Bathing in the Brecks: Outdoor Swimming past, present & future – we will discover the history and promote safe and environmentally friendly outdoor swimming in Breckland in two projects now bidding for funding, Tales from the River and Healing Waters
Tales from the River will involve young people and adults in gathering and celebrating stories and folklore about outdoor swimming and other recreational use of the water in the Breckland rivers and other waters in the past and present.
Read about the Tales from the River project in more detail.
Healing Waters will engage people in outdoor swimming and other watery activities with training to enjoy the waters safely and with care for the environment, and it will map and consider establishing and publicising suitable places for swimming or for other recreational uses of the rivers.
Read about the Healing Waters project in more detail
These 2 linked projects are part of Brecks Fen Edge and Rivers Landscape Project which is bidding for funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
See display panels about the projects and a map with a snapshot of where people go for recreation, from the conference March 2019
There is also a Facebook page: Bathing in the Brecks: Outdoor Swimming past, present & future, and a Facebook group, Outdoor Swimming in Breckland
@TheBrecksLP is the Brecks Fen Edge and Rivers Landscape Project Twitter account
Contact me if you would like to get updates, to get involved, or have any comments or questions