18/12/2025
Dear friends & surf community,
SURFING ENGLAND’S ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING and SURFER’S FORUM
On behalf of the Board of Directors and staff of Surfing England, it’s my pleasure to invite members and partners to our AGM and Surfers Forum on:
Thursday 26th February 2026 at 19:00 – 21:00
The meeting will be run digitally on Microsoft Teams. Sign up information is below.
Best wishes,
Julian Topham
Chair of Directors,
Surfing England
See Agenda, Submitting Questions and Proxy voting form below.
AGENDA:
19:00 AGM
- Welcome and Introduction
- Apologies for absence
- Minutes of the previous AGM
- CEO’s Annual Statement
- Accounts for the year 2024/2025
- Any other business
- Close
19:30 Surfers Forum
- CEO Introduction
- Meet new Surfing England Team Members – an informal opportunity to hear from our new team members.
- Intro from Frankie Hemery – Membership Lead
- Intro from (not yet appointed) – Social and Content Lead
- Pre-Submitted Questions and Answer session. Please submit questions here and select topics you would most like to hear about.
20:45 Close
JOINING INSTRUCTIONS:
The meeting will be hosted on Microsoft Teams. It will also be recorded to enable the chair to create an accurate record of the meeting. The recording will not be available for membership or public consumption.
Microsoft Teams Need help?
Meeting ID: 345 605 728 984
Passcode: Ld99vm7p
Participants will be able to join the meeting lobby from 18:50, with the meeting opening at 19:00.
SUBMITTING QUESTIONS:
Questions should be submitted by 12th February 2026 using the google form here.
Questions are limited to one per member.
The three most popular questions received will be discussed at the forum.
We will endeavour to answer all other questions submitted by email return.
