Happy Christmas boys and girls!
Today will see about 1,000 people rush down to the seaside to watch the Brighton Sea Swimming club, as their name suggests, leap into the sea with wild abandon in a Christmas Day Swim. The club's the oldest in the UK and today traditionally sees hundreds (genuinely hundreds, no hyperbole) of hardcore swimmers fueled by promises of post-swimming brandy dash into the sea in a mix of madness and charity fundraising. Some people wear costumes, others don't. It sounds cold, and jolly, and something to wrap up warm for.
Adam Trimingham, sourced via the BBC website, says: "I like the fact there's no reason for doing it. It's cold and completely bananas, but a very Brighton kind of activity."
Starts at 11am at Brighton Pier, so unwrap those presents and get to the seaside. There's nothing like the sight of half naked people leaping into freezing waters to make you feel cold, so we advise wearing all the winter soft and cosy things you own.
Have a lovely day.
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