Boardriders benefit from club sponsorship

Ocean Beach Boardriders club has been the beneficiaries of funding from the Ettalong Bowling Club.

The Grommet Umina Boardriders, or Grubs for short, is the latest of the three local surf board riding clubs to benefit from the generosity of the Ettalong Bowling Club.

The Grubs have received a $5000 grant from the bowling club that has been used to purchase a trailer big enough to accommodate the junior boardriders collection of surf boards and all the other equipment needed to run the club.

Grubs has more than 90 members registered this year.

Meetings are held on the first Sunday of each month at Ocean Beach.

Children, who range in age from four through to their early teens can compete in heats that kick off at 7.30am.

A non-competitive "free surf" then usually takes place at around 9am and volunteers cook a sausage sizzle on the beach for club members.

All participants receive a trophy at the end of the year and larger prizes are on offer for those who are competitive throughout the year.

The Grubs visited Ettalong Bowling Club on Sunday, May 15 to thank the club's board members for their generosity and show them their new trailer.

Ettalong Bowling Club directors said the relationship with Grubs was a great fit because it strived to be a family-friendly club and wanted to foster and grow relationships with local Peninsula organisations who were also family-focused.

Email, 15 May 2016

Glen Bible, Grommets Umina Boardriders