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FREE OPEN WATER SWIMMING SAFETY LESSON

Swim Safe is a fun and free water safety activity for children between the age 7-14. During the sessions we will go through key life lessons on how to stay safe in the sea, based on the RNLI key messages and the dangers of Plymouth Sound. We will teach how to avoid an emergency as well as what to do in an emergency in an engaging, memorable way.

There is a capacity to these free sessions so you must book in advance on here: https://swimsafe.org.uk/locations/plymouth-tinside-lido.

There are 3 sessions per day on Tuesday 16 and Wednesday 17 August.

If you cannot make your booking, please cancel your booking through the Swim Safe website, we have limited spaces and want as many children as possible to know how to stay safe around our National Marine Park.

We will provide wetsuits, but please make sure children are wearing a swimming costume on the day. Please let us know if you need to borrow a swimming costume by emailing NMPRangers@plymouth.gov.uk

Who can attend?
Swim Safe is open to children aged 7-14.

To take part;

  • Children must be able to swim a minimum of 25m.
  • A parent, guardian or teacher must be present throughout the session.

Created by Swim England and the RNLI, delivered by Plymouth Sound National Marine Park and Plymouth Active Leisure.

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Everyoneโ€™s invited to a free โ€˜pop-upโ€™ creative light installation experience in Plymouth City Centre this half term from 15-17 February ๐Ÿคฉ ๐Ÿ™Œ

Supported by the Plymouth Sound National Marine Park, the installation celebrates our city's connection to the ocean.

Keep the little ones occupied with a free childrenโ€™s arts and crafts workshops on Thursday and Friday from 4-6pm ๐Ÿ–Œ๏ธ ๐ŸŽจ

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ยฃ1.8 million of Youth Investment Fund has been awarded to our gateway partner, Tinside Lido! ๐Ÿฅณ

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A fly through of whatโ€™s in store for 2024 ๐Ÿš€ ๐ŸŒŠ

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๐Ÿ“ฃ Exciting news ๐Ÿคฉ
Weโ€™re launching our very own podcast - Sounds Amazing - next week! Make sure you tune in to hear about how Plymouth became home to the UKโ€™s first National Marine Park.

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๐ŸฅณWe did it!๐Ÿฅณ

We've been awarded ยฃ11.6m from The National Lottery Heritage Fund @heritagefunduk to deliver the UK's first National Marine Park!

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๐ŸŽ‰ WE DID IT ๐Ÿฅณ

Weโ€™re super excited to announce that Plymouth has been successful in its bid to secure ยฃ11.6m from @heritagefunduk to deliver a transformational five-year programme. ๐ŸŽŠ

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Common Cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) are fierce predators in our National Marine Park. They have on-demand changing camouflage, beak-like jaws and eight 'arms' with two tentacles around the mouth.

Common Cuttlefish makes light work of crabs, fish and even small cuttlefish. They don't fancy us humans though so you'll be safe to watch them being cool ๐Ÿ˜Ž

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