Our wild waters are life-giving. They’re an incredible boost to our health and wellbeing. Vital for nature to thrive. And a place where so many of us forge community connections.
But they’re in urgent need of life-saving too. Our waterways have faced decades of neglect and, even now, still suffer from sewage pollution.
YOU can help. Challenge yourself to dip every day in October in cold water, to raise vital funds to end sewage pollution in our rivers and seas.
Dip a Day brings together ocean activists and water lovers from across the UK, dipping every day in cold water throughout October, to raise vital funds to help protect the wild blue spaces we love.
From water-filled whisky barrels to highland lochs, lidos to lakes, bathtubs to cold showers, rivers to sea. You can get involved in this challenge by dipping in whatever cold water is safe and accessible to you. And join an incredible community of like-minded dippers and water lovers throughout the challenge too.
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By signing up to the fundraising challenge, you'll receive:
⭐ A free swim cap and welcome pack
⭐ Access to an incredible community of likeminded water lovers
⭐ Guidance on how to dip safely
⭐ Fundraising tips, support and motivation throughout
⭐ That feel-good feeling from daily dips, and supporting our work to end sewage pollution
Your health and safety is our top priority. Please read our Cold Water Safety Guidance and T&Cs before starting this challenge.
We have some handy FAQs below, but if your question remains unanswered please email our fundraising team at [email protected] who’ll be happy to help.
Dip A Day in October is our communities’ favourite fundraiser. With over 11,000 people taking part in 2023 to raise £202,105 to save the ocean, this annual event sees water loving communities from across the UK unite to raise money for our ocean-saving work through committing to the challenge of dipping every day throughout the month of October in cold water.
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Anywhere that’s safe and accessible to you. Whether it’s your shower, paddling pool, lido, local beach or river, you can get involved.
Cold water causes short-term stress, which kickstarts the body and gives you a high from increased dopamine, serotonin and b-endorphin levels. Plus, studies have shown that cold water can boost your immune system and could potentially help with conditions from rheumatism to depression. It’s not just the cold water though, it’s also being immersed and in-touch with nature. Read Tom’s story about how the ocean changed his life.
Every penny raised will go towards our ocean-saving work: helping us to continue calling out dirty polluters to stop single-use at source, challenging the UK government and utilities on their shocking sewage pollution, turning the tide of plastic by running record-breaking beach cleans, creating change-making, pupil-led education programmes, and empowering every person everywhere to fight for the ocean.
Safety first. Always. Read our safety guidance and T&Cs before taking the plunge.
