Surf Life Saving Cornwall

‘Vigilance and Service’

Annual Report 2014

Surf Life

Saving

Cornwall –

Region

Officers

President

John Broad

Chairman

Nigel Bowden

Vice Chair Christina Stewart

Treasurer Nikki Kendall

Secretary Diane Green

Sport Commission David Green

Region Life Saving Officer Alex Bowden

Region Commission Diane Green

Disciplinary Rep. Rob Phillips

Affiliated Clubs Bude

Crantock

Crackington Haven

Falmouth

Gunwalloe

Gyllngvase

Harlyn

Hayle

Holywell Bay

Lusty Glaze

Mullion

Newquay

Perranporth

Polzeath

Porthtowan

Portreath

St Agnes

St Ives

Tintagel

Watergate Bay

Whitsand 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 2014 I 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 Bowden Chairman Surf Life Saving Cornwall

Overall Region Club Competition Aggregate for 2014

Taken over 5 events

Portreath SLSC 1046

Holywell Bay SLSC 499

Gyllngvase SLSC 332

Newquay SLSC 331

St Ives SLSC 328

Crantock SLSC 262

Hayle SLSC 238

Polzeath SLSC 218

Perranporth SLSC 180

Harlyn SLSC 89

Bude SLSC 63

St Agnes SLSC 44

Watergate Bay SLSC 30

Lusty 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 Championship

1st St Ives SLSC 512 1st St Ives SLSC 707

2nd Gyllngvase SLSC 351 2nd Gyllngvase SLSC 696

3rd Portreath SLSC 300 3rd Portreath SLSC 461

Youth Ocean Championship

Male Female

1st Portreath SLSC 395 1st Portreath SLSC 415

2nd Polzeath SLSC 201 2nd Gyllngvase SLSC 212

3rd Newquay SLSC 178 3rd Newquay SLSC 200

Total

1st Portreath SLSC 810

2nd Newquay SLSC 378

3rd Gyllngvase SLSC 365

Masters Ocean Championship

Male Female

1st Holywell Bay SLSC 327 1st Crantock SLSC 218

2nd Newquay SLSC 176 2nd Holywell Bay SLSC 209

3rd Crantock SLSC 175 3rd Portreath SLSC 151

Total

1st Holywell Bay SLSC 536

2nd Crantock SLSC 393

3rd Portreath SLSC 248

Cornwall Ocean Championship

Male Female

1st Portreath SLSC 291 1st Portreath SLSC 283

2nd Holywell Bay SLSC 116 2nd Crantock SLSC 94

3rd Perranporth SLSC 78 3rd Holywell Bay SLSC 84

Total

1st Portreath SLSC 574

2nd Holywell Bay SLSC 200

3rd 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 2

St Ives (one on order)

Perranporth x 1

Newquay x 1

Tolcarne (one on order)

Lusty (one on order)

Polzeath x1

Harlyn x1

Bude x1

Whitsand x2

Falmouth x1

Cornwall 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 Parker

Cornwall 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 Cornwall

Income and Expenditure Account for year ending December 2014.

Grant 10000.00

Club Affiliation Fees 800.00

Regional Champs 12029.59

22,829.59

2014 Expenses 163.88

IRB Insurance 489.73

Meeting 114.40

Pool Hire 1118.16

Medals 1276.50

Max Hocking re-useable vests 5583.04

Equipment (inc repair to) 13417.99

Admin 59.83

Cornwall Team 223.80

Sundries 155.01

22,602.34

Profit of Income over Expenditure £227.25

Opening Bank Balance at 1st January 2014 £26,674.37

Profit of Income over Expenditure £227.25

Closing Bank Balance 31st December 2014 £26,901.62

Nikki Kendall Treasurer January 2015

Surf Life Saving Cornwall Assets

Gear Trailer containing: 2 spinal boards

Buoys and anchors 12 stop watches

Competition flags and stands Obstacle gates & manikin

Sprint Lane ropes 2 IRB’s + old one at Perran

Tape and stakes for crowd

control

Laptop and case

Bibs and Tags Laser printer

Banners Laminator

6 radios and chargers Projector

New Marquee + old for back up Megaphone

500 vests for Nippers I pad

Set 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.