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Some quotes from people who have had the Catch a Wave®UK cic experience:
“... Even though I was rubbish and didn’t have the strength, agility or fitness to actually ride a wave standing, I had a blast. And despite the amount of time I wiped out in spectacular fashions I honestly didn’t ache the following day and I put that down solely to the preceding yoga session. This is their (Catch a Wave®UK cic's)whole ethos, life should be fun for everyone no matter how infirm and the sea is a free and fabulous resource available to all. Nothing is as much fun as screaming down the face of a wave even if it’s just lying on your tummy ...”
Liz Hurley, Summer 2010
“… Last summer I had a Surf Lesson with Catch a Wave UK. It was the first time I had ever been surfing and it was an amazing experience. I was nervous at first but was soon made to feel at ease. The instructions were clear and helpful and everyone was very friendly. I have recommended Catch a Wave to friends …”
Trish, Summer 2010
“I live on a cliff overlooking the ocean and feel that if you live in Cornwall, you should explore and appreciate what it has to offer. I used to be very fit but had severelylapsed so wanted to combine the two and go surfing. Catch a Wave®UK cic were very accessible, informative and amenable. The instructor was very helpful and patient in the way he helped us and once we got in to the water, continued to guide and enthuse us.
Surfing is a wonderfully exhilarating and liberating way to keep fit … the act of walking out in the surf and paddling round, is still great exercise … and you can slowly work your way, if you choose, to getting up on the board. I managed to get up once on my first go and the feeling was amazing!
I'm 49 and don't have experience surfing or with any water sports … I'd recommend surfing to absolutely anyone and everyone, any age, size, level of fitness”
Karen Haigh, Summer 2010
“... Even though I was rubbish and didn’t have the strength, agility or fitness to actually ride a wave standing, I had a blast. And despite the amount of time I wiped out in spectacular fashions I honestly didn’t ache the following day and I put that down solely to the preceding yoga session. This is their (Catch a Wave®UK cic's)whole ethos, life should be fun for everyone no matter how infirm and the sea is a free and fabulous resource available to all. Nothing is as much fun as screaming down the face of a wave even if it’s just lying on your tummy ...”
Liz Hurley, Summer 2010
“… Last summer I had a Surf Lesson with Catch a Wave UK. It was the first time I had ever been surfing and it was an amazing experience. I was nervous at first but was soon made to feel at ease. The instructions were clear and helpful and everyone was very friendly. I have recommended Catch a Wave to friends …”
Trish, Summer 2010
“I live on a cliff overlooking the ocean and feel that if you live in Cornwall, you should explore and appreciate what it has to offer. I used to be very fit but had severelylapsed so wanted to combine the two and go surfing. Catch a Wave®UK cic were very accessible, informative and amenable. The instructor was very helpful and patient in the way he helped us and once we got in to the water, continued to guide and enthuse us.
Surfing is a wonderfully exhilarating and liberating way to keep fit … the act of walking out in the surf and paddling round, is still great exercise … and you can slowly work your way, if you choose, to getting up on the board. I managed to get up once on my first go and the feeling was amazing!
I'm 49 and don't have experience surfing or with any water sports … I'd recommend surfing to absolutely anyone and everyone, any age, size, level of fitness”
Karen Haigh, Summer 2010
Catch a Wave®UK cic: Winners of the Business Category in The Flybe/Western Morning News Cornwall Travel Bursary 2011!!
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Winners collect their travel awards (from left, front row): Maxine McCombie and Louise Bond-Williams of Truro Fencing Club, Carmen Hunt of Kemysk Dance Group, and Anne Harrington FRSA of Catch a Wave UK cic; back row (from left): Gordon Coombs, Truro Fencing Club; Matt Le Tissier; Niall Duffy, Flybe head of PR and public affairs, and Western Morning News deputy editor Philip Bowern
Airline Flybe and WMN give West high-fliers a big boost Winners collect their travel awards (from left, front row): Maxine McCombie and Louise Bond-Williams of Truro Fencing Club, Carmen Hunt of Kemysk Dance Group, and Anne Harrington FRSA of Catch a Wave; back row (from left): Gordon Coombs, Truro Fencing Club; Matt Le Tissier; Niall Duffy, Flybe head of PR and public affairs, and Western Morning News deputy editor Philip Bowern
The votes are in, the planes are on the runway and the winners of the Flybe Cornwall Travel Bursary are now ready to take off and continue achieving their high-flying goals.
Western Morning News readers decided which three nominees in business, sports and the arts would scoop £500 cash and £2,000 of flights between Cornwall and London.
Exeter-based Flybe and the WMN teamed up to offer the bursaries to give deserving individuals, groups and organisations in the Duchy a helping hand during these tough economic times. The winners gathered at a champagne reception this week to be presented their awards by Southampton and England football legend Matt Le Tissier.
The Flybe Business in the Community category went to not-for-profit social enterprise Catch a Wave UK, which enables people who would not otherwise have access to surfing and other watersports to benefit from the experience.
Despite being launched on a shoestring budget, the organisation has worked with a wide range of people, including those with phobias, victims of domestic violence, and some with drug or alcohol problems.
It also aims to improve the health and well-being of those who feel they are too old, unhealthy or overweight to try watersports.
Managing director Anne Harrington said: "I am absolutely delighted to have been awarded this bursary. Finance is the main challenge facing us and the travel will be so useful in meaning I can attend a course upcountry, and exhibit at and attend more national events."
Extending his congratulations to the winners, Flybe's director of marketing, Simon Lilley, said: "These bursaries are our way of championing the regional communities in which Flybe operate. It's good to know that the three category winners have received a boost and the added recognition that will enable them to pursue their dreams even further over the next 12 months. We look forward to following their progress with great interest and to welcoming them on our Newquay to London Gatwick service."
The votes are in, the planes are on the runway and the winners of the Flybe Cornwall Travel Bursary are now ready to take off and continue achieving their high-flying goals.
Western Morning News readers decided which three nominees in business, sports and the arts would scoop £500 cash and £2,000 of flights between Cornwall and London.
Exeter-based Flybe and the WMN teamed up to offer the bursaries to give deserving individuals, groups and organisations in the Duchy a helping hand during these tough economic times. The winners gathered at a champagne reception this week to be presented their awards by Southampton and England football legend Matt Le Tissier.
The Flybe Business in the Community category went to not-for-profit social enterprise Catch a Wave UK, which enables people who would not otherwise have access to surfing and other watersports to benefit from the experience.
Despite being launched on a shoestring budget, the organisation has worked with a wide range of people, including those with phobias, victims of domestic violence, and some with drug or alcohol problems.
It also aims to improve the health and well-being of those who feel they are too old, unhealthy or overweight to try watersports.
Managing director Anne Harrington said: "I am absolutely delighted to have been awarded this bursary. Finance is the main challenge facing us and the travel will be so useful in meaning I can attend a course upcountry, and exhibit at and attend more national events."
Extending his congratulations to the winners, Flybe's director of marketing, Simon Lilley, said: "These bursaries are our way of championing the regional communities in which Flybe operate. It's good to know that the three category winners have received a boost and the added recognition that will enable them to pursue their dreams even further over the next 12 months. We look forward to following their progress with great interest and to welcoming them on our Newquay to London Gatwick service."
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There are just four days left to have your say in who will claim £7,500 in cash and flights with the Flybe Cornwall Travel Bursary.
Voting closes at the end of Friday and the nine shortlisted nominees need your support to secure a significant boost in these difficult times.
The Flybe Business in the Community category consists of Hurly Burly Day Nursery in St Agnes, PR and marketing business Firegrass Communications and Catch a Wave UK, a not-for-profit organisation for health and wellbeing.
.. The two are joined by Anne Harrington's Catch a Wave UK, a social enterprise that enables people who would not otherwise have access to surfing and other watersports to benefit from the experience.
Although launched on "a shoestring budget," the organisation has worked with a diverse range of people, including those with phobias, victims of domestic violence, homeless individuals and some with drug or alcohol problems.
Managing director Mrs Harrington said: "People have responded incredibly well to it. Although there is nothing wrong with the competitive and commercial sides to watersports, we take a more holistic approach. It is all about breaking down perceptions." A bursary would let Mrs Harrington travel to a Social Enterprise Leadership Course she has been accepted on, as well as attending and exhibiting at national events ...
Votes can be placed by post using the voucher on this page or by texting or phoning on the numbers, left. Full details of the winners will be published in the Western Morning News.
Voting closes at the end of Friday and the nine shortlisted nominees need your support to secure a significant boost in these difficult times.
The Flybe Business in the Community category consists of Hurly Burly Day Nursery in St Agnes, PR and marketing business Firegrass Communications and Catch a Wave UK, a not-for-profit organisation for health and wellbeing.
.. The two are joined by Anne Harrington's Catch a Wave UK, a social enterprise that enables people who would not otherwise have access to surfing and other watersports to benefit from the experience.
Although launched on "a shoestring budget," the organisation has worked with a diverse range of people, including those with phobias, victims of domestic violence, homeless individuals and some with drug or alcohol problems.
Managing director Mrs Harrington said: "People have responded incredibly well to it. Although there is nothing wrong with the competitive and commercial sides to watersports, we take a more holistic approach. It is all about breaking down perceptions." A bursary would let Mrs Harrington travel to a Social Enterprise Leadership Course she has been accepted on, as well as attending and exhibiting at national events ...
Votes can be placed by post using the voucher on this page or by texting or phoning on the numbers, left. Full details of the winners will be published in the Western Morning News.
Catch a Wave®UK cic on Seasalt Blog:
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Catch a Wave ® UK…Carving a way forward for health and wellbeing! March 25th, 2011 by Laura category: Activities, Charity, Community, Cornwall, Lifestyle, Uncategorized
One of our team recently met a lovely lady called Anne Harrington who runs an award winning, not for profit enterprise, which aims to inspire people to benefit from the healing and positive qualities of lovely local beaches, the sea and nature. We thought it was a very inspiring concept and wanted to share it with you…
Catch a Wave® UK cic is the first Water Sports and Complementary Therapies Social Enterprise for Health and Wellbeing in the UK! It offers a complementary, non-drug approach to health care for many different health conditions. Their work is focused primarily around supporting vulnerable people and those who may feel too old, too unhealthy, too over-weight or too busy to access opportunities like water sports, outdoor activities, and complementary therapies. These include opportunities such as:
~Canoeing ~Yoga ~Pilates ~Acupuncture ~Foraging ~Beach Cleans ~NLP and Life Coaching ~Personal Training ~Sailing ~Surfing ~Tai Chi ~Reiki~
The core focus of Catch a Wave® UK is to help connect groups and individuals to these activities and therapies, designing activity packages that are specific to their needs. Anne Harrington FRSA, CEO of Catch a Wave® UK cic says: “A huge challenge for me when I initially began surfing was feeling too old, too unfit, too busy, not cool enough to surf. I feel there are a lot of people who may also experience this and although they would LOVE to give water sports a go, feel they have to go through so many hurdles before they even get in a wetsuit! Having been through many other life issues myself, I feel I want to put something back into society and help others catch a wave too, bringing some magic back into their lives … and we have an amazing crew on board to make this a reality!“.
Catch a Wave® UK cic is a not for profit organisation which pours any profits made back into the community and environment as well as into the successful running of the enterprise. With three voluntary Directors and a team of other volunteers, it has already begun to make a difference in the community and beyond. To help raise awareness of Catch A Wave® UK, the team will be present at various events this year including, Relentless Boardmasters, Mazey Day, and at their own event The Big Beach ExperienceTM.
For more info or to book a session with Catch a Wave® UK cic, or if you would like to know how you can become involved in future events, visit www.catchawaveuk.com or contact:
Anne Harrington FRSA, Managing Director – 07778598955 info@catchawaveuk.com
One of our team recently met a lovely lady called Anne Harrington who runs an award winning, not for profit enterprise, which aims to inspire people to benefit from the healing and positive qualities of lovely local beaches, the sea and nature. We thought it was a very inspiring concept and wanted to share it with you…
Catch a Wave® UK cic is the first Water Sports and Complementary Therapies Social Enterprise for Health and Wellbeing in the UK! It offers a complementary, non-drug approach to health care for many different health conditions. Their work is focused primarily around supporting vulnerable people and those who may feel too old, too unhealthy, too over-weight or too busy to access opportunities like water sports, outdoor activities, and complementary therapies. These include opportunities such as:
~Canoeing ~Yoga ~Pilates ~Acupuncture ~Foraging ~Beach Cleans ~NLP and Life Coaching ~Personal Training ~Sailing ~Surfing ~Tai Chi ~Reiki~
The core focus of Catch a Wave® UK is to help connect groups and individuals to these activities and therapies, designing activity packages that are specific to their needs. Anne Harrington FRSA, CEO of Catch a Wave® UK cic says: “A huge challenge for me when I initially began surfing was feeling too old, too unfit, too busy, not cool enough to surf. I feel there are a lot of people who may also experience this and although they would LOVE to give water sports a go, feel they have to go through so many hurdles before they even get in a wetsuit! Having been through many other life issues myself, I feel I want to put something back into society and help others catch a wave too, bringing some magic back into their lives … and we have an amazing crew on board to make this a reality!“.
Catch a Wave® UK cic is a not for profit organisation which pours any profits made back into the community and environment as well as into the successful running of the enterprise. With three voluntary Directors and a team of other volunteers, it has already begun to make a difference in the community and beyond. To help raise awareness of Catch A Wave® UK, the team will be present at various events this year including, Relentless Boardmasters, Mazey Day, and at their own event The Big Beach ExperienceTM.
For more info or to book a session with Catch a Wave® UK cic, or if you would like to know how you can become involved in future events, visit www.catchawaveuk.com or contact:
Anne Harrington FRSA, Managing Director – 07778598955 info@catchawaveuk.com
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Surfing and the World Cup. June 23rd 2010 Cornish Guardian, Liz Hurley.
©Christina Draper
... I’ll watch the odd match and enjoy it but I’d rather be doing than watching so when I was offered the chance to have a yoga and surf lesson a few weeks ago I jumped at it. The session was being organised by Catch A Wave CIC They believe that surfing should be enjoyed by everyone, not just young gods and goddesses. Now I’m not saying that I’m not a goddess but I’m a goddess that’s a bit lumpy and achy and not quite as young as I once was.
We started with a yoga session and stood on the sand and stretched and loosened our bodies until they were wonderfully long and supple. We were tall, majestic and glorious. Then we ran down to the waves where we got pummelled and rolled and looked like flotsam that the sea had spat out.
Surfing for me was a bit of a hit and miss affair; the simple advice was grab your board, jump up, stick your butt out and crouch like you’re going to the loo in France. Now due to my basic anatomical structure, sticking my posterior out was not a problem and having frequented French roadside lavatorial facilities I have no problems with crouching but “jump up”?! There were some serious gravitational issues to be overcome here with, I have to confess, limited success. I really tried to stand up but it seemed that every time I got up, the momentum carried me forwards and I’d run off the end, again and again and again.
Even though I was rubbish and didn’t have the strength, agility or fitness to actually ride a wave standing, I had a blast. And despite the amount of time I wiped out in spectacular fashions I honestly didn’t ache the following day and I put that down solely to the preceding yoga session. This is their whole ethos, life should be fun for everyone no matter how infirm and the sea is a free and fabulous resource available to all. Nothing is as much fun as screaming down the face of a wave even if it’s just lying on your tummy. I was reminded of how inclusive surfing can be the following day at the beach when two ladies who were easily in their 70s, walked out of the waves, one was in a cossie carrying a state of the art boogie board, the other was in a state of the art wetsuit carrying one of the old wooden belly boards. Both ladies were grinning ear to ear.
I wish Catch a Wave every success, incidently, Steve doesn’t surf but if he did I’m sure he be an expert at that too! Photo by Christina Draper
We started with a yoga session and stood on the sand and stretched and loosened our bodies until they were wonderfully long and supple. We were tall, majestic and glorious. Then we ran down to the waves where we got pummelled and rolled and looked like flotsam that the sea had spat out.
Surfing for me was a bit of a hit and miss affair; the simple advice was grab your board, jump up, stick your butt out and crouch like you’re going to the loo in France. Now due to my basic anatomical structure, sticking my posterior out was not a problem and having frequented French roadside lavatorial facilities I have no problems with crouching but “jump up”?! There were some serious gravitational issues to be overcome here with, I have to confess, limited success. I really tried to stand up but it seemed that every time I got up, the momentum carried me forwards and I’d run off the end, again and again and again.
Even though I was rubbish and didn’t have the strength, agility or fitness to actually ride a wave standing, I had a blast. And despite the amount of time I wiped out in spectacular fashions I honestly didn’t ache the following day and I put that down solely to the preceding yoga session. This is their whole ethos, life should be fun for everyone no matter how infirm and the sea is a free and fabulous resource available to all. Nothing is as much fun as screaming down the face of a wave even if it’s just lying on your tummy. I was reminded of how inclusive surfing can be the following day at the beach when two ladies who were easily in their 70s, walked out of the waves, one was in a cossie carrying a state of the art boogie board, the other was in a state of the art wetsuit carrying one of the old wooden belly boards. Both ladies were grinning ear to ear.
I wish Catch a Wave every success, incidently, Steve doesn’t surf but if he did I’m sure he be an expert at that too! Photo by Christina Draper
The Cornishman, Thursday, October 07 2010, Vicky Oliver: How watersports and therapies can boost health and wellbeing
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THE profile of a woman who runs a not-for-profit company promoting watersports and complementary therapies for health and wellbeing is rapidly rising, writes Vicky Oliver.
Anne Harrington, who runs the Catch a Wave UK community interest company from the Penwith Centre in Parade Street, Penzance, has been given no less than three separate accolades in recent weeks.
Last month she was awarded a Millennium Unltd Award at a ceremony in London, and in addition she has been nominated by the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce as a Fellow, and also been elected as the health and wellbeing officer for the British Disabled Surfing Association.
A passionate surfer, she has been campaigning for surfing and complementary therapies to be available on the NHS for some time, and herself worked in the NHS as a Reiki therapist up until 2009.
"I feel honoured to be recognised by these awards as I feel it will enable me to further promote social enterprise and the not for profit ideal as well as watersports and complementary therapies," said Anne.
"We officially launched at the end of May and it's as if we have been picked up by a fantastic huge wave and have been on this amazing ride."
Catch a Wave gives clients the opportunity to experience watersports they may not otherwise be able to partake in, or take part in a number of therapies ranging from yoga to counselling.
All staff are volunteers with the bulk of the profits are reinvested back into the community and environment. Catch a Wave has exhibited at several major events in the south west this year. Plans include beach cleans, social events for watersports users and the establishment of a 'core group'.
"Don't worry about the cold winter coming up as we are thinking up some exciting ideas enable us to continue," added Anne, who also thanked the Penwith Community Development Trust (PCDT) and Volunteer Cornwall for their support.
More information about Catch a Wave can be found by logging on to www.catchawaveuk.com
Anne Harrington, who runs the Catch a Wave UK community interest company from the Penwith Centre in Parade Street, Penzance, has been given no less than three separate accolades in recent weeks.
Last month she was awarded a Millennium Unltd Award at a ceremony in London, and in addition she has been nominated by the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce as a Fellow, and also been elected as the health and wellbeing officer for the British Disabled Surfing Association.
A passionate surfer, she has been campaigning for surfing and complementary therapies to be available on the NHS for some time, and herself worked in the NHS as a Reiki therapist up until 2009.
"I feel honoured to be recognised by these awards as I feel it will enable me to further promote social enterprise and the not for profit ideal as well as watersports and complementary therapies," said Anne.
"We officially launched at the end of May and it's as if we have been picked up by a fantastic huge wave and have been on this amazing ride."
Catch a Wave gives clients the opportunity to experience watersports they may not otherwise be able to partake in, or take part in a number of therapies ranging from yoga to counselling.
All staff are volunteers with the bulk of the profits are reinvested back into the community and environment. Catch a Wave has exhibited at several major events in the south west this year. Plans include beach cleans, social events for watersports users and the establishment of a 'core group'.
"Don't worry about the cold winter coming up as we are thinking up some exciting ideas enable us to continue," added Anne, who also thanked the Penwith Community Development Trust (PCDT) and Volunteer Cornwall for their support.
More information about Catch a Wave can be found by logging on to www.catchawaveuk.com
More Articles!:
http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/news/New-wavebusiness-therapy/article-3009015-detail/article.html
http://www.slideshare.net/SocialTraders/catch-a-wave-blue-mile-2010-press-release
http://www.slideshare.net/SocialTraders/press-release-for-catch-a-wave-uk-launch-event-30-may-2010
©Jeff_theDolphin
Jeff_theDolphin Thanks for following too! And thanks for caring for our oceans & animals, and promoting responsible water sports! 15/04/2010
©Jeff_theDolphin
Jeff_theDolphin I'm always happy to support responsible enjoyment of our oceans & waterways! :-) 15/04/2010
©AndreasJaritz
AndreasJaritz a watersports social enterprise...sounds interesting looking forward to learning more about your project. thx for the follow! 02/04/2010
©Ecotricity
ecotricity Actually - I was not with it either... we can meet half way on that. Look forward to seeing what catchawave is about though :) PS 08/03/2010
