Residents to brave the chill for New Year Dips

Scores of residents are set to brave the chill of the waters again this New Year's Day across the Island.

New Year's Dips are will be taking place in Douglas and Ramsey and January 1 raising funds for important causes.

In the Island capital, the Douglas dip - organised again by Breast Cancer Now and Beach Buddies - will get started at 11am on the day with registration having to be completed online at douglasdip.com.

The occasion will be generating funds for both charities with people taking part asked to meet at the Promenade Pavilion opposite the Queen’s Pub along with a completed and printed entry form.

Meanwhile, the Ramsey dip - now in it's tenth year- will commence at 11am at Ramsey Lifeboat Station, with money going towards Ramsey RNLI and Bunscoill Rhumsaa PTA.

Registration for that will be at 10am on the day, forms can be downloaded from the Ramsey RNLI Facebook page or by picking one up from Ramsey Library, Ramsey Lifeboat Station or the Ramsey RNLI shop.

Down south, there are four events taking place tomorrow at Chapel Beach, Port St Mary Inner Harbour, Gansey Beach and Port Erin Beach.

They'll be taking place between 10am and 12.15pm - more information on those is available on the Santander Splash 2021 Facebook page.