Festive freeze – swimmers brave icy Welsh waters

[L-R]: Anna Davies, Katrina Brown and Elinor Jones enjoy the annual Porthcawl swim Feeling elfy: Anna Davies, Katrina Brown and Elinor Jones ignore freezing weather to take the plunge at Porthcawl on Christmas morning
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Hardy sea swimmers are taking the plunge into icy Welsh waters to shake off the Christmas cobwebs.

Among those hosting swims on Sunday at 1100 GMT are Tenby, Pembrokeshire, and Llanystumdwy FC, Gwynedd, on the Moranedd side of Criccieth beach.

But the Walrus Dip at Cefn Sidan near Pembrey, Carmarthenshire, was cancelled earlier for the first time in its 24-year history because of icy roads.

More than 600 swimmers turned out for the Christmas Day swim at Porthcawl.

“To have such a crowded beach, at this time of the year and in such harsh cold conditions goes to prove that some of our departed founder swimmers were looking down on us”

Nicola Willis Portchawl swim committee

Porthcawl organisers estimated that between 2,000 – 3,000 spectators watched their charity event.

The Porthcawl swim was in its 46th year, and among those who joined in was the mayor, Mary Emment-Lewis, as well as Victor Davies and Chris Hughes, who have each taken part more than 40 times.

‘Fantastic number’

Swimmers ranged in age from children to and one entrant of 84, Ken James, of Ogmore Vale, while many were in fancy dress.

Ian Stroud, of the swim committee, said: “Once again we have been grateful to all who supported our swim and the number of people that turned up was fantastic, considering the freezing conditions.”

His thermometer showed the temperature was -10C (14F) at 0900GMT on Christmas Day.

But despite the conditions, he said the number of swimmers “far exceeded our expectations”.

Porthcawl Christmas Day swimThere’s no holding this Christmas Day swimmer back as icy Porthcawl waters beckon

Nicola Willis, who chairs the swim committee, said: “To have such a crowded beach, at this time of the year and in such harsh cold conditions goes to prove that some of our departed founder swimmers were looking down on us and provided us with very sunny conditions for a swim that saw more people in the water than we thought possible, considering the snow conditions that have lasted for more than a week now”.

Meanwhile, Tenby has changed the name of this year’s even to the Big Red Swim to mark its “ruby” anniversary, with the focus of fundraising on the Ty Hafan children’s hospice.

Tenby Sea Swimming Association chairman Chris Osborne said he would be taking part for the first time in 20 years because it was “a special occasion”.

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Government defends free books cut

Philip PullmanAuthor Philip Pullman described the project as one of the most imaginative and generous ever conceived
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Leading writers have condemned a government decision to withdraw funding from a charity that provides free books to children to encourage reading.

Booktrust will lose its £13m support for schemes in England from April.

Author Philip Pullman called it an “unforgiveable disgrace”, and ex-poet laureate Sir Andrew Motion said it was an “act of gross cultural vandalism”.

The Department for Education said ministers had to take “tough decisions in difficult economic times”.

Children’s writer Mr Pullman told the Observer: “Bookstart is one of the most imaginative and generous schemes ever conceived.

“The savings made by its abolition will be negligible, the damage done will be immense”

Sir Andrew Motion Former poet laureate

“To put a gift of books into the hands of new-born children and their parents is to help open the door into the great treasury of reading, which is the inheritance of every one of us, and the only road to improvement and development and intellectual delight in every field of life.”

Sir Andrew said Booktrust had become a “national institution and the envy of the world”.

“The savings made by its abolition will be negligible, the damage done will be immense,” he said.

Bookstart provides packs to parents when their babies are first born and then further books at later stages in their development.

The project started in 1992 and has received money from the government since 2004.

It is funded separately by the devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Co-founder Wendy Cooling was awarded the MBE in 2008 for services to children’s literacy.

Bookstart chief executive Viv Bird said she was “immensely surprised and disappointed” to hear that funding would be withdrawn.

Labour leader Ed Miliband said: “The abolition of Bookstart will deprive children of an early opportunity to discover the joy of reading.”

Ms Bird said the charity would be seeking other sources of support.

A Department for Education spokesman said: “We believe homes should be places that inspire a love of books and reading.

“However, in these difficult economic times ministers have to take tough decisions on spending and the particular fund managed by Booktrust will end at the end of this financial year.”

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