Comments on: SAS call for surfing reserves for Scotland http://www.driftsurfing.eu/index.php/archives/3235 Perspective(s) in Surfing Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:48:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Hugo Tagholm http://www.driftsurfing.eu/index.php/archives/3235#comment-760 Hugo Tagholm Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:38:46 +0000 http://www.driftsurfing.eu/?p=3235#comment-760 Hi Griff - many thanks for your comments, which are very helpful and informative. We're doing a considerable amount of of pre-publicity on our campaigns to give members and supporters the opportunity to get involved, and will be building on this as time goes on. We regularly post calls for campaign activity assistance via our social networking presence (Facebook & Twitter), website and weekly email out. In the last 4 weeks, areas that we've asked for help & support from members, supporters and the wider community include: Belfast campaign action on the Love Your Beach campaign North Devon beach clean action at Saunton Sands Surf Reserves action in Scotland Climate change demo 'The Wave' in London It would of course be great to get even more of you involved with these and take you up on the offer of different skill sets. We by no means just want your membership subscriptions; your active involvement is critical to the success of our ongoing campaigns for all surfers, wave riders and water users. Our website www.sas.org.uk has weekly updates on activity, where you can also sign up for our weekly e-newsletter. Facebook has been an area where lots of new supporters have got involved with campaign actions so, please do become a fan of the page to get more involved. http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/pages/Surfers-Against-Sewage/34044296391?ref=ts Also, our network of regional reps around the country are delivering more and more actions so please do get in touch with them directly. Their details can all be found on our website. Generally, we try and promote actions and activities as best and as far in advance as possible, but sometimes we'll fail to reach as many people as we'd like to. Our membership and supporters are the life blood of the campaign, and getting and keeping you all involved is vital for the protection of our beaches, waves and oceans around the UK. We look forward to getting you onboard with some campaign actions soon. Best wishes, Hugo HUGO TAGHOLM Director Surfers Against Sewage Hi Griff – many thanks for your comments, which are very helpful and informative. We’re doing a considerable amount of of pre-publicity on our campaigns to give members and supporters the opportunity to get involved, and will be building on this as time goes on. We regularly post calls for campaign activity assistance via our social networking presence (Facebook & Twitter), website and weekly email out. In the last 4 weeks, areas that we’ve asked for help & support from members, supporters and the wider community include:

Belfast campaign action on the Love Your Beach campaign
North Devon beach clean action at Saunton Sands
Surf Reserves action in Scotland
Climate change demo ‘The Wave’ in London

It would of course be great to get even more of you involved with these and take you up on the offer of different skill sets. We by no means just want your membership subscriptions; your active involvement is critical to the success of our ongoing campaigns for all surfers, wave riders and water users.

Our website http://www.sas.org.uk has weekly updates on activity, where you can also sign up for our weekly e-newsletter. Facebook has been an area where lots of new supporters have got involved with campaign actions so, please do become a fan of the page to get more involved.

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/pages/Surfers-Against-Sewage/34044296391?ref=ts

Also, our network of regional reps around the country are delivering more and more actions so please do get in touch with them directly. Their details can all be found on our website.

Generally, we try and promote actions and activities as best and as far in advance as possible, but sometimes we’ll fail to reach as many people as we’d like to. Our membership and supporters are the life blood of the campaign, and getting and keeping you all involved is vital for the protection of our beaches, waves and oceans around the UK.

We look forward to getting you onboard with some campaign actions soon.

Best wishes,

Hugo

HUGO TAGHOLM
Director
Surfers Against Sewage

]]> By: Griff http://www.driftsurfing.eu/index.php/archives/3235#comment-640 Griff Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:20:25 +0000 http://www.driftsurfing.eu/?p=3235#comment-640 Ok fellas, I hope that SAS pick up on these comments and become more proactive in their campaigning, pre-event info & publicity, cos I like you I only ever find out about these things after they've happened. Thats one of the reasons I fell off the SAS wagon in the first place. So SAS lets have more info sooner. If you are ther to represent the ordinary guy or gal in the water whatever their choice of water craft help us to help you help us!! We are out here offering support, lots of folk with lots of skills. I'm sure we all want clean water and unthreatened quality breaks to surf, so convince that we surfers are an asset in moving these issues forward and its not just our cash you want in exchange for a news letter & a Tshirt. Ok fellas, I hope that SAS pick up on these comments and become more proactive in their campaigning, pre-event info & publicity, cos I like you I only ever find out about these things after they’ve happened. Thats one of the reasons I fell off the SAS wagon in the first place.

So SAS lets have more info sooner. If you are ther to represent the ordinary guy or gal in the water whatever their choice of water craft help us to help you help us!!

We are out here offering support, lots of folk with lots of skills. I’m sure we all want clean water and unthreatened quality breaks to surf, so convince that we surfers are an asset in moving these issues forward and its not just our cash you want in exchange for a news letter & a Tshirt.

]]> By: Duncan http://www.driftsurfing.eu/index.php/archives/3235#comment-624 Duncan Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:22:46 +0000 http://www.driftsurfing.eu/?p=3235#comment-624 You are absolutely right Griff I couldn't agreee more. I'm delighted that someone is making things happen where I failed. You are absolutely right Griff I couldn’t agreee more. I’m delighted that someone is making things happen where I failed.

]]> By: Chris http://www.driftsurfing.eu/index.php/archives/3235#comment-621 Chris Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:09:45 +0000 http://www.driftsurfing.eu/?p=3235#comment-621 Don't want to knock the good work that's being done but as a SAS member I've read about the last couple of Scottish SAS campaigns (Pease Bay water treatment and this) after the event and I'm sure along with me there are a lot of others willing to be involved if we knew the campaigns were happening. Great idea though, let's make the best use of our natural assets. Don’t want to knock the good work that’s being done but as a SAS member I’ve read about the last couple of Scottish SAS campaigns (Pease Bay water treatment and this) after the event and I’m sure along with me there are a lot of others willing to be involved if we knew the campaigns were happening.

Great idea though, let’s make the best use of our natural assets.

]]> By: Griff http://www.driftsurfing.eu/index.php/archives/3235#comment-620 Griff Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:11:56 +0000 http://www.driftsurfing.eu/?p=3235#comment-620 Come on Duncan, chill out. What does it matter who takes such an initiative forward? so long as government listen and take positive action. SAS have years of experience of lobbying and pressurising these folk so lets let them do what they do best. And, no I'm not an avid member of SAS but I once was in the early days...my membership number was 858 but I let my membership lapse thinking that the organisation was too south west in its efforts. So mayby I should re-apply. Maybe you should....Maybe we all should! We'll all benefit from a surf reserve, and so will my kids and hopefully their kids too. Come on Duncan, chill out. What does it matter who takes such an initiative forward? so long as government listen and take positive action.

SAS have years of experience of lobbying and pressurising these folk so lets let them do what they do best.

And, no I’m not an avid member of SAS but I once was in the early days…my membership number was 858 but I let my membership lapse thinking that the organisation was too south west in its efforts. So mayby I should re-apply. Maybe you should….Maybe we all should!

We’ll all benefit from a surf reserve, and so will my kids and hopefully their kids too.

]]> By: Duncan http://www.driftsurfing.eu/index.php/archives/3235#comment-619 Duncan Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:25:26 +0000 http://www.driftsurfing.eu/?p=3235#comment-619 Feel slightly miffed that SAS are taking the credit for the idea of making Thurso east a world surf reserve and it being an ammedment to the Scottish Marine Bill. I've been on this since April when it occured to me after a trip to Oz and seeing their world surf reserves. My article has been sent around all the mags and I'm sure that's where SAS have picked it up from. I just wished they'd contacted me first... this was my baby. d Feel slightly miffed that SAS are taking the credit for the idea of making Thurso east a world surf reserve and it being an ammedment to the Scottish Marine Bill. I’ve been on this since April when it occured to me after a trip to Oz and seeing their world surf reserves. My article has been sent around all the mags and I’m sure that’s where SAS have picked it up from. I just wished they’d contacted me first… this was my baby.
d

]]>