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This year’s surf expedition returned to Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands, the ‘Hawaii of o Some of our pupils have been giving up
Europe’. Again, we used the wonderful Waverider Surf School and their villa. i their Saturday mornings to help in the
t community. Whilst the rest of their school
The week started with a morning of small but fun waves on the reef outside the villa, with i friends enjoy the extensive Saturday
Nathan and Tahila our instructors, helping those new to the sport, or those who had not d morning activities on offer at our school,
surfed for a while into their stride. e 5 pupils from Y11 are volunteering in
p Llandudno charity shops. “It’s a great way
The second day the wind came, and pretty much stayed for the rest of the week! This x to feel more involved in the town and
day and the next were tricky as with a strong onshore wind came large dumping waves, meet people that we never have the
which are not good for learning to surf. As a result, there was a little driving around in E chance to talk to in a normal school day,”
search of a usable beach at which to surf. f said Mitzi Tilston, who has been working

r in the British Heart Foundation shop. “I
We did find some usable waves though, and the group started getting used to being in the k
Wor Waltham, “but working at the British
u do miss 4x4 driving and flying scale
surf, choosing their waves, and popping up to standing as their confidence increased. models off the Orme,” said Harvey
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sense of achievement.”
Our fourth day on the Island was a rest day away from the waves, and a trek up an old Heart Foundation gives me a different
volcano, of which there are many on Fuerteventura. We also paid a visit to our Charity Hannah Czakan, who has been working in
favourite café in Cotillo with a chance to fill up on coffee, cake and ice-cream. the Tenovus shop, noted that her time
Cotillo is also open to any ground swell from the Atlantic, so was a chance to manning the till is also great work
watch some really big waves rolling in! experience. “I really like the responsibility
of being on the front line of the shop but
Our last two days continued to be windy but the group did very well in I’m not too worried as my manager is
dealing with the occasional beach wide dumping wave. The last day was always there with me!” The scheme also
competition day, with a few extra events thrown in to make up for some allows the pupils a chance for reflection;
‘interesting’ waves that were rolling in to the beach… but the conditions Roy Enyiagu, who is also at the British
eventually cleaned up, and we all had a great last surf. Heart Foundation, observed, “Because I
board in school, my life can become a bit
Our final evening was spent at the Waverider villa with a of a bubble but working the shop allows
BBQ (expertly cooked!) and an awards ceremony to me to stay in touch with the real issues
recognise everyone’s surfing achievement during some people are facing today.”
the week.

James Goodwin, Y11, has received a call up to
play Under 18s regional rugby. James has had a
U18 Regional Rugby been a mainstay of the RGC Under 16s pack.
bumper season with the school touring Georgia
We will be running and reaching the semi-final of the Eyruri Cup,
coupled with equally impressive cup and league
another surf expedition wins with his club.
to Fuerteventura during
the first week of the James has excelled in his performances and has
Easter break 2018, so

watch out for details coming Head of PE, Dan Lycett, said: “It is testimony to
James’ work ethic and focus that he has been
soon! offered this fantastic opportunity and I am sure he
will be an asset to the Under 18s as he has been
to school and RGC Under 16s.” James will study
his A Levels at St David’s College and is

Sporting Performance course that will start in
September.A
u r f ’ s Kirsty Rowe particularly looking forward to studying the new
Dan Lycett lays the success at the door of
s up! good club and school link can produce and it is
community links; “James is the result of what a
pleasing to see players starting to move up from
school to club and achieve the call to play regional
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