* Any West Midland/Solihull Surfers out there?!?!?! *

danny_boy · #1 (**permalink**) 1st November 2005, 21:49

Hey guys!! Basically posting this thread, as I am from a place called Solihull, near Birmingham and there is a small group of 4 of us who love to surf from Solihull.... However, petrol is an issue etc and some of my mates cannot come down all that often as they are preoccupied with things like Rugby etc, so was wondering if there are any surfers in the locality of Solihull that would be up for some hardcore sessions at Watergate/Crantock/Fistral/Bude etc and that we can split petrol and car share etc? It's a bummer living in the centre of England, but next year will be different if I can help it

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mojo · #2 (**permalink**) 1st November 2005, 23:14

hall green m8

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we are going down on the 18th of nov, but there are no seats this time sorry- as there is only one car going.
i will keep you informed of future 'expeditions' though, just in case

Sacrificial Pawn · #3 (**permalink**) 3rd November 2005, 13:03

Stratford, not that far away!

Busy until after Christmas but PM me news of any trips after then! Don't get down there enough at the moment.

danny_boy · #4 (**permalink**) 3rd November 2005, 21:31

That's awesome- Keep in contact with me- whenever any of you guys can't find anybody, let me know and I'll see when I'm next going and you can car share with me and my friends!! Got a roof rack too, so no problems there

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jamesring · #5 (**permalink**) 12th November 2005, 00:14

theres surfers in leicester too, pretty close to birmingham. turns out theres quite a group of us land locked surfers.

Stormrider · #6 (**permalink**) 13th November 2005, 04:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by mojo

hall green m8

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we are going down on the 18th of nov, but there are no seats this time sorry- as there is only one car going.
i will keep you informed of future 'expeditions' though, just in case

I am an Erdington guy.You will have to let me when when your going down again.

mojo · #7 (**permalink**) 13th November 2005, 23:20

(mojo- just call me joe

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fri the 18th m8. we're going down just for the weekend this time. should be good fun. i only have a short wetsuit, so may have to hire one

. depends on how hard i'm feeling! lol.

why?

Stormrider · #8 (**permalink**) 14th November 2005, 00:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by mojo

(mojo- just call me joe

)

fri the 18th m8. we're going down just for the weekend this time. should be good fun. i only have a short wetsuit, so may have to hire one

. depends on how hard i'm feeling! lol.

why?

The sea has gone really cold around Newquay,so you will have to get a Winter suit.If you go to the Boardwalk surf shop,you might be able to find a really good second hand Winter wetsuit.I bought a great one from there,and it only cost me £40.

mojo · #9 (**permalink**) 14th November 2005, 13:45

cool. cheers. i think i'll do that, might be a sound investment

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i am eager to see how different newquay is in the winter as well.- i love bodyboarding in the summer, but it sometimes gets abit too crowded for my liking.- not that i mind at all, because i love to see people trying bodyboarding etc, except when they crash into you

-anyway, back to topic.

it'd be nice to have abit more space i think, and possibly bigger waves

. i really cant wait. might not get branded a chav this time either- come on peeps!- the long hair for god sake!!!

itsallwhite · #10 (**permalink**) 13th December 2005, 15:36

Im also from the Leicester area and always up for sharing cars down to Devon/Cornwall - am gonna try surfing in the North for the first time this weekend, working in Leeds on Fri and the forecast looks good so am gonna check out Scarborough on the weekend - could be interesting!

Anyone know where the best spots are?

keona w · #11 (**permalink**) 13th December 2005, 16:59

welcome itsallwhite.try Cayton bay,its close to scarboro and has good breaks.has a surf shop with changing and hot showers.forecast for Cayton seems to be good and at this time of year you may find you ve almost got the whole bay to yourself...although I could be there sat am(dodgy knee permitting) For more info log onto www.caytonbaysurfshop.co.uk and forecast on www.surf-forecast.com I reckon best break at Cayton is bunkers and forecast predicts big for end of this week.Happy hunting.Kw

keona w · #12 (**permalink**) 13th December 2005, 17:20

Just checked and forecast wave height for Cayton/Bunkers this fri/sat is 4.5 metres.I know this aint breaking wave height but should be good.Waves 10 secs apart so should gather up some energy.Go for it mate,i hope to.....I ll be the one with blue ice covered feet cos i dont like wearing boots

starfish · #13 (**permalink**) 13th December 2005, 17:58

if you fancy a trip a bit further north, theres a good forecast for south shields as well - my local break

and as i'll be home from uni then i plan to give it a go

danny_boy · #14 (**permalink**) 30th December 2005, 15:42

That's awesome- didn't realise how many unlucky people there were living inland!! Well, we live in Solihull, so if you're ever up for a session, let me know!!