Priya Shah

Journal editor. Priya edits the journal and has been coming on the Dawn Bus since 2020. She lives in Peckham and spends most winter weekends on the North East coast.

A surfer paddles out into a grey winter sea beside a harbour wall

Guide, 1 October 2026

Surfing the North East in winter

What to wear, which breaks to try between Saltburn and Tynemouth, and how to read the forecast.

Portrait of Dave Kerr in a fisherman jumper holding a longboard

Interview, 18 September 2026

Dave Kerr has been driving to Cornwall since 1986

He ran Bermondsey's first surf club out of a lock-up on Jamaica Road. We talked about early wetsuits, the A303, and why he still goes most weekends.