1. Who Are We?
Paddle Round The Pier is a weekend full of fun on Brighton & Hove beach.
With over 50,000 visitors, people travel far and wide to participate in our activities or simply come and enjoy the atmosphere of the Paddle Village where there are awesome exhibitions, some retail therapy and entertainment on 3 stages.
Together with promoting participation in healthy recreation and providing education in water safety, we exist to raise money for good causes whilst encouraging people to have a great time doing it.
After 21 successful years of spreading a little aloha-spirit and raising over £300,000 for charity, ‘Paddle’ is delighted to announce that we have been granted charity status (charity No ). It is our wish that we continue in the same spirit in which this incredible organisation was started...to have fun!
From our humble beginnings in 1996, ‘Paddle’ has evolved and grown in to the largest beach festival in Europe, making this a firm fixture in the Brighton & Hove city events calendar.
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@PaddleRoundThePier
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July 7th & 8th
2018

2. Event
Partnerships
Putting on such a large activities based event is dependent on so many people, not least of
With our seas and coastlines under constant threat from misuse by man, waste and pollution, we work closely with our partners to reduce the waste and encourage sustainability throughout the festival.
which are our partners and sponsors whose passion for the cause and funding are fundamental to the success of Paddle Round The Pier.
Working with them has meant that this event constantly delivers an amazing and safe experience for everyone.
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3. Charity
Paddle Round The Pier has raised an astonishing £300,000 from corporate
sponsorship, the Paddle Village and of course individual sponsorship and kind donations from the public.
All the money that is raised goes directly to the ‘public benefit’ charities which have been determined by the Paddle Trustees in accordance with our Constitution. For 2017 £30,000 will be presented to;
The Wave Project – a non-profit organisation in Brighton that works on transforming the lives of vulnerable children.
RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution) - RNLI crews and lifeguards have saved over 142,200 lives at sea since 1824.
BSLSC (Brighton Surf Life Saving Club) – Training and developing future lifeguards together with increasing participation through inclusion activities.
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4. visitors throughout the weekend
Further Information
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£300k
Raised for charity
50,000
visitors throughout the weekend
90,000m2
with over 2 00
exhibitors
Paddle Village
65%
Growth since 2012
OVER
Estimated
Visitor
Demographic
by age
Some of the activities you will find at
Paddle Round The Pier are:
Kite surfing, canoeing/kayaking, SUP, swimming, outrigger canoes, windsurfing,
diving/sub-aqua, skateboarding, long-board skateboarding, ocean skis, BMX, slalom, mountain boarding, inshore rescue boats (lifeguard racing), parkour, surf life-saving, dinghy sailing, martial arts, assault courses
beach volleyball, land paddling and wakeboarding.

5. Contact
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@PaddleRoundThePier
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If you would you like to get involved you can join the army of volunteers, become a sponsor, put on an exhibition or make a
contribution in one of many ways, please do contact us we would love to hear from you.
July 7th & 8th
2018