Porty 'no show' for boxing day dip

[wangi]

[wangi]

It's unfortunate... However for any event to be a success it needs to be promoted. The time for stories in the local press was before the event, so publicity could be drummed up, not after it was cancelled.

I was unaware of the event, and I'm sure everyone else was too. Nothing on the various sites online, nothing in shop windows, notice boards, Porty Reporter, ... etc.

But Portobello was just the venue, Edinburgh the target for participants - so it needed to be promoted even wider.

The assertion this was a result of Portbello's nimby fringe is a daft angle for the reporter to pursue. Nobody object to the event, everyone was just ignorant of it.

(and the Prom & Beach have been busy Boxing Day & today)
L/

[Epykat]

So now we're saying 'no' to charity as well.....tut, tut, what a load of mean spirited, whingeing, NIMBYs we are

[Porty]

Its silly organising two simultaneous fund raising events in a small place like porty. The beach dip having to compete with PPAG taking a bath at their Boxing Day fundraiser was obvioulsy stretching a limited market.

[Bazza]

Yup, this is the first I've heard about it. And I like cold swimming!

[Mark Cameron]

[Epykat]

[SoupDragon]

First I'd heard about it
I'd have been right in there
Sitting next to the radiator ,sipping mulled wine, munching a mince pie and watching them all paddle in

[SoupDragon]

Actually when I think about it there wasn't any notices up on the Prom about the event, like there are for Hogmanay, or even a mention on the local online forum, which I would have thought would be the obvious place to publicise such an event

We do have one or two "wild" swimmer who can often be seen taking a dip just in their costumes and some others regulars in their wet suits

[Epykat]

[SoupDragon]

There's several folk in the water the now having a wee dook.

[SoupDragon]

They're all very pink coming out the water. Must be healthy, giving them such a glow
<slurps hot coffee and watches some more >
The Icebreaker is rowing past too

[wangi]

[Brenda]

Hi Wangi - There was indeed a notice of BOXING DAY DIP FOR CHARITY under WHAT'S ON on the back page of the Winter Issue of The Portobello Reporter. See the online version.

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