The 2011 Newquay Paddle for Life was a great success, a great big thank-you to all those that helped out and those that attended, paddled and donated... check back later this week for details. You can still donate by clicking here.
The original Paddle for Life started after lifeguards from Fistral Beach held a Joe Way memorial paddle to raise money for charity in 2008. Joe is the inspirational little boy who touched people's lives around the country and beyond. His story of hope and fighting against all the odds with a cheeky smile has made what could have been the worse of times the best of times.
Our aim is to raise awareness of Joe’s story and inspire people to raise money for their chosen charity, to promote the paddle as a community event for people of all abilities and to raise £100,000 for various charity’s.
2012 Newquay Paddle
2012 Newquay Joe Way Paddle for Life is being held on Thursday 21st June CLICK HERE for details.
NEW Sunset Sessionwith Joe Francis on the beach and Sweet Little things in the Rowing Club. Bring your blanket and chill out in the harbour and its all free
Paddlers and swimmers ages start from 5 years upwards and the entry fee is £10 per adult and £5 per child (under 18’s) which is paid on the day with everyone also getting a certificate, free prize ticket and a discount voucher for food. The event is about family fun and everyone helps each other along.
The event starts at 4pm and the last registration and time in the water is 6.30pm so there is plenty of time to arrive when people have finished work, Titan the Robot and the lifeguard race is just after 6.30pm. To watch and enjoy Titan is free and with the event being streamed live on line it’s another great showcase for Newquay.
Boards are provided with the lots of help from Newquay surf life savers so all you need is your wetsuit or trunks, swimmers and canoes are welcome. Kids can paddler with parents and there will be dads against mum’s fun paddle.
Because the event takes place inside the harbour those who want to get wet and have fun can and for the people of all ages who want to paddle a bit further we have the space for that as well.
The fourth Newquay Joe Way Paddle for life was hailed another success after a great turn out. This year’s event saw nearly 200 paddlers of all ages and abilities taking part in the 200m and 1km fun paddles to do their bit to raise money for some of the 20 charities now supported by the Joe Way Appeal.
This years' frontman Karl Fice-Thomson and team organized the heats whilst entertaining the crowds with the back-up of the Lusty Glaze lifeguards, current English surf champion Tom Butler and Nicholas Pendreich.
Tom Butler, who is an ambassador for the Paddle for Life, said; “We had a great set up with the numbered wrist bands, communication between the beach, sea and checking-in with Julia was spot on, Will from Lusty Glaze did a great job keeping us informed which enabled us to have another safe and fun event”.
Newquay Mayor Andy Hannan along with his wife Barbara and the Joe Way appeals' Dean Woods carried out a whistle stop tour to hand over donations from last years Joe Way Paddle for life.
The trio started at Kingsley Village to hand over £150 to the League of Friends and £250 to the Air Ambulance which was a thank you to Atlantic FM for their support and was added to the local radio stations running total for their High Five Appeal which is raising money for the Cornwall Air Ambulance.
After a stop at the Atlantic FM studios to speak to the presenters they headed off to Wadebridge to meet the Celtic Storm Power Chair Football team who received £100 as a thank you for the Newquay Sainsbury’s stores help with parking spaces at last years paddle. Celtic Storm are Sainsbury’s chosen charity so this was another boost through the supermarket helping Joe’s Paddle.
The next stop was at St Austell to meet the team from Tanya’s Courage who raise money to support teenagers with cancer after Tanya Billing lost her battle several years ago. Iris Billing, Tanya’s mum, accepted the cheque during another busy fundraiser for her late daughter’s charity.
The rest of the paddle money, which was given out by Joe’s Dad Matt Way, went to Cornwall Hospice Care, Precious Lives Appeal, Cornwall Blind Association, CLIC, Ronald McDonald House (Bristol), Newquay Towan Blystra Lions Club and the Newquay Police Cadets.
The Joe Way appeal is the Newquay mayor Andy Hannan’s chosen charity and has raised just under £10,000 through 2011 taking the toddlers appeal to over £98,000.00 in three years for nearly 20 charities.
The next event is a film night at Newquay Cinema to see Dirty Dancing on 16th February for tickets and information call 01637 878377, pop into the Lighthouse Cinema or Andy’s Café in Newquay. Newquay Mayor and Joe’s appeal will donate all the funds from this event to CLIC and the Trenance Cottages.
Local international surfer Ben “Skindog” Skinner has donated £2000.00 to the late Newquay toddlers “Joe Way Appeal”.
Matt Way said “We are really grateful for Ben’s support which has been right from the start of Joe’s appeal and the guys at Skindog surfboards have been a really support to the whole family. We cannot thank them enough”.
Ben’s team at Skindog surfboards along with Skinners ales raised £800 at the Skindog surf and Flowrider camp during this years Boardmasters on Hendra Holiday Park.
The Nike 6.0 Boardshort Bar, which was opened in Newquay for the main part of the summer, has supported a Cornish fundraising appeal which was set up in memory of 4 year old Joe Way from Newquay.
The boardshort bar was open in the centre of Newquay and had been designed and fitted out by a local company. The pop up shop concept gave Nike the opportunity to promote their new surfing brand in the UK’s surf capital this summer.
The pop up shop meant that retail space that would have been empty during the main holiday weeks, was used and it gave a great place for holiday makers and locals to make their own board shorts and catch up with the latest from the Nike 6.0 global team riders.
The fourth Newquay Joe Way Paddle for life was hailed another success after a great turn out. This year’s event saw nearly 200 paddlers of all ages and abilities taking part in the 200m and 1km fun paddles to do their bit to raise money for some of the 20 charities now supported by the Joe Way Appeal.
Newquay Mayor Andy Hannan along with his wife Barbara and the Joe Way appeals' Dean Woods carried out a whistle stop tour to hand over donations from last years Joe Way Paddle for life.
Local international surfer Ben “Skindog” Skinner has donated £2000.00 to the late Newquay toddlers “Joe Way Appeal”.
The Nike 6.0 Boardshort Bar, which was opened in Newquay for the main part of the summer, has supported a Cornish fundraising appeal which was set up in memory of 4 year old Joe Way from Newquay.
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