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Do something amazing this Christmas! Join us for festive fundraising fun in aid of the Motor Neurone Disease Assocation charity.

SUNDAY 10TH DECEMBER 2023

CHRISTMAS CRACKER CHILL SWIM

What better way to round off an awesome year of open water swimming than with one final festive swim in aid of charity! Join us as we dress up in our finest festive outfits and take to the waters for a sponsored swim followed by live music and a delicious hot supper set against the warm glow of our Heatwave firepit. Start the Christmas Season in style!

Join us for a charity Christmas Cracker Chill Swim, swimming into a festive sunset in the crystal clear waters of Vobster Quay. Our Christmas Cracker Chill Swim is a great way to celebrate Christmas and we actively encourage each and every participant to dress up and hit the lake waters in their finest festive head gear. Whether you're a Santa, and elf or a reindeer, go crazy for Christmas!

Our Christmas Cracker Chill Swim is all about having fun but it's also important to remember why we're doing it - to raise bags of cash for very worthy causes! We actively encourage each and every participant to get themselves sponsored for this worthy event. Through JustGiving donations, participants can invite their friends, family and work colleagues to sponsor them to take to the balmy waters of Vobster Quay for a festive swim like no other.

Sunday 10th December 2023

£ TBC

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YOU MADE A DIFFERENCE!

For our last Christmas Cracker Chill Swim, we chose to support a charity very close to our hearts - the Motor Neurone Disease Association. Thanks to your amazing efforts, we managed to raise over £2500 for this very worthy charity. We'd like to extend a massive thank you to you all!

POST-SWIM FUN

GREAT FOOD & ENTERTAINMENT

Our Christmas Cracker Chill Swim isn't just a very festive swimming experience, it's also an awesome post-swim experience! After a change into warm clothing, join us on the quayside for delicious hot food, warming mulled wine and some seriously cool live music, all set against the tranquil backdrop of the lake.

Each year we try our best to mix things up with a choice of post-swim food and drink on offer, catering to both 'meaties' and, of course, vegans. In previous years, swimmers have tucked into delicious cullinary creations from Vobster swimmer and talented chef Dagmar - last year we enjoyed a choice of either Tuscan Sausage and Bean Stew with Baby Potatoes or, for the veggies, Tuscan Bean, Winter Vegetable and Puy Lentil Stew with Baby Potatoes. Whatever we serve, you can be sure that it'll be very warming and very, very tasty!

As you tuck into your post-swim meal, kick back and enjoy the smooth and enchating sound of live music from local musical talents playing live on the quayside. In 2022, we've featured the accoustic trio The Midnight Tides playing a medley of amazing songs spanning several decades of great music with, of course, the odd Christmas song added for good measure!

We'll also be firing up our fabulous Heatwave fire pit created by Vobster swimmer Tom Trouton to provide a warm and welcoming glow to proceedings - the perfect spot to enjoy a cosy drink as you relax, chat and enjoy the live music.

ATTENDEE TESTIMONIALS

DON'T TAKE OUR WORD FOR IT!

'Wonderful event - thank you to all the team at Vobster for making it happen'
Jane O'Neill

'Thank you all so much for another amazing event!'
Cathy Fletcher

'Loved it! Thank you to everyone for organising'
Lynda Walker

'Great afternoon. Brilliantly organised. Well done!!'
Pippa Poore

'Wonderful as always!'
Dagmar Hewell

'What a fab afternoon! Many thanks Richard and everyone at Vobster'
Imelda Murphy

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11th December 2022

CHRISTMAS CRACKER
CHILL SWIM 2022

Oh what a night! No amount of snow and ice was going to stop all our fabulous swimmers that joined us for another awesome Christmas Cracker Chill Swim! A particularly festive contingent of swimmers joined us for the best chill swim ever - thanks to each and every one of you!

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11th December 2022

CHILL SWIM CHARITY
RAFFLE 2022

We asked you to do something amazing and you truely stepped up! Thanks to your infinite generosity, our charity swim raffle raised over £925 for the Motor Neurone Disease Assocation. Thank you - you are amazing!

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AMAZING PRIZES TO BE WON!

FESTIVE PRIZE DRAW RAFFLE

One of the highlights of our Christmas Cracker Chill Swim event is our charity prize draw raffle. With prizes donated by some of the biggest names in open water swimming, our raffle gives swimmers the opportunity to win some great prizes and donate serious money to very worthy charities!

Tickets for the raffle cost just £1 and will be available to buy through the Vobster shop in the lead up to the event. The draw itself takes place at the Christmas Cracker Chill Swim event. You don't have to be an attendee to enter either - anyone can buy tickets! All proceeds are donated to charity so spread a little festive cheer and buy a sack-full of tickets when they become available later this year.

Don't forget! The more tickets you buy, the more chances you've got of bagging an amazing prize so keep those fingers crossed that you're a winner!

IMPORTANT NOTE - the prizes detailed below are from last year's draw! They are listed here just to give you a taster of what to expect.

FOURTH ELEMENT STORM PONCHO

This all-weather poncho is fast drying and packs down small. The waterproof, fleece-lined fabric is lightweight, cosy and environmentally friendly.

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SARAH CORBETT ILLUSTRATED MUG

Celebrate your passion for swimming! Made from Cornish china clay, this beautiful mug is slip cast, silk screen printed and glazed in Stoke-on-Trent potteries.

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SWIM SECURE WINDOW DRY BAG

A brightly coloured high visibility inflatable dry bag with leash and waist belt. Ideal for storing kit whilst you swim and for increased visibility in open water.

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YONDA YONCHA LIGHT

Weather-proof changing robe from Yonda Sports – so that you can stay wild swimming, whatever the weather!

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SWIM SECURE HYDRATION FLOAT

A highly visible tow float with waist strap and an open top slot for bottles up to 750ml.

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NANCY FARMER SWIM CAP

Stand out from the crowd with this high quality silicone swim cap featuring a Winter-inspired design created by talanted local artist Nancy Farmer.

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YONDA YONCHO CHANGING ROBE

A super weather-proof changing robe from Yonda Sports. With it’s synthetic lambs wool lining, it’s super-toasty so you can stay wild swimming, whatever the weather!

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VISTA ACTIVE SWIM MASK

Aqusphere's Vista Active swim mask is a cut above the rest! Features include a soft silicone skit, one touch buckle and a super low profile that eliminates drag!

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SHOT GUN EXPERIENCE

Win a thrilling shot gun experience donated by Fair Game Country Pursuits based near Andover. You'll get to fire off 35 shots on the range at clay pigeon targets.

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NANCY FARMER CALENDAR

Enjoy a year packed with Nancy's colourful and cheerfully optimistic artwork with this very special calendar entitled ‘Long Swims and Short Dips’.

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SWIMMING ADVENTURE

Love to swim? Then you’ll love this amazing raffle prize from Go With The Flow - a wild swimming adventure!

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ANNUAL SWIM MEMBERSHIP

Become a Vobster swim member and enjoy a host of fabulous discounts and other great benefits - plus, of course, access to 12-months of awesome swimming!

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