Having said that it has been a couple of weeks where kids have been at the top of the agenda. I toddled off to Surrey last week to give a talk to school. I thought it was for year 11 - turns out it was for the whole school and the teachers! They had this fantastic theatre where you could talk really quietly and you could be heard even at the back. It was really intimate. I showed them this video we'd made and for the first time used a bit of Keynote. Fantastic school and great kids. Long old day though.
And then we've taken on some local kids who instead of going to school, spend one day a week with us! We show them all the aspects of our business and with a bit of luck they'll find something that they like and will wish to pursue. Last week, we looked at marketing - we looked at setting up a surf school from scratch. The fantastic thing about their age group is that they have a really good handle on the internet. We looked really closely at our own website and they came up with loads of ways they thought it could be improved. They felt the Beach house section was a weakness - so this week they're going to make a short video. Keep an eye out for that. We're really looking forward to working with them - they're here until the summer and I've not doubt that they'll become part of the Surf's Up! family. Really great kids.
How fantastic has the weather been? Clear blue sunny skies for what seems like ages! The beach has been really busy with day trippers and locals making the most of it - not just surfing, but walking as well. It's a bit like everyone is coming out of hibernation!
Billy won the North Cornwall Schools race last week. It's the third year in a row that he's won it, which is pretty remarkable. Thursday's the county champs down at Newquay.
I have to put this photo up as the number of family snaps we have with all of us in, total about 1! That's because I'm always behind the camera! But I've recently discovered the self timer button! Yippee!
JD continues to marvel in the office! She's brilliant at making sure deposits and balances are paid on time - which makes a big difference with cash flow. Normally at this time of year we have loads of bills to pay and not much coming in - but she's completely turned that around. Kit, who took over the day to day running of the office last year, is back tomorrow. He used to instruct but then asked if we'd consider him in the office. With his knowledge of surfing we thought it would make for an interesting trial. He proved sensational. So that's the office sorted. And the on the beach we've got all the top players coming back - we have to be excited! And do you know what I think will be great about this year? - I just think we're going to have more time. Everything will be less of a rush.
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