Help the heroes surf contest

Fistral Beach to host a high profile charity team surf competition over Easter weekend

A surf competition to benefit a charity helping injured soldiers will take place in Newquay over Easter weekend.

The event is to raise money for the ‘Help the Heroes’ charity - the first time a surf competition has raised money for the non-profit.

According to organisers, there will be four surfers per team, and two surfers from two teams will compete against each other at a time. "The heats are very tactical and will be very exciting to watch," says UK Pro Surf Tour's Dave Reed. "This competition will attract the UK’s best surfers and will be the first major surf event of the season."

Help for Heroes was founded two years ago out of a desire to help the wounded servicemen and women returning from Afghanistan and Iraq. It is currently building a series of regional recovery houses which will serve as the last stage of rehabilitation before they can return to their unit or civilian life.

Nick Briant from Fistral Beach said: “We are delighted to host and sponsor this new team format event. It’s also a chance for us to show support for out servicemen and women, many of whom surf here on a regular basis”.

Dave Reed director of UKPSA, said: “This is our first team event we have put together for the tour, with an exciting new format, I am sure many of the UK’s top surfers will be attending and at the same time helping such a good cause”.

All entry fees will be given to the charity.

Help the Heroes surf contest will take place April 3 and 4 on Fistral Beach, Newquay