BOSCOMBE SURF REEF



Europe's first artificial surf reef opened in Boscombe in November 2009.
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To get a daily surf report and to view a live web cam of Boscombe Pier and surf reef, visit the Sorted Surf Shop site. Click here

'Reef has soaked up enough council tax'

'Reef has soaked up enough council tax'

6:00am Monday 19th July 2010

WARNINGS that the £3 million bill for Boscombe surf reef could rise further if its faults are going to be rectified have been blasted by a residents’ leader.

Rectifying Boscombe's surf reef could cost more - and work would not start until April

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

8:57am Wednesday 14th July 2010

THE £3 million bill for Boscombe’s controversial surf reef may rise even further if civic chiefs want the tourist attraction to become the surfing magnet they had envisaged, experts warned last night.

Why is the Boscombe surf reef failing, part two...

WAVES OF DISTINCTION: The reef wave length (in the background) is the only issue, says ASR

8:30am Tuesday 6th July 2010

A SECOND inquiry into Bournemouth’s controversial surf reef will try to find out why expectations of its performance were downgraded.

Councillors demand surf project update

5:00pm Wednesday 9th June 2010

COUNCILLORS have demanded more information on the progress of the Boscombe Spa Village project and the controversial surf reef.

‘No more cash’ for Boscombe surf reef contractors

GIVE US A WAVE: Body boarding on the Surf Reef back in March

8:00am Thursday 27th May 2010

“THERE ain’t no more money in the kitty” – that’s Bournemouth council’s warning to surf reef contractor ASR as the company prepares to make a return visit.

Council accused of inaccuracy over surf reef

WAVES OF DISTINCTION: The reef wave length (in the background) is the only issue, says ASR

10:00am Monday 24th May 2010

SURF reef company ASR has accused Bournemouth Borough Council of making “inaccurate” statements about the monitoring report that rated the reef sub-standard.

Student proved right over Boscombe surf reef failings

WAVE OF DISAPPOINTMENT: The Boscombe surf reef has not wowed many users

7:00pm Friday 21st May 2010

UNIVERSITY graduate Luke Sheppard is one of the few people who can say that the Boscombe surf reef has lived up to his expectations.

New inquiry into failing Boscombe surf reef

8:00am Friday 21st May 2010

BOSCOMBE’S controversial surf reef is to be the subject of a second council inquiry, following the official confirmation it is not reaching required standards.

Online readers pour scorn on Boscombe surf reef

7:00pm Wednesday 19th May 2010

DAILY Echo online readers have heaped scorn on Boscombe surf reef after a marine expert gave it a score of just four out of ten.

Newquay: we were worried, but we've nothing to fear from Boscombe's surf reef

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8:51am Wednesday 19th May 2010

BRITAIN’S surf capital has little to fear from Boscombe. That’s the view of a surfer who left Dorset to open a bunkhouse for surfers in the Cornish town of Newquay.

Surf reef chief Roger Brown: "We didn't mislead anyone"

RETIRING: Roger Brown, leisure services director

8:49am Wednesday 19th May 2010

LEISURE chief Roger Brown has defended the way the council has handled the construction of the surf reef.


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Surf reef over time

2/11/2009 - The surf reef launches




Watch how the surf reef is constructed and will create waves in Boscombe.


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


Boscombe surf reef. Picture by Gary Ellson.
3/06/09 - This may look like a pile of rubbish on the sea bed, but this is what is set to revitalise Boscombe. Picture: Gary Ellson of Bournemouth Helicopters


Sand works at Boscombe beach as part of the preparation for the laying of the artificial surf reef.
21/04/09 - Sand works at Boscombe beach as part of the preparation for the laying of the artificial surf reef. Picture: Hattie Miles.


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.


Work continues on the surf reef at Boscombe beach as sand to fill the reef bags is moved in huge loads from one end of the beach to another.
19/3/09 - Sand to fill the reef bags is moved in huge loads from one end of the beach to another. Picture: Sally Adams.


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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