Boscombe Surf Reef


Boscombe surf reef: Marine firms claim ASR owes them £60,000

AT WORK: ASR  contractors at the Boscombe Surf Reef site.

8:00am Wednesday 18th January 2012

THE three main Boscombe surf reef contractors have not been paid by ASR and are considering legal action.

Sub-contractor wins county court judgement against ASR

Picture: Gary Ellson of Bournemouth Helicopters.

7:00am Thursday 24th November 2011

NEW questions have arisen over the future of Boscombe Surf Reef after a sub-contractor won a £7,286 county court judgement against a branch of ASR, the company which built it.

Boat strike at surf reef is no longer ‘clear cut’

A digger based on a barge lifting the 70 metre long section from the seabed after it partly detatched from the reef (picture: Gary Ellson)

1:00pm Saturday 29th October 2011

FEARS have been raised over the integrity of the surf reef after it was revealed that it is not ‘clear cut’ that a boat strike caused a bag to collapse.

£150,000 in reserve cash being spent on surf reef

AT WORK: ASR  contractors at the Boscombe Surf Reef site.

9:00am Tuesday 25th October 2011

HALF of the reserve £150,000 has been spent on the surf reef so far, Bournemouth Council has said.

ASR to come back in 2012 to improve surf reef

CONTROVERSIAL: Boscombe Beach and Surf Reef. Picture: Gary Ellson, Bournemouth Helicopters.

9:00am Monday 24th October 2011

THE creators of the £3.2m Boscombe Surf Reef have agreed to come back next year to finish what they started.

Handling of surf reef not been our 'finest hour'

SAFEGUARDS: A digger on a barge working on repairs to the reef

9:00am Wednesday 19th October 2011

THE handling of Bournemouth’s troubled surf reef has not been the resort’s “finest hour”, an MP has said.

Future of Boscombe surf reef hangs in balance

ASR contractors at the Boscombe Surf Reef site

10:00am Tuesday 18th October 2011

THE future of Boscombe Surf Reef has been left in limbo after the council admitted remedial work will not be finished in 2011.

Weather delays surf reef repairs

READY TO MAKE WAVES: The new surf reef at Boscombe. Picture: Gary Ellson, Bourneouth Helicopters.

9:32am Friday 23rd September 2011

THE bad weather has had a “significant” effect on work to fix bags on the Boscombe Surf Reef.

Work begins on Boscombe Surf Reef

Work begins on the surf reef

9:00am Saturday 3rd September 2011

CONTRACTOR ASR has started work to fix the Boscombe Surf Reef.

ASR begin preparatory work on reef

DELAYS: ASR marketing director Chris Jensen

1:00pm Thursday 1st September 2011

ASR has not yet begun laying bags to fix the Boscombe Surf Reef, despite hoping to do the work during “the spring/summer”.

Boscombe surf reef contractors come under fire

Picture: Gary Ellson of Bournemouth Helicopters.

9:00am Saturday 20th August 2011

JUST days after returning to carry out repairs on Boscombe surf reef, contractors ASR have come under fire for their “performance” on a New Zealand reef.


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A windsurfer tests out the Boscombe Surf Reef. Picture by Richard Crease. 3/09/09 - A windsurfer puts the Boscombe surf reef to the test. Picture: Richard Crease

First picture of the surf reef at Boscombe. Must credit Gary Ellson of Bournemouth Helicopters. 23/3/09 - Boscombe surf reef from the air.
Picture by Gary Ellson of Bournemouth Helicopters.

Works gets underway on the Boscombe Surf Reef 29/8/08 - Works gets underway on the Boscombe Surf Reef. Picture: Pat Timmons.

Workers start to prepare the Geo Mat which will be the base layer of the Boscombe surf reef. 16/07/08 - Workers start to prepare the Geo Mat which will be the base layer of the Boscombe surf reef. Picture: Corin Messer.


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