Gary Rogers
Gary belongs to: Saltburn Surfers
Gary first saw people surfing in Wales in 1971. He began surfing three years later. He moved to Saltburn in the 1980s and began to sell and hire surfing equipment from the beach. The Saltburn Surf Shop has continued to grow.
Gary was interviewed by Carl Greenwood on 9 February 2006. The interview took place at Saltburn Surf Shop and lasted 16 minutes and 50 seconds.
The Saltburn scene
"I still think it’s pretty low-key. We get a lot of travelling surfers from Australia, California"
I still think it’s pretty low-key. We get a lot of travelling surfers from Australia, California, and when they stay here they say it’s a good scene, you know, because there aren’t too many surfers, even though, you know, the surfers’ population has grown it’s still pretty small really, and you’ve got to be a little bit more hardcore because the water temperature here is colder than in Wales and Cornwall. So, you know, I would say it’s still a friendly place to go surfing. You know, I’d say it’s still, you know, surfing is, it’s good for the, you know, any age so the whole family can go surfing as well.
Gary has 11 memories in the memorynet:
Gary's memories with a Community theme:
The Saltburn scene
- Competitions
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Saltburn Surf ShopThis memory has these themes:
Community | The North East
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