by paul-wsh | Oct 4, 2010 | Surfer Profiles, The Sixties
A Surfing Life-by Sid Pitman, (or the ramblings of a senile idiot). I consider myself extremely fortunate to have been involved at the start of surfing in Great Britain and especially on the Isle of Wight. The friends I have made and the great times /fun we had...
by paul-wsh | Oct 4, 2010 | Surfer Profiles, The Sixties
Part 2: The Surf Cub is formed. It was at about this time (1966) that Jake came to me at work one day with the news that he’d seen an advertisement in the County Press saying ‘Isle of Wight Surf Club now formed. Write to The Secretary, Albert St, Ventnor’ This looked...
by paul-wsh | Sep 29, 2010 | In Print, The Noughties
‘King of the waves’ says the Isle of Wight County Press
by paul-wsh | Aug 9, 2010 | In Print
Al Reed in the County Press for his 3rd place in the 60’s Stylemasters
by paul-wsh | May 12, 2010 | In Print, The Nineties
Isle of Wight County Press IW Men in New Zealand whale rescue TWO NEWPORT men have been part of a desperate struggle to save a pod of pilot whales beached on New Zealand’s South Island. Former County Press employee Paul Blackley, of Caesars Road and Richard Harvey, of...