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Stay safe at the seaside

Stay safe at the seaside

It’s summer holiday time and if you’re a water baby then you’ll almost certainly be heading for the beach. With the numbers of seaside rescues on the rise, we thought we’d get in touch with the good folk at the RNLI and find out some simple ways to stay safe, and we’ll bring you a [...]

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Love Your Lakes

Love Your Lakes

Check out this great little video all about the Love Your Lakes campaign which is trying to protect Derwent Water and Bassenthwaite Lake from a tide of polluting phosphates.

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The Big Blue

The Big Blue

Think you can do a few lengths in the pool no problem? Well how about a mile, in open water, alongside 1000 other swimmers? If you fancy your chances, then the British Gas Great Swim Series is the event with your name on it.

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Take the plunge

Take the plunge

Love swimming but hate chlorine, entry fees and changing rooms? Then wild swimming might be just what you’ve been looking for.

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