We sponsored Murphy at FOSTBC, he just reminded us so much of Charlie, our sadly missed dogbot. Unfortunately, Murph crossed the rainbow bridge this year. So in the Magnificent Smurfs memory, I have decided to do a bit of fundraising.

Every month, November to March inclusive, I'm going to swim in unheated open water, at least 250m, twice a month and also an additional dunking myself twice a month. These are the minimum I have committed to do, I'm hoping to do much more.

I have swam through winter before, but I was sensible and put a wetsuit on, as I figured out it gets cold, flipping cold! In fact below 5c and sometimes it's involved smashing ice. This year its going to be no wetsuit, just a swimming cossie. I will wear neoprene gloves and shoes as I don't fancy chilblains. On a particularly cold day I may even wear a fluffy bobble hat.

I would really appreciate any sponsorship, whether its a one off thing or a few pennies/pounds for each month completed.

Thank you