5. Let's glow
Boxing Day dippers run across Littlehaven beach South Shields while taking part in the Cancer Connections annual fundraising event. Photo: Ian McClelland
6. Stew-pendous
One of South Tyneside's oldest Great North runners and Boxing Day dippers, 90-year-old Stewart Temple, from Jarrow, enjoys this year's Cancer Connections event. Photo: Ian McClelland
7. Off they go
Children start the Boxing Day dip at Littlehaven Beach South Shields, raising funds for the Cancer Connections annual charity event. Photo: Ian McClelland
8. Three-zing
Kelin Thom, Joseph Power and Rhys Reynolds enjoy the bracing Boxing Day weather. Photo: IAN McCLELLANDwww.ianmacphotos.c