Local swim school take Christmas Jumper Day poolside for Save the Children

1 year ago

On 8th December, babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers across Milton Keynes came together to make the world better by donning their best Christmas sweater. Local mum and baby swimming school owner, Tamsin Brewis, and her little swimmers went poolside in their festive garments to raise money and awareness for Save the Children – a charity that aims to ensure children are healthy, educated and treated fairly across the world.

Since 2012, millions of people have put on their jazziest Christmassy numbers for one day in December. This year, Water Babies Bucks and Beds hosted an afternoon of festivities at Wolverton Pool in Stony Stratford with a yuletide-themed open play session and lots of fundraising fun.

Save the Children aims to improve the lives of children through quality education, healthcare and fair opportunities, together with providing emergency aid in natural disasters and international conflicts.

This year’s annual Christmas Jumper Day was twice as good as ever before, with every £2 donation matched by the UK government. The extra money raised will go towards making a difference to the lives of babies and children at home and abroad.

For Tamsin, it is vital to highlight the importance of sharing and caring at Christmas, not just for those in your family, but for others within the community. “I’m so proud of our little swimmers for taking part in such a good cause and thankful for all the parents who brought their little ones to celebrate Christmas Jumper Day with us,” said Tamsin. “After teaching babies to swim for 18 years, I am passionate about the development of babies and toddlers and understand the importance of quality early stages education in ensuring the best possible start in life.”

“It was great to see our water babies get in on the festive spirit during our Christmas-themed session,” added Tamsin. “Everyone had such a great time which was made all the better as it was for such a great cause. For Water Babies Bucks and Beds, Christmas is a time for giving back and transforming the lives of disadvantaged children in our local community and further afield.”

“The babies looked particularly cute in their Christmas jumpers, and I’m so thankful for everyone involved in making our first year celebrating Christmas Jumper Day a massive success! Save the Children’s belief that every child should have the chance of the future they deserve is a cause close to my heart, and it was touching to see so many parents echo the same sentiment during our Christmas-themed play session.”

This year’s Save the Children Christmas Jumper Day may be over, but there is still time to donate: www.savethechildren.org.uk/donate

For more information about Water Babies Bucks and Beds, visit www.waterbabies.co.uk/lp/baby-swimming/bucks-and-beds

Notes to Editors

For more information or to speak with Tamsin Brewis, contact Charlie Milne at Rev PR on 07725 071128 or email charlie@revpr.co.uk

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In a nutshell, we teach water confidence and safety skills to babies and toddlers. However, we're about so much more besides. Our classes are great for making new friends, helping to enhance the bonding process, having fun... and seeing the utter thrill of your little one gliding underwater towards you. In the last three years alone we know our lessons were directly responsible for saving the lives of ten little ones who otherwise might have tragically drowned. That makes us very proud. And we like raising money for other babies. To date, we've raised over £750,000 for Tommy's. And we're aiming to raise another £200,000 for them (possibly!) this coming summer.