hey, i have kinda the same problem living where i do - durham! i usually go to tynemouth, shields or hartlepool/seaton but these might be a little way for you to travel!
www.a1surf.co.uk is quite a good site for information on surf schools but i dunno how many there are in the NW region.if you do manage to find any surf over there then let me know cos i'm off to lancaster uni in the autumn and i want to bodyboard
