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in a police car in hampshire. time now to leave you with ten seconds of party. as a man city supporter i was in instabul, the blues have been parading their trophy when a thunderstorm hit manchester. you are all caught up. bye for now and have a good night. this is bbc news. we will have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. that surfing dream. the perfect wave. the perfect look. but beneath the surface lies a murkier side. for every pristine peak, broken boards and piles of cheap polystyrene dumped on our beaches. it s really disheartening to see this amount of waste come forward. surfers may enjoy the fresh sea air, but the industry relies on toxic chemicals, producing suits and boards derived from oil. and living that dream of being at one with nature is getting more and more difficult. we do want to encourage people to get outdoors, but at the same time, at what cost to the planet? so i want to know, can
the perfect look. but beneath the surface lies a murkier side. for every pristine peak, broken boards and piles of cheap polystyrene dumped on our beaches. it s really disheartening to see this amount of waste come forward. surfers may enjoy the fresh sea air, but the industry relies on toxic chemicals, producing suits and boards derived from oil. and living that dream of being at one with nature is getting more and more difficult. we do want to encourage people to get outdoors, but at the same time, at what cost to the planet? so i want to know, can surfing clean up its act? i ve surfed for more than a decade, but this is my first day on the water for over three years. new year s day 2020 and the fin of my board went into my face. i was left with 16 stitches, and it has taken me this long to start trying to get over my fear. today i ve come to the calmer waters of an inland surf lake near bristol to try and start getting back my love of surfing. as a journalist covering the
pristine peak, broken boards and piles of cheap polystyrene dump on our beaches. it’s dump on our beaches. it s reall dump on our beaches. it s really disheartening to see this amount of waste. surfers may enjoy this amount of waste. surfers may enjoy the this amount of waste. surfers may enjoy the fresh - this amount of waste. surfers may enjoy the fresh sea - this amount of waste. surfers may enjoy the fresh sea air, l may enjoy the fresh sea air, but the industry relies on toxic chemicals, producing suits and boards derived from oil and living that dream of being at one with nature is getting more and more difficult. getting more and more difficult. we do want to encourage difficult. we do want to encourage people - difficult. we do want to encourage people to i difficult. we do want to | encourage people to get outdoors, but it the same time, at what cost to the planet? so i want to know, can surfing clean up its act? i have served for more than a decade, but thi
passions is to inspire the next generation. you do want to encourage people to get outdoors but at the same time, at what cost to the planet? wherever you choose to surf, you still need all the right kit, and that comes with its own environmental baggage. paul blacker is one of the uk s top board shapers. he s been cutting, sanding and finishing boards by hand for more than 35 years. machine buzzes. in that time, he estimates he has crafted around 5,000 boards. i ll take you down to where the process all starts now. and that is in the shaping room. making them by hand doesn t mean the materials he has to work with are any better for the environment. so what is this made of? this is the polyurethane foam that is made from. to get it smooth like that, it starts off as a core so we cut around the outside, and then with the planer.