Splash Out 2016

For those of you that know us well, you'll know that here at Water Safety Europe we are passionate about water safety education and making water based activities accessible for everyone - after all why shouldn't everyone have the adventure?

That's why we're our team are actively involved in a wide variety of community projects be it teaching people to race boats competitively, delivering water safety talks and workshops or simply supporting a local community event, we try and do it all.  Now I know we're not supposed to have favorites but this next project is probably our favorite and it's not hard to see why.

Splash Out is a free, one day surf experience for young people and their families that helps break down the usual barriers that would prevent such a young person from partaking.  The team is entirely voluntary and they work on a one-to-one basis (that's a lot of volunteers by the way) and all these volunteers are captured in the same way, by their desire to allow someone less fortunate then themselves the opportunity to do what they do on a daily basis.

That's why, when approached by the organisers of Splash Out we jumped at the change of supporting such a great little cause.  We at Water Safety Europe really believe that if you want to do something you should be able to and that barriers preventing some from partaking should be broken down and that's just what Splash Out did.  They consulted with the experts and the wider community to discover just what it would take to make it happen and then they went out into the community, cap in hand and encouraged others to share their vision and support their cause.

They have some awesome supporters all contributing their own unique skills, services or funds to help keep this event free to the participant.  To name just a few of their sponsors we have Oakwood theme park, Port of Milford Haven , Puravida Boardriders, Round Table and Board Games Surfing….However the list really is endless!

For the 2016 event our team provided pre-event services such as consultation, planning and those all important documents (Risk Assessments, Normal Operating Procedures and Emergency Action Plans).  We also sent one of our Water Safety Teams down to help supervise the water based events and support the volunteer Surf Buddies.

We loved every minute of it and it was truly amazing to see that our small contribution had such a massive, positive impact on someone else's life.  Seriously the children had a whale of a time, learned new skills and (additional bonus) learned about water safety.  We've event been told that it is thanks to Splash Out that one young lad will now be attending swimming lessons.

We would seriously recommend that any business with a link to the area or surfing gets involved and supports Splash Out.  The team are doing awesome work and could really do with the extra hand.  But, in the mean time, if you would just like to support them by sharing their work with your friends then please go and find them on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.  This will help them spread the word and open the event to even more families from more areas across Wales.  You will also be able to access all their latest news and find out more about up and coming  events when they happen!