Life Saving Club please contact the club at zoe@ polzeathslsc.co.uk There is a level to suit everyone to get involved. For those wishing to donate, a fundraising page has been set up at www.pozeathslsc.co.uk Please help Polzeath Surf Life Saving Club to keep up the high standards it delivers, to expand and allow more people to come and join this very special club. We’ll see you on the beach! PSLS Communications Team
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