When I was younger my fav crisps, Roast Beef Monster Munch were the best thing in my ‘He-man’ lunch box.

Then the guys at Monster Munch destroyed my lunch one day by taking away Roast Beef flavour and only offering Pickled Onion… who likes pickled onion Monster Munch anyway???

But to my surprise something amazing happened today!

Whilst walking around the shops at lunch to find a healthy snack to accompany my ham roll I discovered that Monster Munch have bought back Roast Beef flavour and it’s still in the same bright, toxic yellow packaging.

Well done Monster Monch, you’ve redeemed yourself and filled a huge gap in my life!

Yessssssssssss!

news release from SAS

Surfers Against Sewage’s (SAS) new campaign Protect Our Waves (POW) had it’s first action today, The Gathering, a mass paddle out, in association with local campaign group Access BroadBench Association (ABBA). Over 350 surfers from across the nation joined SAS and ABBA and paddled out at Kimmeridge Bay on International Surfing Day. The action called on the Secretary of State for Defence to allow surfers’ access to Broadbench, a special wave found on the outer boundary of a Ministry of Defence (MoD) firing range.

Broadbench is a quality wave in Kimmeridge Bay, described by many as one of Britain’s best. Unfortunately it falls right on the outer boundary of a MoD firing range. SAS are not asking the MoD to reduce their use of this important firing range. However, SAS believe there is a compromise that will ensure surfers and waveriders can have 100% access to Broadbench without impacting on the MoD’s full use of the firing range.

We are calling on the Secretary of State for Defence to implement SAS’s compromise, changing where the MoD currently fire from. This will in turn change the direction of the MoD’s firing and could leave Broadbench outside the boundary of the firing range. It will not impact on the MoD’s use of the firing range, leaving surfers and waveriders with 100% access to Broadbench and the MoD full use of their range.

International Surfing Day (ISD), sees surfing events taking place all over the world. There will be events in North and South America, Europe, Asia and Australia but nothing like the Gathering. SAS expect the Gathering to be the best-supported event with over 350 surfers and supporter actively participating at the paddle out protest on ISD.

Andy Cummins, Surfers Against Sewage Campaign Manager says: “This unprecedented level of support from UK surfers really highlights the importance the SAS Protect Our Waves Campaign. Broadbench is a special wave with some special surfers protecting it. Today, International Surfing Day, the UK water sports community stood up for their rights, and lefts! We’re now calling on the Secretary of State for Defence to do everything in his power to implement a compromise at Broadbench.”

Guy Penwarden, local Broadbench surfer and ABBA campaigner says: “Today SAS, ABBA and hundreds of UK surfers united to protect Broadbench, a special wave, a jewel in the British surfing crown. Surfers and the MoD can use this area without conflict and we hope the Secretary of State for Defence will recognise this. ”

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Michael Jackson, King of Pop – 1958-2009

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Lately we’ve been getting some feedback about our website.

We love feedback, it makes us better.

The most feedback we had was about our tshirts. “The designs are cool but we want to see people wearing the t’s!” So, on our latest surf trip to Portugal we took a few photos of people wearing peeler tshirts.

The picks will be online as from next Monday, so watch this space for more info.

If you have any feedback about the peeler website or peeler in general please email hello@peelersurf.co.uk, we’d love to hear from you.

The Chicks with sticks website has gone live to provide everybody with the info they need about the UK girls surfing event of the year!

Checkout the site – www.chickswithsticks.org.uk

This news is straight in from Brushfire Records.

Brushfire Records (f/k/a The Moonshine Conspiracy) was originally created to help put the soundtracks to the surf films from Jack Johnson and the Malloys. (Thicker Than Water, The September Sessions, and A Brokedown Melody) and their friends (Thomas Campbell’s Sprout). This Summer and Fall will see the release of two new films, and two new soundtracks.

The Present (due out digitally June 16th, and on CD on July 7th) is the 3rd and newest film from Thomas Campbell, acclaimed surf movie director of The Seedling and Sprout. The Present is yet another look into the wide-ranging possibilities of accessing the surfing experience, with a multi-cultural, diverse surf craft and wide range of surfers. Shot primarily in 16mm film on location in West Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii, California, Sumatra, Java, and Peru.

Featuring Dave Rastovich, Dane Reynolds, Joel Tudor, Chelsea Hedges, Kassia Meador, Harrison Roach, Dan Malloy, Devon Howard, C.J. Nelson, Ry Craike, Jacob Stuth, Sofi a Mulanovich, Chris Del Moro, Michel Junod, Ian King, Danny Hess, Alex Knost, and Rob Machado among others. With music by; David Axelrod, Bonnie Prince Billy, Mice Parade, The Mattson 2, Cass McCombs, Plants and Animals, Vetiver, The Photographic, Ndabva Kure (featuring Shannon Sol R. Carroll and David Rastovich), Japanese Motors, Gabor Szabo, Ray Barbee & The Mattson 2, Jeff Parker, and Tommy Guerrero.

180 South (due out this fall) is the long awaited new film from the Malloys. It follows the 2008 trip of a group of surfers and outdoorsmen as they retrace the steps of Yvon Chouinard and Doug Tompkins’ 1968 trip to Patagonia, Chile. For more information, check out the amazing new site at www.180south.com

Here’s what we’ve been upto this week and what we’re getting upto next week…

Peeler girls range!

Plan’s are afoot for the all new Peeler girls range of products, including custom tshirts, top-to-toe eu natural cosmetics and jewellery. We’ll be launching the range at Chicks with Sticks.

We’ve been helping out with the busy girls at Chicks with Sticks and we’re also giving them some juicy prizes for a competition at the Chicks with Stick surf event 11th July 2009 in Newquay. Come along boys and girls and meet some like minded people!

Find out more:

website: www.chickswithsticks.org.uk
facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Chicks-with-Sticks-Day/85756975858?ref=ts

We’re off to Portugal tomorrow for a BIG surf trip extravaganza!

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The guys at Arrifana Surf Lodge will be looking after us for the week and when we get back, we’ll let you know how it went.

NEW TSHIRT!

Everybody’s loving our latest tshirt – wax it, catch it, ride it – we’ve had to print off a whole lot more this week, see it for yourself… Click here

Anyway, that’s it for now. Check back soon for everything peeler!

Andy – Co-founder and Chief Surfing Officer

Here’s an update about ‘Chicks with Sticks’ following on from our earlier blog – http://peelerboardwear.co.uk/freshlypeeled/2009/05/chicks-with-sticks/

Chicks with Sticks is Flying the flag for female surfing and protecting the Ocean! Chicks with Sticks is charity fundraising day at the Carnmarth Hotel right by Fistral Beach on 11th July 2009! Come join us!

Join the Facebook group to find out more at – http://www.facebook.com/inbox/?ref=mb#/pages/Chicks-with-Sticks-Day/85756975858?ref=ts

The full Chicks with Sticks website is coming soon…