For The Love of Swimming - Ventnor
Saturday 6th April 2024
11am
Better Days Cafe, Ventnor High Street
For the Love of Swimming
Listen to swimmers and those who love being in the water. Be inspired, moved and entertained by their swimming stories. Started on the Isle of Wight, off the South Coast of England, we talk to those with a close connection to the Island.
Listen on:
Episodes
Monday Oct 02, 2023
Monday Oct 02, 2023
Jane moved to the Island in 2019. She's lucky enough to live 200 metres from the beach at Bembridge where she often swims in the summer. She's also a soap maker and owner of Soap and Anchor, through which she sells handcrafted soaps made in her home in Bembridge.
www.soapandanchor.com
Facebook: Soap and Anchor
Instagram: soap.andanchor
Sunday Sep 24, 2023
Sunday Sep 24, 2023
Linda Briant interviews Ian Thompson at his beach hut in St Helens.
Listen to the interview with Ian's wife Anne Barlow in Episode 7
Wednesday Sep 13, 2023
Wednesday Sep 13, 2023
Kimberley Jennings talks about what inspired her to become an open water coach, her up and coming swimming events and how she overcame past health challenges.
Saturday Aug 26, 2023
Saturday Aug 26, 2023
Jenny Ball started Competitive swimming in her 60s. Now in her mid 80s, she is still teaching, competing and encouraging others to take on new challenges.
Hear about the early days of the Pier 2 Pier and Solent swims and how she got into teaching and competitive swimming.
Macular Society
Ryde Masters
West Wight Masters
Pier 2 Pier Swim
Examples of past events can be seen below
The first event in Ryde included speakers from Seaclose Swimming Club, Dr Heather Massey from Portsmouth University, Artist Lucy Bell with her introduction to sketching workshop and Kimberley Jennings with an Introduction to Cold water swimming.
Samba & Carnival Crafts
Join VIVA Carnival Club for FREE samba workshops. Fun sessions learning about samba, the instruments, the rhythms and grooves as part of their Railway by the Sea project funded by the South West Railways.
The New Carnival Company will be doing carnival arts crafts too!
Simply turn up 11-1pm (approx)
Information stands
There will be information about swimming clubs, informal groups, supported sessions and other swimming related activities.
Have you ever thought about volunteering as a swimming teacher, lifeguard, support buddy or trustee?
Do you ever consider how swimming might affect your health?
Please bring along any questions or information you would like to share.
Sea Hiking
Free short talk - "What is Sea Hiking & Why You Should Try it."
Just one of a number of short talks happening in the Rowing Club as part of For The Love of Swimming - Ryde on 2nd September.
No need to book.
There will also be the opportunity to try out (at your own risk) and watch an unofficial/informal competition taking place with Island Sea Hiking Group, with prizes sponsored by Seafields Estate Agents.
Mini Art & Producers' Exhibition
Come and see photographs by Sian Elizabeth from her ongoing project Cold Water Swimmers, about the positive effects of sea swimming.
Lucy Bell will show a range of her swimming and sea related ceramics and prints.
Jane Darragh of Soap & Anchor will be giving away some samples of her delicious Sea Swimmers Soap.
Gabby Ginn of Island Craftworks will be demonstrating some simple macrame and beach related crafts by the Beach Huts.
Launch of Podcast
For The Love of Swimming is all about collecting stories, sharing information and inspiration.
Our official launch will introduce the podcast, some of the swimmers who feature and why we think it's important to capture their stories.
There will also be the opportunity to share your story and be invited/ propose someone to take part in a future episode of For The Love of Swimming.