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Jun 26th: Dont forget its the Lusty Glaze night surf this weekend up in Newquay, on 27th thru the 29th, always a good event to hang out and chill on the beach with a bear and munchies while everyone else competes!

Jun 19th: The goods news Matt I hear you have your board back, better tie it down tighter next time.

Jun 16th: If you've just lost your surfboard you may be in luck Stephen found a Surfboard by the side of the road (Pz bypass) late Sunday afternoon, it appears to have blown off somebody’s roofrack, suffering only minor damage to tail. If you think your the owner contact Stephen (*removed*) with a detailed description of the board and assuming it matches you can arrange to get reunited.

Jun 8th: A new exhibition at the Eden Project this summer (until Sept. 4th) explores the murky side of surfing, and highlights some of the cutting-edge eco-technologies currently being developed in Cornwall that are making the sport a whole lot greener. The healthy image of surfing – all golden sands, glassy waves and cheesy grins – isn’t as squeaky clean as it seems, with highly toxic chemicals such as fibreglass and neoprene being used to make surfboards and wetsuits.
Artist and surfer Ben Cook addresses these issues with his environmentally conscious exhibition ‘Ben Cook at Eden’, supported by Arts Council England, South West. “I want to raise awareness of ecological issues relevant to the surfing community through my work,” Says Ben. He uses groundbreaking sustainable materials being developed by Cornish companies such as Homeblown Surfboards and Sustainable Composites, to create wall-based abstract ‘landscape paintings’.
'The Pack 2008’ is one of many installations that will be on display. It uses a renovated surfer’s VW camper van, old surfboards, discarded wetsuits and surf wax to highlight the ways in which surfing’s toxic materials cause damage to the environment. Ben based the piece on an original work by artist Joseph Beuys.

May 30th: Now I've heard people complain about various folks, craft, or other random stuff in the line up, but South Africans have a unique problem, Hippos in the line up, check it out.

May 25th: How big's your carbon foot print? Lets face it most of us are obsessed, and while rising petrol/diesel prices maybe making us cut back on that search for the best wave of the day, your still going to go for that foreign surf trip right? So in that adage "Reduce what you can, Offset what you can't", checkout the Carbon Free Surfing program and do a little offsetting.