Hundreds of brave bathers took to the banks of the Firth of Forth at South Queensferry for the annual 'Loony Dook' New Year's Day Swim (top right). Clad in fancy dress - or barely anything at all - intrepid bathers endured bitterly-cold temperatures as they took the plunge to raise money Limekilns Heritage Trust and their efforts to save the village's pier, which is in danger of collapsing into the sea. Other chilly dips have been taken place across Britain, too. A total of 384 bathers signed up to take part in a charity swim in the Solent at Stokes Bay, Gosport, Hampshire, which raises about £4,000 each year for the Gosport and Fareham Inshore Rescue Service. And the annual Panama Swimming Club New Year's Day dip also made a splash today in Whitley Bay, Tyneside (bottom right). And locals also braved the waves at Barry Island New Year Day Swim at Whitmore Bay, in the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales (left).
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