Feeling 'brrr-ave'? There's the chance to plunge into cold water on a chilly December morning, to raise vital funds for Sue Ryder at Sandford Parks Lido this winter.
Take on the Big Dip cold water challenge on Sunday 1 December 2024 to help raise money to support the national healthcare charity, which provides compassionate end-of-life care and grief support in Gloucestershire via the Sue Ryder Leckhampton Court Hospice.
Registration opens at midday, so brave participants have time to grab a hot drink and warm up with an energetic Zumba lesson before taking the plunge.
Brace yourself as the countdown to the Big Dip begins, with swimmers jumping into the pool — suitably cold, at between 5 and 10 degrees — together at 1pm.
Cold water swimming is exhilarating — and can be a lot of fun — but it's important that anyone taking part in this sponsored swim is fit and well enough to do so. Anyone who's interested in signing up can read up about cold water swimming at nowca.org/cold-water-swimming-a-safety-guide.
Sign up for the Big Dip Cheltenham at sueryder.org/BigDipCheltenham, or contact the Sue Ryder Leckhampton Court Hospice fundraising team at leckhampton.fundraising@sueryder.org or on (01242) 246285.
