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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Sandra Laville

‘We can’t afford to wait’: a Cornish town faces climate threat head on

Sun sets over the breakwater at Bude, in Cornwall with a pink house in the foreground and boats in the sea.
Sun sets over the breakwater at Bude, in Cornwall. Photograph: Terry Mathews/Alamy

From their lookout at Crooklets Beach, members of the Bude surf life saving club have watched out for beach-goers, trained new generations of lifeguards and become part of the fabric of life for this coastal community.

In the year they celebrate the club’s 70th birthday, those who are part of the oldest sea life saving club in the UK, have a lot of escapades and heroism to reflect upon.

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