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Tim Gladders

Tim belongs to: Saltburn Surfers

Tim was one of the first surfers in Saltburn when the scene began in the 1960s. Since then he has seen many changes in equipment, conditions and numbers of surfers.

Tim was interviewed by Kylea Little on 9 February 2006. The interview took place at Saltburn Surf Shop and lasted 12 minutes and 5 seconds.

Photograph of Tim Gladders at Saltburn beach

Equipment

"Oh, your surfboard and wetsuit and gloves and boots and of course your Volkswagen Camper"

Oh, your surfboard and wetsuit and gloves and boots and of course your Volkswagen Camper.

Interviewer: Did you have a Volkswagen Camper?

I used to have one, a split-screen one, back in the sixties and we had great fun in it, travelling to Cornwall, yeah.

Tim has 10 memories in the memorynet:

Tim's memories with a Environment theme:

•  The surf at Saltburn
•  Saltburn Beach

Tim's other memories:

•  The first surfers in Saltburn
•  Changes
•  Surfing community
•  Reactions of people in the early days
•  Learning to surf
•  Equipment
•  What does the sea mean to you?
•  The pier at Saltburn

This memory has these themes:
Equipment | Travel

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