<description>&lt;h1&gt;As a wheelchair user, Melissa rarely has the opportunity of spending time on the beach with the rest of her family; and an activity for them all in the water together was unimaginable.  &lt;/h1&gt; &lt;br&gt; &lt;div&gt;But an ‘adaptive surfing for families’ session in South Shields in the North East, changed everything. &lt;/div&gt; &lt;br&gt; &lt;div&gt;You can watch a video of this podcast on National Trust Youtube: &lt;br&gt; &lt;a href="https://ntpodcasts.org/Video"&gt;https://ntpodcasts.org/Video&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; &lt;em&gt;[Ad] Open the door to more with a National Trust membership. As well as free entry and parking at over 500 places we care for, you’ll receive:&lt;/em&gt; &lt;br&gt; &lt;em&gt;• Access to our online Members’ Area, full of exclusive member-only content,&lt;/em&gt; &lt;br&gt; &lt;em&gt;• A yearly handbook packed with visit inspiration,&lt;/em&gt; &lt;br&gt; &lt;em&gt;• And our award-winning member magazine 3 times a year. Now also available digitally.&lt;br&gt; Become a National Trust member:  &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;a href="https://nationaltrust.org.uk/become-a-member"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://nationaltrust.org.uk/become-a-member"&gt;nationaltrust.org.uk/become-a-member&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;. &lt;br&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;For a taste of the digital magazine, visit&lt;/em&gt; &lt;a href="https://nationaltrust.org.uk/historic-recipes"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://nationaltrust.org.uk/historic-recipes"&gt;nationaltrust.org.uk/historic-recipes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;, or if you're a member and you'd like to switch, look for My Account on the website.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Production:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;/em&gt;Host: Claire Hickinbotham &lt;br&gt; Producer: Katy Kelly &lt;br&gt; Sound Design: Jesus Gomez &lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Discover More:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt; Find out more about South Shields Surf:&lt;br&gt; &lt;a href="http://southshieldsurf.co.uk"&gt;southshieldsurf.co.uk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Learn about Team England Para:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.surfingengland.org/team-england/adaptive-para/"&gt;Adaptive/Para - Surfing England&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; &lt;em&gt;If you’d like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story connected with the National Trust, you can contact us at: &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:podcasts@nationaltrust.org.uk"&gt;&lt;em&gt;podcasts@nationaltrust.org.uk&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;/div&gt; </description>

National Trust Podcast

National Trust

Surfing in the North Sea | An Unimaginable Dream

NOV 21, 202418 MIN
National Trust Podcast

Surfing in the North Sea | An Unimaginable Dream

NOV 21, 202418 MIN

Description

<h1>As a wheelchair user, Melissa rarely has the opportunity of spending time on the beach with the rest of her family; and an activity for them all in the water together was unimaginable.  </h1> <br> <div>But an ‘adaptive surfing for families’ session in South Shields in the North East, changed everything. </div> <br> <div>You can watch a video of this podcast on National Trust Youtube: <br> <a href="https://ntpodcasts.org/Video">https://ntpodcasts.org/Video</a><br> <br> <em>[Ad] Open the door to more with a National Trust membership. As well as free entry and parking at over 500 places we care for, you’ll receive:</em> <br> <em>• Access to our online Members’ Area, full of exclusive member-only content,</em> <br> <em>• A yearly handbook packed with visit inspiration,</em> <br> <em>• And our award-winning member magazine 3 times a year. Now also available digitally.<br> Become a National Trust member:  </em><br> <a href="https://nationaltrust.org.uk/become-a-member"><strong><a href="http://nationaltrust.org.uk/become-a-member">nationaltrust.org.uk/become-a-member</a></strong></a><strong>. <br> </strong><em>For a taste of the digital magazine, visit</em> <a href="https://nationaltrust.org.uk/historic-recipes"><strong><a href="http://nationaltrust.org.uk/historic-recipes">nationaltrust.org.uk/historic-recipes</a></strong></a><em>, or if you're a member and you'd like to switch, look for My Account on the website.<br> <br> </em><strong>Production:</strong><em><br> </em>Host: Claire Hickinbotham <br> Producer: Katy Kelly <br> Sound Design: Jesus Gomez <br> <br> <strong>Discover More:</strong><br> Find out more about South Shields Surf:<br> <a href="http://southshieldsurf.co.uk">southshieldsurf.co.uk</a><br> <br> <strong>Learn about Team England Para:</strong><br> <a href="https://www.surfingengland.org/team-england/adaptive-para/">Adaptive/Para - Surfing England</a><br> <br> <em>If you’d like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story connected with the National Trust, you can contact us at: </em><a href="mailto:[email protected]"><em>[email protected]</em></a> <br> <em><br> </em><br> </div>