We've decided to use the winter months to do something ambitious, a campaign to raise £22k for 2022 by the end of January. Next year, 100 surf club sessions will cost £15,000 to surf schools plus the cost of core staff for those sessions, it would be fantastic to know we have the money to be able to be able to commit to these sessions.

Whilst this might seem an unrealistic challenge but we really believe we can do it if we all pull together. We have 7000 volunteers, 1012 surf club parents/carers and 2039 referrers in The Wave Project, and we really need your help with this.

We're going to use the "22 Challenge" to raise awareness about the dilemma we've got, and ask people to challenge themselves to 22 different things e.g. going for 22 cold water dips, 22 surfs, having 22 people to a coffee morning, walking 22 miles of coast path. We'd love to see your ideas!

A little about Wave Project incase you've not heard of us... Wave Project is a registered charity that supports children and young people who experience a range of physical and mental health issues, social deprivation or social isolation. They are referred and can attend our courses and surf clubs and are supported through surfing to build confidence and self-esteem, develop resilience, and make friends. Find out more