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SAS Win Best Environmental Campaign Award

Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) are proud to announce that SAS campaigns have
won the first ever Best Environmental Campaign Award, as part of the Coast
Awards 2007 presented by Coast Magazine.

SAS beat off tough competition from the Marine Conservation Society and
their Beachwatch campaign and The National Trust's Neptune Coastline
campaign. These three were short listed by Coast readers and then a panel
of judges made the final decision. Judges included Coast presenter Nicholas
Crane and Jonathan Shaw, Minister for Marine, Landscape and Rural Affairs,
among others.

Coast Awards judge and FishWorks restaurateur Mitchell Tonks says: "I love
how they get youngsters involved."

2007 was a rewarding year indeed for SAS. This Best Environmental Campaign
Award topped off a hat trick of high profile prestigious awards presented to
SAS for 2007 campaigning. The British Environmental Media Award and the
Surfers Path Global Green Wave Award make up the 3 awards.

It's fantastic for our hard work to be recognised and rewarded, especially
when considering the small size of the SAS Team. We definitely punch above
our weight and these awards stoke our enthusiasm if we ever feel that
Goliath is getting us on the ropes.

SAS Campaign Officer, Andy Cummins says: We are delighted to have won this
prestigious award, especially considering the campaigns that were
short-listed by the readers. It is a testament to the strength of our
campaigns that this major award is the 3rd for our 2007 actions. Buoyed by
these successes we're all fired up for another year of full on, no holding
back clean water campaigning. We'd like to thank Coast Magazine, their
judges and especially Coast readers for all their support.