Episode 1: Surfers Against Sewage with Hugo Tagholm

I had the pleasure of visiting the mighty Surfers Against Sewage yesterday and getting behind the mic with Hugo Tagholm. We discussed sustainability and how this small but powerful organisation are making huge waves. Together, we are the voice of the ocean.We inspire, unite and empower communities to protect oceans, beaches, waves and wildlife. They are a grassroots movement that has grown into one of the UK’s most active and successful environmental charities. Not just surfers, not just sewage. They began as a response by the surfing community to the dreadful state of our beaches. Those hardy souls who ventured into the water back then often found themselves swimming in raw sewage. There’s tales of sanitary towels on heads and human poo sandwiched between bodies and boards. Completely unacceptable. The campaign grew loud, proud and strong and thanks to the passion and perseverance of their members — the UK now enjoys some of the cleanest beaches in Europe. But ‘Plastic is the new sewage’ as it is now the biggest threat to our beaches, our precious marine eco-system and our happiness. Plastic Free Coastlines and their priority going forward is to fight the plastic pollution that blights our beaches and strangles our seashores. Britain still fails to recycle almost all of its plastic waste but a major government initiative means that could change over the next few years and SAS are once again a leading voice to help shift legislation. SAS were a leading voice in ensuring supermarkets plastic bag charges came into play and they are now working on making a deposit return scheme for plastic bottles part of UK law. Rain Forest Alliance https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/tony-riddle1 Extinction Rebellion https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/tony-riddle-extinctionrebellion Surfers Against Sewage https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/tony-riddle-surfersagainstsewage Care International https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/tony-riddle Client Earth https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/tony-riddle-clientearth Greenpeace Uk https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/tony-riddle-greenpeace