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Surfer rides waves on his head.

This is a great story - Dulip Kokuhannadige a Sri Lankan-born builder from Bournemouth can ride a wave for 15 seconds at a time standing on his head!   Apparently, he first attempted the stunt in his home country while teaching young people to surf in the aftermath of the 2004 tsunami.

Check out these pictures of Dulip in action (www.telegraph.co.uk/news).

 

 

Or visit BBC News to see a video clip of him in action.

Sheepskin boots are a cool choice with celebrity mums

Check out these pictures of celebrity mums with their kids looking so cute in their ugg style sheepskin boots. 

 

Reese Witherspoon and daughter Ava, 7 spotted shopping. (Photo courtesy of celebritybabyscoop.com)

 

Kate Moss holding daughter Lila, wearing a trendy pair of sheepskin boots. (Photo courtesy of celebrity-babies.com).

 

 

With the credit crunch upon us - Grommies kids sheepskin boots give you that celebrity look but at a fraction of the cost of kids uggs (with no compromise on quality).

kids sheepskin boots arrive for Autumn

Well it's the 1st September and our Autumn/Winter stock of Grommies Sheepskin Boots has just arrived.  And after much sorting and unwrapping they are ready to hit the shelves.

Ugg style boots for kids are such a great choice for winter footwear as they are soft & gentle and provide natural warmth in the cold.  With no shoe laces to worry about and with no need to wear in socks - they are also a real practical choice for parents!

Once again our Grommies sheepskin boots are only made of the softest 100% Australian Sheepskin.  Our  boots come in 3 fab colours; chocolate, sand and baby pink.  Our sheepskin boots cater for the smallest baby feet up to UK size 4-5.

Also, arriving this autumn are our Grommies kids surf wear limited edition sweatshirts and t-shirts for girls and boys.  These garments have been designed to compliment the boots and have a cool beach vibe. 

Grommies Pink Sheepskin Boots are a great hit with girls and look cool with just jeans and a t-shirt.

Beached Devon fishing trawler back at sea

A fishing trawler from Devon which had got stranded on the sand at Rhossili Bay is back at sea thanks to the Swansea Coastguard and RNLI.

A major rescue operation took place after the boat Bruno grounded on the beach on Tuesday but the boat remained stuck until Wednesday afternoon when the high tide started to rise again.

Visit the RNLI website for some photos and press release on the rescue or the BBC Wales website.

5 times UK Surf Champ to work with Young Surfers

Robyn Davies 5 times British surfing champ is heading up a new ground breaking surf project with the National Trust.

Robyn whose home break is Porthleven in West Cornwall,started surfing when she was 13 years old. (For some interesting info. on surfing at Porthleven  visit the  BBC  Cornwall site).

Now the National Trusts, surf project officer she will be working with 11-26 year old surfers in the Devon & Cornwall areas. Her role will be to work on conservation and regeneration projects along the coastline. 

Photo to the left - Robyn at her home break at Porthleven, Cornwall.

Grommies wishes Robyn all the best in her new role!

Sun & Swell for Bank Holiday

While our winter kids clothing range is being manufactured it gives us a rare opportunity here at Grommies escape the office and spend some quality time down the beach.

The surf has improved over the last few days (for an up to date forecast visit WindGuru or Magic Seaweed)  and sunshine is forecast for the coming bank holiday weekend - so an ideal excuse to hit the beach.

Still to the left was from today's Langland Bay web cam thanks to Gower Live.

If you are looking for something to do with the kids over the bank holiday - there are some great surf schools here on the Gower.  GSD have surfing lessons at Caswell beach whilst at Llangennith you have  Welsh Surfing Federation Surf school.

Or visit The BSA website (British Surf Association) for their full list of approved UK surf schools.

Ed appears in Dr Who

One of our sponsored Grommies Ed has recently stared in an episode of Dr Who - The Sontaran Strategem. 

In Ed's spare time when he isn't surfing - he is keeping himself busy with a spot of acting!

 

Jack on Portugal

We asked Jack one of our sponsored surfers a few questions about his recent surf trip to Portugal - and this is what he had to say:

• Where in Portugal did you stay? Been there before?  Sagres.  Yes went last year but didn't surf because it was too big.
• How hot was it?  20-25 degrees & sunny.
• What breaks did you surf?  And which was your favorite? I surfed at Castelejo, Tonel, Beliche, Zavial, Mareta.  I liked Beliche the most.
• What board did you ride?  My 6'4" fish.
• How were the waves compared to Devon?  They were much better because they were more powerful and barrelling.
• How big were the waves? 2-6ft but 4ft was the biggest I surfed.
• Were there many other Groms in the water?  No. I was the only grom.
• Any tips for Groms visiting Portugal?  Go to Beliche.  The water is a nice colour and very clean.
• Planning any more surf trips?  Cornwall in the summer and then it is up to my dad!!

Jack trys out some Portugal Waves

One of our sponsored surfers Jack has been busy catching some waves in Portugal.   To see what the surf is like today in Portugal -visit Magic Seaweed.

Drift Magazine

Drift Magazine have launched their first printed version of the mag.

Quality  surf publication - some great surf photography and articles packaged with some really nice graphics. Well worth a read - click onto their website to find out more.

 

 

www.driftmagazine.co.uk