Do you live in Cornwall? Rubbish, isn’t it.

Don’t be too despondent – next month sees the Animal Beach Ball roll into town – two towns, in fact: Newquay and Polzeath. You’ll be able to watch all kinds of surfing malarky for free during the day and then go to some of the marvellous-sounding after parties when it gets dark.

In the meantime, why not gear up for the Animal Beach Ball by playing this online surfing game. You have to catch beer and do all kinds of traditional surfing stunts, like showing your botty or kicking a seagull to death. Beats working, anyway.

The Animal Beach Ball takes place on the 15th, 16th and 17th of July in Newquay and the 20th, 21st and 22nd of July in Polzeath.