A few thousand people lined the harbour to witness this annual Lions event where a record 398 swimmers took the plunge to raise £20,000 for a whole host of national and local charities.
Hundreds of pictures to view on our facebook page – courtesy of Helen & Stephen Jones
The Mayoress, Caroline Churchill, raised £1,500 for her chosen charities, MV Freedom and The Merchant Navy Association. We also know that two chaps raised £3115 for Cancer Research UK.
Video courtesy of John Gurd
Competitive race winners with Lions President Mark Lockie and, the Mayor and Mayoress. (Picture courtesy of Idris Martin)
L to R – Mark Lockie, Men’s race winner, Junior Girls winner, Mayor & Mayoress, Ladies race winner and Junior Boys winner.
The Lions are very pleased to read the following comments about the event on the Echo website.