GLOBAL SUPPORT SWELLS FOR REVERSAL OF BA SURFBOARD AND WATERSPORTS KIT BAN
Host of airlines confirm they will never follow suit and British MPs take up the cause
Tuesday 06 November 2007 saw the first day of the new British Airways (BA) ban on surfboards along with other sporting equipment including hang gliders, windsurfing boards and sails, kayaks or canoes, pole vaults or javelins. To coincide with the ban, BA proudly announced that it is loosening any restrictions on their carriage of skis, snowboards, cycles, diving equipment and even guns, amongst other items. Read More
Friday 23 November 2007
Friday 26 October 2007
British Airways ban surf boards!
Issued on 24th OCTOBER 2007
BRITISH SURFING ASSOCIATION SETS UP PETITION TO STOP BRITISH AIRWAYS SURFBOARD BAN
To represent the needs of thousands of surfers who are shocked by the new British Airways (BA) ban on the carriage of surfboards (effective from 6th November), the British Surfing Association (BSA) has set up a petition to lobby the airline to reverse their decision. The organisation is also urging all surfers to utilise a new members group on the social networking site Facebook, complain directly to BA and spread the word amongst other surfers.
The BSA has over 10,000 members across the country and hundreds of them have contacted the organisation over the past few days expressing their disbelief and anger at what they see as a marginalisation of the sport and everyone within the surfing community. Until now, due to BA’s fair baggage policy, the British surfing teams have almost always traveled with BA to their European and international events but if BA insists on continuing with the ban, all surfers will be forced to use other airlines. A large number of the BSA’s members are based on outlying British islands where BA is the only flight carrier and the new ban will mean they will not now be able to fly with their boards.
Karen Walton, National Director, BSA, says, “If everyone who surfs could take five minutes to go online and follow our recommended action steps then we will have a real representation of the swell of support for the reversal of this absurd decision. The Facebook site already has in excess of 1,000 members and lots of our members have been making complaints to BA. The media has been integral to us raising awareness of this issue and we’d like to thank all the journalists and media outlets who have been carrying the story thus far. Our new online petition means that people all over the world can add their support to our campaign and can add their personal comments about the issue. We will then be personally delivering the petition to the management at BA in the near future.”
Surfers are urged to take the following steps to help us lobby British Airways to reverse their decision:
1) Go onto www.britsurf.co.uk and click the ‘SIGN ONLINE PETITION OF PROTEST IN THE NEWS SECTION ON THE HOME PAGE’. Follow the easy steps to sign this online petition and add any comments.
2) If you have a Facebook account, join the Facebook ‘British Airways Surfboard Ban’ group
3) Click this link http://www.britishairways.com/travel/custrelform/public/en_gb and register a complaint with BA directly
4) Encourage all other surfers to follow these steps
BRITISH SURFING ASSOCIATION SETS UP PETITION TO STOP BRITISH AIRWAYS SURFBOARD BAN
To represent the needs of thousands of surfers who are shocked by the new British Airways (BA) ban on the carriage of surfboards (effective from 6th November), the British Surfing Association (BSA) has set up a petition to lobby the airline to reverse their decision. The organisation is also urging all surfers to utilise a new members group on the social networking site Facebook, complain directly to BA and spread the word amongst other surfers.
The BSA has over 10,000 members across the country and hundreds of them have contacted the organisation over the past few days expressing their disbelief and anger at what they see as a marginalisation of the sport and everyone within the surfing community. Until now, due to BA’s fair baggage policy, the British surfing teams have almost always traveled with BA to their European and international events but if BA insists on continuing with the ban, all surfers will be forced to use other airlines. A large number of the BSA’s members are based on outlying British islands where BA is the only flight carrier and the new ban will mean they will not now be able to fly with their boards.
Karen Walton, National Director, BSA, says, “If everyone who surfs could take five minutes to go online and follow our recommended action steps then we will have a real representation of the swell of support for the reversal of this absurd decision. The Facebook site already has in excess of 1,000 members and lots of our members have been making complaints to BA. The media has been integral to us raising awareness of this issue and we’d like to thank all the journalists and media outlets who have been carrying the story thus far. Our new online petition means that people all over the world can add their support to our campaign and can add their personal comments about the issue. We will then be personally delivering the petition to the management at BA in the near future.”
Surfers are urged to take the following steps to help us lobby British Airways to reverse their decision:
1) Go onto www.britsurf.co.uk and click the ‘SIGN ONLINE PETITION OF PROTEST IN THE NEWS SECTION ON THE HOME PAGE’. Follow the easy steps to sign this online petition and add any comments.
2) If you have a Facebook account, join the Facebook ‘British Airways Surfboard Ban’ group
3) Click this link http://www.britishairways.com/travel/custrelform/public/en_gb and register a complaint with BA directly
4) Encourage all other surfers to follow these steps
Sunday 3 June 2007
Approved by City & County of Swansea
We are pleased to confirm that Progress Surf Academy, Gower has recently been fully approved by the city and county of Swansea. Progress Surf Academy, Gower will now appear on the 'City and County's Approved list of Outdoor Providers'.
Although Progress Surf Academy has been a provider of outdoor education to council run groups since it was established in 2003, this approval means that any city and county group can now easily take advantage of our services without the need of excess paper work.
The approval shows that the city & county of Swansea has complete confidence in us to provide safe/fun surfing in Swansea and Gower. Lessons are provided seven days a week to youth clubs, schools/colleges, other departments of the city and the general public.
Surfing is very much a growing sport in Swansea and Gower. Although surfing has a long history here on Gower, it took an outsider to take the surf school scene to a professional level.
Now the locals have started to take surfing development seriously and this partnership with the city and county of Swansea will go a long way to providing a fully intergrated surfing programme to meet Swansea's growing demand.
Progress are absolutely delighted to recieve this recognision. We welcome the input and the high standards that Swansea demands. We look forward now, to developing an even closer relationship with the council and all of it's departments.
As far as our pricing goes, we offer drastically reduced rate surfing lessons and hire to any city and county group.
We offer 20% discount to any city and county employee and their family.
We also offer passport to leisure discounts on our lessons
LEA and youth groups go for half price.
We run after school classes and half term crash courses, these lessons are offered as cheeply as £10 per session.
This initiative forms part of our youth inclusion and youth development plan.
Futher details and pricing can be found on our main site
www.Swanseasurfing.com
Progress surfing development at caswell and Llangennith gower!
Friday 25 May 2007
Swansea is riding the wave!
Swansea's new wave pool, being built at Swansea marina's new look leisure center, is coming along at a rate. The new pool is set to make waves in the city as it promises to be great fun and should calve Swansea's name well and truely onto the world map of surfing destinations.
The project, which has been undertaken by one of the fastest construction firms in Britain, Lang O'rouke will cost a total of £32 Million. Will it be worth it? Well theres only one way to find out and you only need to wait untill christmas .
For a detailed round up of what's happning click here
Progress surfing development at caswell and Llangennith gower!
Swansea bay summer festival
Dont miss out this year on the Swansea Bay summer festival. The festival runs through the early summer and is a collection of events which celebrate the fact that Swansea bay is a tremendous place to live and to visit.
For more details click here.
Progress surfing development at caswell and Llangennith gower!
Tuesday 15 May 2007
Welsh championships round up
This years Welsh surfing champioships, held at Fresh Water West was a tremendous weekend and a great event to be a part of.
Check out the full round up here
Progress surfing development at caswell and Llangennith gower!
