Beach Break Live is now entering its second year and what a journey it has been... from a dream, a few whiskeys and concerned looks on bank managers faces, to the sun kissed days of BBL 2007 and the ‘glory’ of Dragons Den. The idea was to bring together everything we love about festivals, find a sandy beach and create a new breed of festival purely for students, where great music, frivolous fun and a strong sense of community are at the heart of it all.

Here’s how it all came together (we will keep this area up to date with current adventures)

Jan - June 2006. Finding a venue

Scouring the Cornish coast line for the perfect venue. Carruan Farm, Polzeath. Tick box. Beach Break Live is the only 3 day festival within walking distance of a white sandy beach so this is no mean feat. Carruan Farm sits on a beautiful hill with 270 degree sea views, just a 10 minutes stroll down a private path to one of the UK's premier surf beaches. Thou shal not be dissapointed.

June - Dec 2006. Finding out if it could work

We spent a number of months working with stakeholders in Polzeath to understand how we could build the festival in harmony with the local community and environment - this is an ongoing process and we welcome any feedback

Jan - June 2007. Creating the event

Sleep deprivation, serenity, stupidity and sometimes some salvation

There’s a whole host of stuff that goes into this but without doubt the key was finding a team of amazing people to create the event with. Without the following people Beach Break Live would have remained but a dream. In no particular order, thanks to one and all... Rachel Skidoo (music n joy), Phil (words), Hugo (music n silly stuff), Mark and Rob (sound), Rachel (marketing, loo rolls n love), Matt (pictures), Steve (security) Steve Skinner (beer n bars), Adam (light n power), Max (holding it together on site), our team of legendary reps (spreading the word on campus) and then I guess its us, Ian and Celia who did everything from directing the general madness to picking up the tiny bits of plastic from the site when all was said and done. Finally and perhaps most importantly, the thousands of like minded folk who came together at Beach Break Live 2007 and rocked each others worlds – the vibe was truly off the hook

Oct - Dec 2007. Dragon Slaying, U-turns and cause to celebrate

After a successful (and surreal) appearance on The BBC’s Dragons Den we had the fortune of meeting the splendid folk at Outgoing Travel, the UK’s leading Student Travel and Event specialists. The opportunity to partner with them signalled the beginning of something beautiful, so we conducted a rapid hand break turn, said no thanks to the cash money from the Dragons, moved home and office to Manchester and leapt in bed with the Outgoing crew

Jan 2007. Raising the Bar

Let’s build a huge tropical beach on the site, a tower in the sky, build bridges between fields, turn the farm barn into an epic venue...It can’t be done they said...sounds like time for a site visit. Met with howling winds and torrential rains, we get the distinct feeling that Cornwall is getting rid of its fury in time for Summer