Ballyhome Boxing Day Swim Ballyholme Yacht Club, Bangor, County Down, December 26, 2024 There are Santa hats galore at this annual event that asks for a £5 donation to the RNLI.

Christmas trees, Father Christmas and "those dreaded mankinis" are the staple attire at Redcar's Boxing Day Dip, external in Teesside, according to Dave Cocks, of Redcar RNLI. "It's just as well ...

Christmas. What's On. All the Christmas Day, Boxing Day & New Year swims happening in Wales in 2022. ... Santas running into the sea at the Annual Porthcawl Christmas Day Swim 2017.

December 26 is Boxing Day, a British holiday that's celebrated in the U.K. and commonwealth countries, including Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Here's a brief look at its history.

On Christmas day, this west Norfolk Christmas swim is organised by the Hunstanton and District Round Table, with sponsorship forms available to download now through its Facebook page.

With Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day right around the corner, beaches, lakes and wild swimming sports across the country will soon be filled with people (some of them in whacky ...

Hosted by Charlestown Rowing Club, the Boxing Day Charity Swim has raised money for a number of charities since 1991, including Churchtown Outdoor Activity Centre, the RNLI, and Cornwall Hospice Care.

Hundreds of hardy swimmers face chilly sea waters at Boxing Day events, after more than 1,000 took the plunge at Porthcawl on Christmas morning.

Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year swims are massively popular, becoming more so with every year. Revelers turn up in their hundreds to wade into cold seas, lakes and rivers in search of a ...

Each year, on Christmas, Boxing and New Year's Day, people across Wales take part in a chilly Christmas swim - or cheer those doing so on from the sidelines - to help raise money for charity.

Across the country, many by the coast willingly run into freezing cold seas on Christmas or Boxing Day as tradition. On beaches across the nearby Norfolk coastline, locals wear their best costumes ...