These are nine of my favourite photos from Boxing Day dips in South Shields.
We have Shields Gazette reminders from 2003 to 2017, showing people dressed as Christmas crackers, Christmas puddings, Christmas elves.
In fact, you dressed as everything to do with the festive season. Have a look.
9. Ap-peal-ing in 2017
A bunch of bananas were steeling themselves for the dip in this scene from Littlehaven seven years ago. | sg
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