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  1960 - 1969

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Did you know - Bilbo ran the first 'professional' surfing business in Britain, starting in 1965 building surfboards, running a surf shop and publishing surfing postcards and a book - one of the founders sadly Bill Bailey passed away in May 2009.

Check out this short films of surfing in the West Country and Ireland in the 1960s - many of these guys are still around and surfing today - featuring Rod Sumpter and Tigger Newling among others.





Click here to watch another short 1960s film clip

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