12 pictures from the Boxing Day Dip in aid of St Clare's Hospice at Jarrow

By The Newsroom

Published 26th Dec 2018, 15:31 GMT

Updated 8th Jan 2019, 20:55 GMT

The Boxing Day Dip is a festive tradition which seems to grow in popularity every year.

This year there were not one, but three dips on the seafront at South Shields, including this one in aid of St Clare’s Hospice at Jarrow.

St Clare's Boxing Day Dip

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Get a helmet to get ahead for the St Clare's Boxing Day Dip.

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St Clare's Boxing Day Dip at Littlehaven Beach in South Shields.

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Taking a dip in aid of St Clare's Hospice at Jarrow.

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These dippers find the water a bit chilly at the St Clare's Boxing Day Dip.

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St Clare's Boxing Day Dip at Littlehaven Beach, South Shields.

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