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Gunwalloe Surf Life Saving Club
Instructing water safety skills & life guarding at Gunwalloe Beach
ABOUT Our club
Our club is all about creating opportunities for kids from 7 years and older to get active and keep them fit, healthy and safe on our Cornish beaches.
Fun is an important part of our weekly session but we also continue to train the next generation of lifeguards on Cornish beaches and well beyond.
Our club started in 1959 at Gunwalloe beach near Helston in Cornwall. From the beginning, we aimed to be an inclusive club.
We focus on safety and fun in the surf in our weekly beach sessions from May to October.
We conduct our training and certify according to the standards of Surf Life Saving Great Britain - SLSGB. This means that our 16 years old kids can qualify as lifeguards and work on beaches all over the world if they want.
We rely on a small army of volunteers to run our club, ranging from our coaches, assistant coaches, beach catering team and countless other volunteers. This also means that we have many families participating, with kids in the sea, parents coaching and assisting and other parents helping out on the beach.
As of the winter 2019-20, we unfortunately operate a waiting list because of an overwhelming interest to join. Please contact the club to put your kids on the waiting list and get in touch with us to find out how you can help our club in accommodating more children - see the 'How you can help section' of our website.
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