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| Nude swimmers fail to beat record but enjoy their splash | Nude swimmers fail to beat record but enjoy their splash |
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| They didn't break the record by any means, but a good, if chilly, time was had by all. If you were anywhere near the National Trust beauty spot of Druridge Bay on Sunday early, you probably heard the screams. | They didn't break the record by any means, but a good, if chilly, time was had by all. If you were anywhere near the National Trust beauty spot of Druridge Bay on Sunday early, you probably heard the screams. |
| They came from swimmers taking part in the mass naked plunge which the Northerner highlighted in advance two weeks ago. It isn't easy to count nude people scampering over the sand and into the waves and back, any more than it is to be fair when dividing a packet of prawns into cocktails for two; but organisers reckon there were well over 150. | They came from swimmers taking part in the mass naked plunge which the Northerner highlighted in advance two weeks ago. It isn't easy to count nude people scampering over the sand and into the waves and back, any more than it is to be fair when dividing a packet of prawns into cocktails for two; but organisers reckon there were well over 150. |
| That is a long way short of the record for mass naked swimming which was set last year at another National Trust property, Rhossili Bay in south Wales where 413 people stripped off and jumped into the sea in June last year. Mocked in the past for supposedly encouraging the wearing of green wellies, the trust may getting itself a more exciting new image. | That is a long way short of the record for mass naked swimming which was set last year at another National Trust property, Rhossili Bay in south Wales where 413 people stripped off and jumped into the sea in June last year. Mocked in the past for supposedly encouraging the wearing of green wellies, the trust may getting itself a more exciting new image. |
| The Druridge Bay frolickers have topped £2000 in fund-raising for Mind, the mental health charity, and those who took part were full of good cheer. As a Leeds man, I'm glad to learn from North News that the city was well-represented. Two who made the 122-mile journey from here to there were plumber Nelson Peel, 45, who says: | The Druridge Bay frolickers have topped £2000 in fund-raising for Mind, the mental health charity, and those who took part were full of good cheer. As a Leeds man, I'm glad to learn from North News that the city was well-represented. Two who made the 122-mile journey from here to there were plumber Nelson Peel, 45, who says: |
| My partner had to persuade me to take part, but I am very glad I did. The water was pretty cold, but it was an exhilarating experience. I was nervous about stripping off, but everybody else was doing the same and as we entered the water there was a loud cheer. A few large waves broke while we were in the water and the shrieks got louder. I'd definitely do it again | My partner had to persuade me to take part, but I am very glad I did. The water was pretty cold, but it was an exhilarating experience. I was nervous about stripping off, but everybody else was doing the same and as we entered the water there was a loud cheer. A few large waves broke while we were in the water and the shrieks got louder. I'd definitely do it again |
| and Sarah Boughten, 39, a higher level teaching assistant. Here's her take: | and Sarah Boughten, 39, a higher level teaching assistant. Here's her take: |
| It was a liberating experience. It was very cold to start with, but then I kind of went numb. Once I warmed up, I felt as though my body was burning. The atmosphere was amazing, everybody clapped and cheered. | It was a liberating experience. It was very cold to start with, but then I kind of went numb. Once I warmed up, I felt as though my body was burning. The atmosphere was amazing, everybody clapped and cheered. |
| Jacqueline Higginson,34, from Whitburn on South Tyneside, who organised the dash with her partner Mark Bushell, says: | Jacqueline Higginson,34, from Whitburn on South Tyneside, who organised the dash with her partner Mark Bushell, says: |
| It was a beautiful clear day and it was lovely being able to run into the sea as the sun rose. We think we have reached our target of £2,000 but donations are still flooding in so hopefully it will be more than this. | It was a beautiful clear day and it was lovely being able to run into the sea as the sun rose. We think we have reached our target of £2,000 but donations are still flooding in so hopefully it will be more than this. |
| You can add to that total via the dip's Justgiving page online here. Anyone for showing the world what Yorkshire can do in this department? Maybe dawn at Boggle Hole sometime next summer? | You can add to that total via the dip's Justgiving page online here. Anyone for showing the world what Yorkshire can do in this department? Maybe dawn at Boggle Hole sometime next summer? |
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