Devon Surfathon raises money for charity project
Mr Bennett said more than 30 volunteers had helped about 20 surfers who had visited from across the country during the surfathon.The 2024 BBC South West Unsung Hero award winner added he hoped the event would be a showcase for the importance of the adaptive surfing programme."It's so difficult to access the ocean for someone with a physical disability", he said."It's an expensive sport for us to enable more access to more people, but breaking down these barriers and raising that money to help that happen, that's what it's all about."
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