Babies create a splash for charity
MOTHERS took their children along to Belton Woods Hotel last week for a charity “Splashathon”.
The backstroking babies took part in a special “Pyjama Party” in order to help to raise money for the unique charity Tommy’s which aims to help tackle miscarriages, premature births and stillbirths.
The Splashathon was a national fundraising event held last week, with Puddleducks of Grantham organising the local event.
The aim was to raise both awareness and funds for the charity.
Puddleducks is a specialist in baby and child swimming lessons.
Nicola Wilson of Puddleducks said: “It was a great day for a great charity and the parents and children really enjoyed themeselves.
“We are just waiting on the sponsponsorship money coming in at the moment but it was a successful day.”
The babies and parents took the opportunity to learn some important livesaving tips.
Nicola explained: “I do lessons with the parents and the children anyway so we took the chance to put on a specialist lifesaving lesson with them. By swimming in their pyjamas we were able to get across basic survival skills if you ever fall into the water fully-clothed.”
To learn more about Tommy’s, go to www.tommys.org
l If you are planning on a special event to raise money then tell us about it. E-mail: comment@granthamjournal.co.uk or call 01476 562291.
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