West Wales

westwales@sas.org.uk

• Name – Ross Beese
• Profession – Adventure Manager
• Region – West Wales
• Key beaches covered – Newgale, Broadhaven, Whitesands Bay, Freshwater West.
• SAS background – The last 2 years have been an incredible experience, I’ve made some lifelong friends, inspired hundreds of kids to change habits and make big changes happen, helped bag, bin and recycle over 1000kgs of beach litter, appeared on BBC Wales and ITV shouting about core SAS campaign messages, danced with Batman and Robin at the SAS ball, learnt a huge amount about CSO’s, walked on the very front line with over 50,000 passionate activists highlighting climate chaos, raised over £1000 through European surf film premiers and other fundraisers, I’ve learnt that passionate activism along with sustainable solutions are incredibly powerful tools.
• Specific Environmental interests – Ocean protection, renewable energy, design and technological advancements that create new opportunities that encourage and enhance one planet living.
• Quiver – 9ft1” performance Seabase longboard.
• Personal mission statement – To educate and inspire the next generation, giving them the knowledge, tools and skills to make big changes happen ensuring the future safety of our oceans.

• Telephone/Mobile – 07583 288197

I’m a passionate surfer and environmentalist who has been given an incredible opportunity to make our oceans and beaches a safer, cleaner place to enjoy the sports we love.

My inspiration and passion to become an activist stemmed from watching campaigns director Andy Cummins talk at the Do Lectures in 2009, his passion for a subject close to my heart left a lasting impression and lit a fire that I’ve been lucky enough to keep adding logs to over the last 15 months since becoming a rep. Growing up in the South Wales Valleys I never thought surfers, sewage and climate change would play such a big part in my life.