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St Elizabeth Hospice
The Christmas Day dip successful Felixstowe, Suffolk raised wealth for St Elizabeth Hospice
Hundreds of hardy swimmers braved the teeth-chattering temperatures of the North Sea arsenic they took portion successful fundraising festive swims crossed Suffolk.
The Christmas Day dippers, including immoderate successful fancy formal outfits, dived headfirst into the waters disconnected the seashore of Felixstowe and Lowestoft.
Held successful assistance of St Elizabeth Hospice, the 20th day of Felixstowe's aquatics saw swimmers complaint into the oversea earlier heading location to tuck into their turkey.
Everyone Active's Lowestoft swim, meanwhile, celebrated its 45th anniversary, arsenic it erstwhile again aimed to rise thousands for section charities.
Matt Stebbings
Hundreds of radical took portion successful Christmas Day swims, including successful Lowestoft, Suffolk
Matt Stebbings
Some of the swimmers successful Lowestoft were successful fancy dress
Donna Taylor, Everyone Active's wide manager astatine Waterlane Leisure Centre, successful Lowestoft, said: "It was fantastic to play our portion successful this astonishing assemblage event, which raises wealth for superb charitable causes arsenic good arsenic getting radical of each ages active.
"There was a lovely, affable ambiance generated by the participants and those who came down to enactment them, and our congratulations spell to everyone who took part.”
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Organisers said much than 650 radical took portion successful the Felixstowe event
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Those taking portion braved chilly North Sea temperatures
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Father Christmas costumes were fashionable among galore of those taking portion successful Felixstowe
James Fox-Golding, of St Elizabeth Hospice, based successful Ipswich, said: "A monolithic good done and convey you to each our unthinkable dippers who instrumentality portion successful this year's Christmas Day Dip – which saw a grounds fig of dippers braving the chill for the hospice."
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Penguin costumes combined with tinsel were besides connected show
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Volunteers ensured the lawsuit successful Felixstowe could spell ahead, with a grounds crook retired this year
Elsewhere successful the county, Southwold besides hosted a Christmas Day swim, with each participants receiving a medal.
Since 2012, the lawsuit has raised much than £38,000 for section charities.
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People packed connected to Felixstowe formation to instrumentality portion
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